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Question bank: Test yourself with clinical questions
How much do you know about Emergency and Trauma? Test your knowledge and practice for exams. Try out these 5 questions from our new Question bank.
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Video lecture: The role of the cancer nurse specialist in prostate cancer counselling
(Lecture 4 of the Video lecture course: Informed decision making in newly diagnosed prostate cancer)
Vincent J Gnanapragasam, David Thurtle and Vineetha Thankappan Nair
Lecture 4 of a short course of 6 lectures targeted at clinicians who see and counsel men who are diagnosed with non-metastatic prostate cancer. This 11-minute lecture aims to help CNSs inform and support patients with a new diagnosis.
Complete 6-lecture course -- Subscriber access
A manual for performing flexible ureterorenoscopy
Oliver Traxer, Esteban Emiliani and Michele Talso
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By the end of this module you should be able to:
- define the indications for retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS)
- identify the instruments needed to perform RIRS and understand all the features of the ureteroscope, laser and disposable materials
- describe the different steps of the procedure, including the patient's positioning in the lithotomy position, the need for a safety guidewire or ureteral access sheath, proper handling of the ureteroscope and laser, and exit strategies, including ureteral inspection at the end of the procedure
- recognise the complications that can occur during RIRS.