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Welcome to Bladder Smart
Diagnosing bladder conditions can involve a lengthy process of elimination.1-3 This website has been created to help you provide patients with appropriate support and guidance. Learn more about complex bladder conditions and patient management.
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Bladder conditions
The most common conditions
and their symptoms
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Cystitis
The underlying causes of bacterial
and non-bacterial cystitis
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Bladder pain syndrome/ interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC)
How to recognise and manage this chronic condition
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Patient management
Why it’s important to listen to people
and how you can support them
References
- 1.Meijlink JM. Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome. Int Painful Bl Found. 2014.
- 2.Medline Plus. Bladder Diseases.
https://medlineplus.gov/bladderdiseases.html. Published 2016. Accessed September 1, 2017. - 3.Nickel JC. Interstitial Cystitis: Characterization and Management of an Enigmatic Urologic Syndrome. Rev Urol. 2002;4(3):112-121.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/
PMC1475982/pdf/RIU004003_0112.pdf. Accessed October 19, 2017.