Competency information
Details
Obtain a clinical history as appropriate for each type of investigation.
Considerations
- Framework for clinical history taking.
- Normal and abnormal pathology of the lower urinary tract.
- Importance and principles of the management of cessation of medication prior to investigation.
- Effects of commonly used medications on the lower urinary tract.
- Indications for and contraindications to urodynamic investigations.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Perform safe urethral catheterisation. |
| # 2 | Outcome Perform safe insertion of rectal catheters. |
| # 3 | Outcome Perform flowmetry, residual urine assessment by ultrasound, and filling and voiding cystometry in patients presenting with a range of conditions, for example urinary retention, urgency and stress incontinence. |