Final: Pelvis Flashcards
1
Q
At what level is ureteral pain found?
A
T10
2
Q
Urinary tract pain is referred to what levels?
A
T10-L1
3
Q
Your patient has a spinal cord injury at L1, what kind of bladder issue will you have? What kind of motor nerve issue is it?
A
- flaccid bladder; no pudendal nerve control
- lower motor nerve lesion
4
Q
Where will you have a spastic bladder type injury?
A
- T12 and above; brain stem lesion (upper motor nerve lesion)
5
Q
What causes an uninhibited bladder?
A
cerebral lesion
6
Q
T/F: Male urethras are longer than women.
A
true, so women get more bladder infections because their urethras are shorter
7
Q
What do the doctors try to get to not tear by doing an episiostomy?
A
perineal body
8
Q
What level of SCI will a patient become incontinent?
A
S2-4
9
Q
Where will you find upper urinary tract pain?
A
loin to groin
