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What is nocturnal enuresis

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Involuntary discharge urine during sleep

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When are children expected to be dry

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5 years

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When do you consider treatment for children

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7 years

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Non drug nocturnal emesis treatment

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Fluid, toileting behaviour, reward systems, alarms , reward systems

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Drug treatment for nocturnal emesis

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Oral/sublingual desmopressin ig alarm can’t be used or if short term results needed can be combined with an antimuscarininc for 3 months. Imipramine can be used instead

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What reduces contraceptive effectiveness

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Inducers

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What is ideal contraception strategy for HIV patients

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Condom with long acting method like a injectable contraceptive

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What to do if on Combined hormonal contraceptive and taking enzyme inducing drugs with griseofulvin

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Change to reliable contraceptive namely parenteral progestogen only like norethisterone/ medroxyprogesterone or IUD like levonorgestrel. For duration of treatment on inducer and four weeks after stopping

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CHC with short course of inducing drug

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Can continue but use condoms for duration and for 4 weeks after

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What is not recommended if on inducer/griseofulvin (except rifampicin/rifabutin)

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Contraceptive patches/vaginal rings

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Long term of inducer course when on CHC

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Can try ethinylestradiol 50mg or more for extended or continuous regimen back to back basically if breakthrough bleeding occurs increase dose in increments of 10mcg up to 70 mcg,

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How to use contraception when on rifampicin or rifabutin

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IUD always recommended because it is too potent

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Using inducers with oral progesterone

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Change as reduced efficacy or use condoms during course and 4 weeks after

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Using inducers with parenteral progestegen only

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It is not affected, implants like etonogestrel may be reduced so an alternate is recommended during treatment and at least 4 weeks after or condoms during and 4 weeks after.

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Emergency contraception interactions

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Levonorgestrel and ulipristal acetate are induced so use copper IUD instead or increase levonorgestrel

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When can you start contraception after emergency contraception

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Not until 5 days after ulipristal as its effect would be reduced

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Can you use ulipristal more than once in the same cycle

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Yes

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Can you use levonorgestrel more than once in cycle

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No

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Can you use the two EHC drugs close to each other

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Not within 5 days

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Which EHC is not recommended in corticosteroid treated/severe asthma

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ulipristal

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LARC

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Long acting reversible contraceptives

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CuIUD

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Copper intrauterine device

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Barrier methods

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Condoms, diaphragms and cervical caps, less effective contraception but good at protecting against STI

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spermicidal

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can;t be used alone can be used with caps/diaphragms no evidence for doing anything more with condoms, example is noxinol

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What may damage condoms
Oil based lubricants, vaseline, baby oil,
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IUD who can/can't use
Can be used for all ages except those with pelvic inflammatory disease/ unexplained vaginal bleeding
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Bladder infection treatment
Chlorhexidine irrigation, possibly sodium chloride or amphotericin B
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Bladder cancer treatment
Doxorubicin and mitomycin
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Urological surgery irrigation
glycine
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Highly effective contraception
LARC/CuIUD/ Levonorgestrel intrauterine system and progestogen only implant
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Forms of CHC
Tablets, patches. Vaginal rings.
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Effectiveness of CHC when used correctly
Fails 1
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When to not recommend CHC
>50
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Monophasic coc
Fixed amount of oestrogen and progestogen in each active tablet
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multiphasic
Varying amounts of the two hormones
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When should non oral CHC be considered
Those who weigh more than 90kg
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Disadvantages of traditional regimen
may be associated with disadvantages such as heavy or painful withdrawal bleeds, headaches, mood changes, and increased risk of incorrect use with subsequent unplanned pregnancy
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What needs to be checked on COC follow ups
BMI, BP
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What to do if on CHC and have a surgery
Stop 4 weeks before and start 2 weeks after full remobilisation
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progestrogen only moa
Thicken cervical mucus to prevent penetration and may inhibit ovulation
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When to not give parenteral progestogen
Without full counselling backed by pil
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What to counsel parenteral progestogen
Medroxyprogesterone, delayed returned of fertility and irregular cycles after discontinuation, no evidence of permanent infertility
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When is norethisterone used
Long acting provides contraception for 8 weeks, used as a short term interim
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What is etonogestrel releasing implant ad counselling
Contraception for up to 3 years, may not last three years in heavier women
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Intrauterine progestogen only device use and counselling
Release levonorgestrel, used for primary menorrhagia and contraception, fertility return is rapid
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Surgery and progestogen
Can be used as normal so often chc is switched to progestogen
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When should EHC be given after childbirth
21 days after
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When should EHC be given after abortion/miscarriage/ectopic pregnancy
5 days
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Most effective EHC
Copper IUD
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When can copper IUD be used
5 days/5 days after earliest likely calculated ovulation
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What may be given concomitantly with CuIUD
Antibiotic
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Is copper iud affected by bmi
No
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Is CUIUD affected by drugs
No
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Two hormonal EHC
Levorgestrel and ulipristal acetate
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When is levonorgestrel used
3 days(96 hours unlicensed)
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When is ulipristal used
5 days
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What is more hormonal oral effective ehc
Ulipristal
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High BMI >26/70kg and ehc
Levonorgestrel efficacy reduced so use uliprstal or double dose levonorgestrel not known what is more effective
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When to start normal contraception after levonorgestrel
Immediately but use condoms/abstain until effective
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When to start contraception after ulipristal
Wait 5 days, use a condom even afterwards until contraception kicks in
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Treating vaginal atrophy
Topical oestrogen in smallest effective amount can also use MR vaginal tablets and impregnated vaginal ring
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Issues with systemic vagnal atrophy treatment
risk of endometrial hyperplasia and carcinoma is increased
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Treating fungal vaginal infections
Imidazoles 114 days (clotri/miconazole) can be repeated or oral fluconazole/itracconzole use
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Treating candiasis in pregnancy
Clotrimazole longer treatment often needed to avoid oral
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Predisposing factors to candida
antibacterial therapy, pregnancy, diabetes mellitus, or possibly oral contraceptive use.
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Bacterial vaginosis treatment
Clindamycin cream and metronidazole gel
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Preventing vaginal infections
Vaginal preparations intended to restore normal acidity may prevent recurrence of vaginal infections
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Herpes treatment
Aciclovir, famciclovir, valaciclovir
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Trichonomal infection treatment
Metro/tinidazole
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Gynae surgery/antibiotic treatment gram negative
Metro
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Issue with aqueous medicated douches
may disturb normal vaginal acidity and bacterial flora
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Inducing abortion
Mifepristone, misoprostol, gemeprost (prostaglandins and progesterone receptor modulators )
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Inducing/augmenting labour
Dinoprostone, oxytocin
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Preventing labour
Corticosteroids/ nifedipine / oxytocin
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Treating urological pain
Lidocaine
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Urinary alkanising agent
Sodium bicarbonate
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Treating premature ejaculation
Dapoxetine or other SSRI even TCA
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What should be treated first erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation
Erectile dysfunction
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Urinary retention is
Inability to voluntarily urinate
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Cause of urinary retention
Drugs(antimuscarinic, TCA) , BPH
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When are catheters used to treat urinary retention
No cause or to relieve acute painful urinary retention
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Treating acute urinary retention
Immediate catheterization then alphaadrenoceptor blocker when its removed for at least 2 days (alfuzosin, doxazosin, tamsulosin)
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Treating chronic urinary retention
Intermittent catheters if not working then indwellin catheter. If moderatesevere then offer alpha adrenoceptor blocker reviewed every 6 weeks then 6 months. If not then bethanechol
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Treating urinary retention due to BPH
Alpha adrenoceptor blocker, relax smooth muscle in BPH and produce an increase in urinary flow rate if enlarged then 4alpha reductase (finasteride/dutasteride) if not the surgery
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Consideration for dutasteride and finasteride
Contracption needed, report lumps in breasts, women of childbearing potential should avoid , excreted in semen
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Renal stone made from
Calcium mainly, uric acid
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When are patients susceptible to stone formation
decrease in urine volume and/or an excess of stone forming substances in the urine
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Stone formation risk factors
dehydration, change in urine pH, males aged between 40 TO 60 years, positive family history, obesity, urinary anatomical abnormalities, and excessive dietary intake of oxalate, urate, sodium, and animal protein
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Symptoms of renal stones
abdominal pain radiating to the groin (known as renal colic) that may be accompanied with nausea, vomiting, haematuria, increased urinary frequency, dysuria and fever
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Non drug renal stone treatment
Surgery, drink lots of water, avoid fizzy and limit calcium and salt, avoid oxalate rich foods like nuts or urate rich products like liver kidney
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Incontinence treatment
Antimuscarinic, smooth muscle
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Antimuscarinic drugs
Oxybutynin, tolterodine, slifenacin
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Smooth muscle drugs
mirabegron
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Antimuscarinic side effects
Antimuscarinic side effects constipation, dry mouth, sweating, dilation of pupils, dry skin, photophobia, skin flushing, NOTE antimuscarinics can affect the performance of skilled tasks e.g. driving
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When to stop HRT
sudden severe chest pain, sudden breathlessness (or cough with blood) unexplained swelling or severe pain in one leg severe stomach pain serious neurological effects including severe, prolonged headache, sudden partial or complete loss of vision, sudden disturbance of hearing, bad fainting attack, unexplained epileptic seizure or weakness, motor disturbances, very marked numbness suddenly affecting one side or one part of body , hepatitis, jaundice, liver enlargement , c/i, blood pressure above systolic 160 mmHg or diastolic 95 mmHg , prolonged immobility after surgery or leg injury
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COC cautions
Migraine (report), travel, VTE risk, risk of arterial disease, risk of arterial disease (migraine,obesity,>35, diabetes, hypertension, family history of arterial disease, smoking)
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COC side effects
Breast cancer risk increases then disappears 10 years after stopping,
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Vomiting/diarrhoea and coc
If within 2 hours take another pil if persistent vomiting in 24 hours and use additional contraception 7 days after recovery
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When can you use an emergency contraception IUD and how
Within 120 hours, prophylactically ABx given and STI test, Under 25yo over 25yo and have new partner/recent new partner, or partner has other partner
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Who is at higher risk of infection when given IUD and when
First 20 days after insertion
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General COC benefits
Reduced risk of ovarian, endometrial and colorectal cancer, Predictable bleeding patterns , Reduced dysmenorrhoea and menorrhagia, Management of symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis and premenstrual syndrome, Improvement of acne, Reduced menopausal symptoms, Maintaining bone mineral density in perimenopausal females under the age of 50 years

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