Mary Grace Umlauf1, Eileen R Chasens. 1. Graduate Program, University of Alabama School of Nursing, Birmingham, AL, USA. mgumlauf@uab.edu
Abstract
ISSUES AND PURPOSE: Nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) can linger long into childhood. Sleep research has documented that nocturia and bedwetting are symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults and that bedwetting is predictive of OSA in children. CONCLUSIONS: Nocturnal polyuria is a cardiovascular response to negative pressure breathing (inspiration against a closed glottis), which is characteristic of OSA. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Evidence of nocturnal polyuria and sleep-disordered breathing are important signs of OSA, a serious but treatable condition.
ISSUES AND PURPOSE:Nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) can linger long into childhood. Sleep research has documented that nocturia and bedwetting are symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adults and that bedwetting is predictive of OSA in children. CONCLUSIONS:Nocturnal polyuria is a cardiovascular response to negative pressure breathing (inspiration against a closed glottis), which is characteristic of OSA. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Evidence of nocturnal polyuria and sleep-disordered breathing are important signs of OSA, a serious but treatable condition.
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