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1
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How does the micturition reflex get triggered?

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Bladder half full, stretch, S2/3 increased parasympathetic, relaxation of the internal sphincter, and the brain also gets a signal the pons can override the reflex.

2
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Urge incontinence?

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Overactive bladder - detrusor is uninhibited - frequent urge

3
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Stress incontinence?

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Overwhelming the sphincter with increased abdominal pressure

4
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Mixed?

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Both mixed and stress

5
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Overflow incontinence?

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Blockage of flow - outlet obstruction, or loss of detrusor muscle like in neurogenic bladder, urine leaks through the sphincter.

6
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Causes of incontinence

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Damage to pelvic floor (child birth, surgeries), MS, Diabetes, Parkinson’s, Fowler’s syndrome, prolapse, tumour, BPH

7
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Investigation for urinary complaint?

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Urinalysis, culture, BUN, Cr, glucose and calcium

Post void residual volume, urodynamic testing, cystometry, bladder diary

8
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Lifestyle changes for incontinence?

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Limit fluid intake 3-4 hours before bed, limit caffeine, maintain hydration, use padded undergarments, adequate hydration, bladder retraining, kegels

9
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Drugs used to treat incontinence?

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Imipramine, pseudoephedrine, oxybutynin, mirabegron, Botox

10
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Anti-muscarinic side effects

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Can’t spit, can’t shit, can’t see, can’t pee, tachycardia, palpitations, confusion/delirium, flushing

11
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Surgical for stress incontinence?

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Transvaginal tape - very effective, old one was Burch procedure.

12
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Signs and Sx of BPH

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Strain with urinating, dribbling, hesitancy, dysuria, polyuria, weak stream

13
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Tx for BPH

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Can use AUA BPH score to decide on treatment - alpha antagonist, or 5 alpha reductase, or combo if more severe

TURP/ laser ablation

14
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International Prostate Symptom Scoring Tool

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Measures the prostate symptoms

15
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PSA cut offs?

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PSA >4, start being suspicious for prostate CA, could still be BPH, if it is very high (>10) it is ALWAYS prostate CA

Can look at Free PSA/ Total PSA - to help differentiate borderline high PSA

16
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Consider interstitial cystitis when?

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Recurrent UTIs with no positive cultures, dysuria, pelvic discomfort

17
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Management for patients with urinary retention?

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Foley catheter. Determine the cause. Can do a bladder scan to determine retention level , measure outputs

18
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Myrbetric function?

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Relaxes the bladder - contains anticholinergic (blocks parasympathetic), increases beta adenergic system to decrease muscle contraction of the bladder (like fight or flight) makes more room.

19
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Oxybutrin

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Anticholinergic - stops bladder muscle contractions

20
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Tolterodine

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Muscaric antagonist - more selective for bladder less anticholinergic side effects

21
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Tamsulosin

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Alpha 1 antagonists - for men to relax the muscles of the prostate and bladder neck to prevent urinary retention

22
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Finasteride

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5 alpha reductase inhibitor - stops testosterone production so prostate don’t grow