Sudden, compelling urge to urinate.

• A. Urge incontinence
• B. Urinary urgency
• C. Urinary retention
• D. Overflow incontinence

Answer: (B)

The main concept here is recognizing the term for the sensation itself: urinary urgency. Urinary urgency is defined as a sudden, compelling need to urinate that is difficult to defer. It describes the urge or Desire to void, not necessarily what happens after (leakage).

That’s why this option fits best: it matches the abrupt, immediate urge described in the prompt without implying leakage or a problem with emptying. The other terms refer to different situations. Urge incontinence involves leakage that follows the urgent urge, so it emphasizes the leakage event more than just the sensation. Urinary retention is the inability to empty the bladder, which is about failure to void rather than the urge to void. Overflow incontinence describes leakage due to bladder overfilling from retention, again focusing on leakage rather than the urge itself.