Urinary Incontinence in Females
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What is the main reason for late seeking help for urinary incontinence in females?

  • Lack of available treatments
  • Belief that bladder control loss is normal after childbirth
  • Physical discomfort in seeking help
  • Embarrassment and ignorance (correct)
  • Which muscle innervates the bladder?

  • Sympathetics
  • Parasympathetics (correct)
  • Striated muscle
  • Smooth muscle fibers
  • What is the composition of the trigone in the lower urinary tract?

  • Devoid of any muscle fibers
  • Composed of two smooth layers that continue with the smooth layer of the urethra (correct)
  • Composed of skeletal muscles
  • Composed of transitional cells only
  • What contributes approximately 1/3 of the urethral pressure?

    <p>Rich layer of collagen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of muscle is located in the middle third of the urethra?

    <p>Striated muscle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What lines the proximal half of the normal urethra?

    <p>Transitional cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the involuntary loss of urine that is objectively demonstrable and is a social or hygienic problem?

    <p>Stress incontinence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main cause of genuine Stress Incontinence?

    <p>Urethral sphincter mechanism dysfunction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the associated features of stress incontinence?

    <p>Urgency, frequency, dysuria</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the etiology of stress incontinence?

    <p>Advanced age, previous pelvic surgeries, menopause</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the capacity of the bladder during the storage phase?

    <p>$400-500$ ml</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sphincter has no direct connection with the urethra and is situated at the middle and lower thirds of the urethra?

    <p>Levator ani</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What causes genuine Stress Incontinence according to the text?

    <p>$Intraurethral$ pressure exceeds intavesical pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the classification of stress incontinence according to its severity?

    <p>$Grade 3$ - Under mild stress like standing, being continent in supine position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the bladder capacity defined during the storage phase?

    <p>$150-250$ ml till $10$ cm water to $300$ ml till $15$ cm water for $500$ ml</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What supports the urethra according to the text?

    <p>Pudourethral ligament and its surrounding fascia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of muscles relaxes during the voiding phase?

    <p>Pelvic floor muscles and intrinsic sphincter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens at a suitable time and place during the voiding phase?

    <p>Cortical inhibition is released and relaxation of pelvic floor occur</p> Signup and view all the answers

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