Section: Module 3: Lesson 4: Pelvic Floor and Abdominal Wall Disorders | Obstetrics and Gynecologic Clerkship for Medical Students | NextGenU.org
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Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module, students you will be able to:- Describe normal adominal wall, pelvic anatomy and pelvic support.
- Understand and describe the different types of abdominal wall defects, their clinical implications, and appropriate management strategies.
- Describe signs and symptoms of pelvic floor disorders.
- List risk factors for pelvic floor disorders, including social and environmental factors that influence health outcomes for patients with pelvic floor disorders.
- Explain the pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, and diagnostic tools for Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP).
- Explain the pathophysiology, risk factors, clinical presentation, and diagnostic tools for Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries (OASIS) and understand its implications in postpartum care.
- Describe the clinical presentation, diagnostic methods, and management strategies for urinary retention and urinary Incontinence.
- Discuss the steps in evaluation of pelvic floor disorders, with consideration of value-based care, as part of an interprofessional team.
- Describe the anatomic changes associated with pelvic floor disorders.
- Describe nonsurgical and surgical management options for pelvic floor disorders, with consideration of value-based care.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Read under the headline "RECTO-VAGINAL FISTULA" (10 minutes)
GLOWN - 2023
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Read the under headlines. (25 minutes)
- 1.2. Risk factors for pelvic floor dysfunction.
- 1.3. Preventing pelvic floor dysfunction.
- 1.4. Communicating with and providing information to women with pelvic floor dysfunction.
- 1.5. Assessment in primary care.
-1.6. Non-surgical management of pelvic floor dysfunction.NHI - 2021
- Describe normal adominal wall, pelvic anatomy and pelvic support.