Sept 2015 recall Flashcards
What is the risk of fibroid expulsion after UAE?
10%
(6% of which may need further treatment to remove)
What is the risk of endometritis after UAE?
0.5%
After UAE how long after can you have complications?
Unlike other surgical procedures, most complications present after 30 days (occasionally as late as 1-4 years after)
What is the risk for need for further treatment after UAE?
25% within 5 years if <40yrs
10% if 40-50yrs
How often do patients with HIV need a smear test?
Annually
How is chlamydia diagnosed?
NAAT
Primary infertility
Male is tall with azoospermia- likely diagnosis
Klinefelters
What is the overall serious risk for women having a TAH?
4/100
4%
Risk of haemorrhage req blood transfusion after TAH
23/1000
Management for premenopausal woman, asymptomatic cyst 6cm, found incidentally?
Annual follow up
When deciding between OAB medication what is first line for elderly frail patients?
Tolteridone or darifenacin.
*Oxybutinin crosses the BBB and can cause deterioration in frail elderly patients
Side effects of anticholinergics used for OAB?
Dry mouth, constipation
An alternative medication for women who suffer mostly from nocturia?
Desmopressin
(caution in >65 with heart conditions or those with cystic fibrosis)
When would you consider using cystometry? (urodynamics)
When there is suspicion re detrusor activity
When there has been previous SUI surgery or anterior prolapse repair
Where there is concern re voiding difficulties
Which cystoscopy findings are consistent with painful bladder syndrome?
Hunners lesions