lecture 8 incontinence

Question 1

outer layer of the bladder

Answer 1

connective tissue layer

Question 2

middle layer of the bladder

Answer 2

muscle

Question 3

what is the muscle of the bladder called

Answer 3

detrusor

Question 4

inner bladder layer

Answer 4

transitional cell epithelium

Question 5

where is bladder controlled

Answer 5

S2-S4

Question 6

what is voiding controlled by in the brain

Answer 6

pontine microutrition centre

Question 7

bladder capacity

Answer 7

500ml

Question 8

muscles of the bladder

Answer 8

detrusor contracts

urethral sphincter relaxes

Question 9

BOO

Answer 9

bladder outflow obstruction

Question 10

at what age does the prostate start to change

Answer 10

25

Question 11

storage symtoms

Answer 11

frequency
nocturia
urgency
urge incontinence

Question 12

voiding symptoms

Answer 12

hesitancy, poor flow and incomplete bladder emptying, urinary retention

Question 13

what is acute urinary retention

Answer 13

Defined as a painful inability to void, with relief of pain following bladder drainage by catheterisation

Question 14

medical treatments of BOO in women

Answer 14

Phototherapy 
Watchful waiting 
Alpha-blockers
5-alpha-reductase inhibitors 
Combination therapy
Surgery

Question 15

when would you know if someone was retaining water on examination

Answer 15

bladder is palpable above the pubic symphysis