NBME 24 Damage to the rectovaginal septum (NBME Answers)

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An 80-year-old woman, gravida 4, para 4, ...
Damage to the rectovaginal septum 🔍 / 📺 / 🌳 / 📖
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submitted by ∗drachenx(72)

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These kinds of questions are really hard because I've never seen female reproductive structures irl. :c

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submitted by ∗beeip(141)

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You can see the aforementioned structure in this diagram.

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lsmarshall Rectal prolapse through posterior vagina ("rectocele"). https://www.drugs.com/cg/images/en2362586.jpg +8

famylife "When a rectocele becomes large, stool can become trapped within it, making it difficult to have a bowel movement or creating a sensation of incomplete evacuation. Symptoms are usually due to stool trapping, difficulty passing stool, and protrusion of the back of the vagina through the vaginal opening. During bowel movements, women with large, symptomatic rectoceles may describe the need to put their fingers into their vagina and push back toward the rectum to allow the stool to pass (“splinting”). Rectoceles are more common in women who have delivered children vaginally." https://www.fascrs.org/patients/disease-condition/pelvic-floor-dysfunction-expanded-version +19

usmleuser007 really like the pubic hair.... +5

nnp why not spasm of external anal sphincter? +

vulcania After looking it up I think that external anal sphincter spasm would be more associated with rectal pain and maybe fecal incontinence. I chose the same answer because I figured if there was a problem with the rectovaginal septum it would have been noted on physical exam... +1

ajss I did the same, put sphincter spasm because I thought a rectocele would be found on a physical exam. +

thisshouldbefree this is the map ive been looking for +1

mnunez187 I didn't choose spasm because the stem says there the rectal tone is normal +1

drdoom ^ linkify @famylife https://www.fascrs.org/patients/disease-condition/pelvic-floor-dysfunction-expanded-version +

drdoom ^ linkify @lsmarshall https://www.drugs.com/cg/images/en2362586.jpg +

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submitted by ∗yex(128)

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There are questions about splinting on Pastest and UW. UW q id 11885 shows another scenario. Good images on the explanation though. Nulliparous, nonobese 39 y/o pelvic pressure & constipation and does splinting to defecate, bla bla bla. Exam: irregularly enlarged uterus. Dx was posterior subserosal uterine leiomyoma and rectocele was on the options... Splinting is NOT just for rectocele.

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submitted by ∗an1(114)

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"splinting" (pushing the vaginal canal with fingers to defecate) is commonly seen with a rectocele.

+Pelvic organ prolapse includes pelvic pressure ("feeling a bulge or that something is falling out of the vagina")

+Posterior vaginal wall prolapse (rectocele) can cause constipation

+splinting is common but not uterine enlargement

+Premenopausal, nonobese nulliparous women are at lowest risk for pelvic organ prolapse.

https://www.pelvicexercises.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Rectocele-prolapse-min.png

Stool seems to go towards the vaginal wall, but doesn't come out. pushing the POSTERIOR vaginal wall towards the bum will help with defecation

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drdoom quick tip! if you want to make a bulleted list, put a space after the ’+’ sign 👍 +1

an1 I tried haha, this is what came out lol +

drdoom there is no space after your plus sign above; if you put a space after, it will work! (``+ Pelvic`` instead of ``+Pelvic``) hope that makes sense! +1

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