Cid, Louise Venice P.

October 23, 2022

Module 10: Urology Reflection Paper

Significant learnings for the module:
1. Diagnostic modalities in urology
I think this topic is really important especially to narrow down tests that a patient with a
certain presentation needs especially in this kind of healthcare setting in our country. I
tried my best to really read and understand the different kinds of tests because I know
that this will be valuable in my future practice.
2. Benign prostatic hypertrophy
I think that I’ve read a lot about benign prostatic hypertrophy since it was our primary
working impression for the trigger presented in the SGD. We’ve encountered this during
our level 2 lectures in pathology and I think it was nice to revisit this topic on surgical
terms.
3. Infections
From what I’ve read, I think these conditions should be monitored and spotted as soon
as possible to avoid complications. I saw this as an important topic because of the
complications it may lead to.
Specific difficulties encountered:
1. Urethral catheterization for both male and female
Although there were videos and materials provided, I still found it hard to visualize how
to do this in an actual setting. I think we will get there with our clinics and further in
clerkship but for now, this is something I found difficult.
2. Prostatic cancer
The content in our textbook was quite difficult to understand and I think that some were
lacking such as TNM staging. When that was asked during our quiz, I found it hard to
answer.
3. Urinary bladder stones
This was presented in our trigger and I found it difficult to understand since the location
wasn’t specified at first. With the consequent triggers which included imaging, it was
more understandable.