Competency information
Details
Carry out each investigation (video urodynamics, UPP and ambulatory urodynamics) in patients presenting with previous surgery, neuropathy or lower urinary tract symptoms at a younger adult age.
Considerations
- Procedure for safe insertion of a rectal catheter.
- Identification of normal/abnormal anorectal anatomy.
- Procedure for safe urethral catheterisation.
- SOP for performing each investigation.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Plan and perform, under appropriate practitioner direction, video urodynamics tests to identify vesico-ureteric reflux, trabeculation, diverticulae and different types of incontinence. |
| # 2 | Outcome Plan and perform ambulatory urodynamic monitoring to investigate patients referred for a range of situations, including indeterminate cystometry or unreproduced symptoms. |
| # 3 | Outcome Plan and perform urethral pressure profile testing, maintaining awareness of the test’s limitations. |