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Overactive Bladder (OAB): Treatment

Description: Overactive bladder (OAB) results from involuntary contraction of muscles within the urinary bladder. The three main symptoms of OAB are frequent urination, urgency of urination, and urge incontinence. In the developed world alone, it is estimated that more than 50 million people have an overactive bladder. In this course, you will learn about both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment options for OAB.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Overview
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

NON-PHARMACOLOGIC OPTIONS
4. Objectives
5. Therapeutic Options Overview
6. Bladder Training
7. Behavioral Modification
8. Nerve Stimulation and Surgery
9. Progress Check

PHARMACOTHERAPY
10. Objectives
11. Anti-muscarinic Drugs
12. Tricyclic Antidepressants
13. Drugs in Development
14. Progress Check

PROGNOSIS
15. Objectives
16. Quality of Life Issues
17. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
18. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

Identify four non-pharmacological treatments for OAB
Describe the process of biofeedback
Identify three anti-muscarinic drugs and describe what is known about their mechanism of action
Describe three side effects associated with anti-muscarinics
List the pharmacotherapy options other than the anti-muscarinics
Describe five quality of life issues directly related to OAB
Outline the conclusions of the quality of life analyses

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