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8. Urinary Incontinence Flashcards

1
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What is the muscle of the bladder?

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Detrusor

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What is the innervation of the detrusor muscle?

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Parasympathetic S2,3,4

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What is the innervation of the internal sphincter?

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Somatic - pudendal nerve S2,3,4

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What is the storage phase?

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Filling of bladder
Compliance - receptive relaxation
Sensation of bladder filling
No detrusor contraction

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5
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What is the voiding phase?

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Voluntary initiation

Complete emptying

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What happens if a patient has a lower motor neurone lesion and which nerves are affected?

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Low detrusor pressure
Large residual volume leading to overflow incontinence
Reduced perianal sensation and lax anal tone
S2,3,4

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What happens if a patient has upper motor neurone lesion?

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Dilated ureters
Thickened detrusor
High pressure detrusor contractions
Poor coordination with sphincters
Detrusor sphincter dyssynergia
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8
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What are the lower urinary tract symptoms associated with storage phase?

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Frequency
Urgency
Nocturia
Incontinence

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What are the lower urinary tract symptoms associated with voiding phase?

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Slow stream
Splitting or spraying
Intermittency
Hesitancy
Straining
Terminal dribble
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10
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What are the lower urinary tract symptoms associated with post-micturition?

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Post-micturition dribble

Feeling of incomplete emptying

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11
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What are the types of incontinence?

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Stress urinary incontinence
Urgency urinary incontinence
Mixed urinary incontinence
Overflow incontinence

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What is stress urinary incontinence?

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The complaint of involuntary leakage on effort or exertion, or on sneezing or coughing

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What is urgency urinary incontinence?

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Complaint of involuntary leakage accompanied by or immediately proceeded by urgency

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What is mixed urinary incontinence?

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Complaint of involuntary leakage of urine associated with urgency and also with exertion, effort, sneezing or coughing

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What does overactive bladder include?

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Urgency
Increased frequency
Nocturia

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16
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What are the risk factors for urinary incontinence?

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Obs/gynae - Pregnancy and childbirth, Pelvic surgery, Pelvic prolapse
Predisposing - race, family predisposition, anatomical abnormalities, neurological abnormalities
Promoting - menopause, drugs, UTI, obesity, age, increased intra-abdominal pressure

17
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What examinations can be done when urinary incontinence is suspected?

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BMI
Abdominal exam to exclude palpable bladder
Digital rectal examination - prostate
Females - external genitalia (stress test), vaginal exam (prolapse)

18
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What investigations should be done if urinary incontinence is suspected?

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Urine dipstick - UTI, haematuria, proteinuria, glucosuria
Frequency-volume chart, bladder diary, post-micturation residual volume
Invasive urodynamics, pad tests, cystoscopy

19
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What are the general lifestyle interventions to help manage urinary incontinence?

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Modify fluid intake
Weight loss
Stop smoking
Decrease caffeine intake
Avoid constipation
Timed voiding - fixed schedule
20
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What is contained incontinence?

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For patients unsuitable for surgery who have failed conservative or medical management

  • indwelling catheter (urethral or suprapubic)
  • sheath device (analogous to an adhesive condom attached to catheter tubing and bag)
  • incontinence pads
21
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What is the initial management for stress urinary incontinence?

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Pelvic floor muscle training - 8 contractions 3x day, at least 3 months

22
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What is the pharmacological management of stress urinary incontinence?

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Duloxetine - combine noradrenaline and serotonin uptake inhibitor, increases activity in striated sphincter during filing phase, alternative to surgery

23
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What are surgery options for stress urinary incontinence in females?

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Permanent intention - open retropubic suspension procedures, classical autologous sling procedures, low-tension vaginal tapes
Temporary intention - intramural bulking agents

24
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Why would someone opt for a temporary intention surgery?

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If further pregnancies are planned

25
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What are the surgery options for stress urinary incontinence in males?

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Artificial urinary sphincter

Male sling procedure

26
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What is the aim of retropubic suspension procedures?

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Correct anatomical position of proximal urethra and improve urethral support

27
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What is the aim of classic fascial sling procedures?

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Supports the urethra and augments bladder outflow resistance

28
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What is the aim of intramural bulking agents?

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Improve ability to resist abdominal pressure by improving urethral coaptation
Injections under GA/LA, autologous fat, silicone, collagen, hyaluron-dextran polymers

29
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What is the aim of the male artificial urinary sphincter surgery?

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Cuff simulates action of normal sphincter to circumferentially close the urethra
Mechanical (hydraulic) device
Fix urethral sphincter deficiency

30
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What is the initial management of urgency urinary incontinence?

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Bladder training

  • schedule of voiding (every hour during day, intervals increased by 15-30 mins a week until interval of 2-3 hours)
  • at least 6 weeks duration
31
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What are the possible pharmacological managements of urgency urinary incontinence?

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Anticholingerics
- act on muscarinic receptors
- side effects due to affects on M receptors at other sites
Beta 3-adrenoceptor agonist
- increases bladders capacity to store urine
Intravascular injection of Botulinum toxin
- inhibits release of ACh at pre-synaptic neuromuscular junction

32
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Where can the side affects from anicholinergics occur?

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M1 - CNS, salivary glands
M2 - heart smooth muscle
M3 - smooth muscle, salivary glands
M4 - CNS
M5 - CNS, eye
33
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What are the surgical options for urgency urinary incontinence?

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Sacral nerve neuromodulation
Autoaugmentation
Augmentation cystoplasty
Urinary diversion

34
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What is enuresis in children?

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Bed wetting - involuntary wetting during sleep at least 2x week in children aged over 5 years with not CNS defects

35
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What are the questions that need to be asked in enuresis in children?

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Age
Primary or secondary - never achieved sustained continence or restarted after 6+ months of dry nights
Do they have daytime symptoms
Do they have pain passing urine or pass urine infrequently
Are they constipated

36
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What is the management for enuresis in children?

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Primary enuresis without daytime symptoms - managed in primary care, reassurance, positive reward system, desmopressin
Primary enuresis with daytime symptoms - usually caused by disorders of LUT, refer to secondary care
Secondary enuresis - treat underlying cause

37
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What are possible underlying causes for secondary enuresis?

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UTI
Constipation
Diabetes
Psychological problems
Family problems
Physical or neurological problems

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