A Practical Approach to Incontinence and Constipation: Taking the Distress Out of Elimination
This presentation explores the care of two common problems encountered by the nursing home resident - urinary incontinence and constipation. The presenter will highlight behavioral (or non-pharmacological) approaches in management, primarily addressing nutrition, fluids, habits, and activity, in addition to the typical medication based approach.
Speaker:
T.S. Dharmarajan, MD
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss the prevalence and dilemmas related to two common problems affecting residents in the nursing home setting: urinary incontinence and constipation.
- Recognize the etiological factors and predisposition to urinary incontinence and constipation in residents of long term care.
- Identify the different types of transient and persistent urinary incontinence, and related management (both behavior modification and pharmacological approaches).
- Discuss the causes of constipation, and related management (both behavior modification and pharmacological approaches).
- Ensure that providers are comfortable in dealing with the two topics and are able to comprehend the cases provided at the end of the presentation.
Credits:
1.5 CME, 1.5 CMD clinical
CME/CMD Credits available until September 2017
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