A middle-aged man with diabetes reports that he must strain to urinate and that his urine stream is weak and dribbling. He also reports feeling that his bladder never really empties. The nurse knows that all of his complaints are likely caused by which of the following medical diagnoses?
A) Detrusor muscle areflex ia
B) Detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia
C) Uninhibited neurogenic bladder
D) Bladder atony with dysfunction

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Diabetes causes peripheral neuropathy, which can affect the sensory axons of the urinary bladder. Bladder atony with dysfunction is a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus.

A Middle-Aged Man with Diabetes Reports That He Must Strain