Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Including causes, prevalence, prognosis, and complications.
• Diagnosis
  • How to diagnose a person with anal fissure.
• Management
  • How to manage a person with anal fissure.
• An optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn to:

• Make a diagnosis of anal fissure.
• Manage a person with anal fissure in primary care by offering pain relief and advising on measures to promote healing, prevent recurrence, and relieve pain.
• Refer a person with anal fissure to secondary care, where appropriate.
• Manage a person with unhealed or recurrent anal fissure.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered