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Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatric Step 2 CK Test Prep Series 09-10: No. 49--Pain Down There

Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatric Step 2 CK Test Prep Series 09-10: No. 49--Pain Down There

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
 Dr. Betsy Goebel Jones, Dr. Andrew Dentino, Melissa Garrett, Robbie Graham, Latisha Karber-Mclaurin, Jessica Reuben, Jeffrey Smith, Raymond Theodosis
Sponsor: 
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
POGOe Id: 
20654
Posted: 
10/07/2010
Updated: 
01/22/2013
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Abstract: 

The Step 2CK Test Prep Series was created by fourth-year students at the Texas Tech School of Medicine in Lubbock as a project of the fourth-year geriatrics rotation.  It was developed as part of the Reynolds Geriatrics Podcast series, which is supported by an Aging and Quality of Life grant from the D.W. Reynolds Foundation.  The episodes in this series are based on questions that have geriatrics content and patient vignettes from the 2009 Step 2CK Sample Exam.

For more information on the series, go to http://www.ttuhsc.edu/som/fammed/ttmedcast/gerseries/gerstep2ckprep.aspx

Educational objectives: 

This episode is based on Question 49 on page 40 of the 2009 USMLE Step 2CK Sample Exam.

Learning Objectives:  the thrid year medical students studying for the Step 2CK Exam should be able to

  • Understand appropriate treatment options for pelvic floor prolapse.
  • Be familiar with uses, contraindications and follow up with regard to pessaries.
Main Topics: 
Caring for the Older Adult
Geriatric Assessments
Geriatric Syndromes
Constipation and Fecal Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence
Diseases
GU/Gyn
Intended learner audience: 
Medical Student Clinical
Minimum geriatric competencies: 
10 SCC: Develop management plan for patients with functional deficits
18 ATYP: Diagnose based on unique presentations of common conditions
Learning resource types: 
Independent/Self-Directed Learning
Podcast
Discipline/specialty: 
Family Medicine
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Estimated time to complete: 
30 minutes
Contact person/corresponding author: 
Dr. Betsy Goebel Jones, betsy.jones@ttuhsc.edu
Suggested Citation:
Dr. Betsy Goebel Jones, Dr. Andrew Dentino, Melissa Garrett, Robbie Graham, Latisha Karber-Mclaurin, Jessica Reuben, Jeffrey Smith and Raymond Theodosis. Texas Tech Medcast Reynolds Geriatric Step 2 CK Test Prep Series 09-10: No. 49--Pain Down There. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education; 2010 Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20654