Lecture 16: Pediatric Urology Flashcards
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A neonate should expect to have their entire glans covered by their foreskin by around weeks ()-()
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18-20 weeks
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A Fully developed scrotum should have (shallow/deep) rugae and testes bilaterally
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Deep
Shallow = preemie, empty scrotum = cryptorchidism
3
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The average age range of normal penile development is…
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9-14 years
11.5 average
4
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A parent wants to know what the first sign that shows their boy is hitting puberty. You tell them to look for…
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Increased testicular size and volume.
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Male menarche is characterized by having () in urine and () dreams
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- Sperm in urine
- Wet dreams (nocturnal emissions)
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The first tanner stage that corresponds to penile enlargement is…
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Stage 2
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By late puberty, you would expect a normal penis to be around () cm in length
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9.5 cm
+/- 1.12 cm
8
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T/F: Circumcision in the US is primarily a religious affair and not common.
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False. Circumcision in the US is actually very common and its for non-religious reasons.
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The general age a circumcision is performed is around days () to ()
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1-10 days
Its an elective procedure, so making sure infant is healthy first.
10
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Hypospadias with foreskin abnormalities, chordee/curvature of the penis, a concealed penis, or a large suprapubic fat pad contraindicate what procedure?
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Circumcision
11
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- Easier genital hygiene
- Lower UTI rates
- Lower viral STD rates
- Lower penile cancer rates
- Lower cervical cancer rates in female partners
All describe the benefits of what?
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Circumcision
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The STDs that are NOT reduced in incidence by circumcision are () and ()
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- Gonorrhea
- Chlamydia
13
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The blind technique for circumcision uses the () clamp
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mogen
You cut MOre in MOgen because you’re blind
14
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T/F: You can retract the foreskin forcibly post-circumcision
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False, only do it gently!
15
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When is retractibility of foreskin 99%
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Adolescent
16
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T/F: Most phimosis is physiological
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True!
17
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T/F: Smegma under the foreskin forming pearls requires intervention
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False.
18
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Phimosis in general is caused by ….
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Constant irritation
Prob gunna need surgery
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First-line pharm tx for phimosis is
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6 weeks of topical betamethasone + stretching
20
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Why might we use creams for phimosis tx?
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- Less invasive
- Avoid risks of surgery
21
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The surgeries done to correct phimosis are either () or ()
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Dorsal slit surgery or circumcision
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T/F: Paraphimosis is an emergency
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True!!!!!
23
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What is paraphimosis?
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Swelling of glans with a collar of swollen foreskin at coronal sulcus
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Early on, paraphimosis can be treated with….
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Manual compression
Otherwise, dorsal slit and/or punctures
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Balanoposthitis is specifically inflammation of...
Glans penis AND foreskin
| Balanitis is penis only
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Generally, older adolescents with balanoposthitis got it due to....
STDs
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Your 18yo patient presents with a complaint of penile swelling. He states he is **circumcised**, but it has been **swelling recently and smells bad**. He is sexually active. Upon examination, you notice some **scarring between the glans and prepuce**. You suspect he has....
Balanoposthitis
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Your patient with balanoposthitis does not want to use any medications. You advise him that he can use....
Sitz baths
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The MC penile abnormality is...
Hypospadias
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Hypospadias is generally characterized by the opening of the urethral meatus on the (ventral/dorsal) surface of the penis.
Ventral
| Dorsal = epispadias
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Generally, hypospadias is located most commonly on the (proximal/distal) shaft of the penis.
Distal
| 60%
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T/F: You can perform a circumcision on someone with hypospadias
False.
| Send to urology to surgical repair!
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Hypospadias should be corrected when a boy is () months to () months old.
6-12 months old
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Epispadias is characterized by the urethral meatus opening on the (ventral/dorsal) side of the penis
Dorsal side
| Like a dolphin's dorsal fin
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A more proximal epispadias is associated with urinary ()
incontinence
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The MC congenital abnormality of the GU tract is...
| in boys
Cryptorchidism
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T/F: Your **2 month old** boy currently has cryptorchidism still. You should refer him to urology ASAP.
False, you would expect it to **spontaneously descend by 4-6 months.**
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The MC side to experience cryptorchidism is...
Left testicle
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3 locations describe abnormal descent of the testicles and 3 describe ectopic.
* Abdominal
* Inguinal
* Suprascrotal
* Suprapubic
* Femoral
* Perineal
Abnormal: abd, inguinal, suprascrotal.
Ectopic: Suprapubic, femoral, perineal
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You should start considering referral for cryptorchidism for **bilateral nonpalpable testes, unilateral non-palpable tests with hypospadias, sex development disorder, ascending testes, or lack of descent of testes** by the months of ()
4
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A patient presents with suspected cryptorchidism. You first order (imaging), along with (genetic test), (hormones), and (gonadotropins)
* Pelvic US
* Karyotyping of sex
* Adrenal hormones and metabolites to check for CAH
* LH, FSH, Mullerian inhibiting substance
| CAH = congenital adrenal hyperplasia
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Orchiopexy should be done in a boy by ()
1 year of age
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hCG is best with helping to descend testes that are (higher/lower) positioned
Lower positioned
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The biggest risk we are concerned about with untreated cryptorchidism is...
Testicular cancer
| 5-10x increased risk
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The MCC of DSD (disorder of sex development) is ....
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
| Resulting in ambiguous genitalia
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At around week () of gestation, external genitalia become sexually differentiated
Week 9
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In a phenotypic female with ambiguous genitalia, you would expect a () clitoris, fused labial folds, and () gonads
* Enlarged clitoris
* Palpable gonads
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The initial workup of ambiguous genitalia consists of 4 hormones and 1 test, which are....
* FSH
* LH
* Testosterone/DHT
* Anti-mullerian hormone
* Karyotyping
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The adrenal steroid lab test you would check for in workup of ambiguous genitalia is...
17-hydroxyprogesterone
| seems important
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The most medically important thing that could potentially occur in patients with ambiguous genitalia is...
Adrenal crisis due to CAH
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A communicating hydrocele is characterized by fluid flowing into the ()
tunica vaginalis
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Physical exam of a hydrocele that is Noncommunicating should show that is (reducible/not) and (changes/not changes) in size/shape with crying straining.
Non reducible and non-changing
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A hydrocele is peritoneal fluid in between the layers of the...
tunica vaginalis
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Generally, a patient with a hydrocele will experience ()
No symptoms
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In order to check for a hydrocele, you can do () or ()
* Scrotal illumination
* Scrotal US
| Lightbulb balls
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Tx of a hydrocele is () if not resolved by 1-2 years of age.
Surgery
| also if symptomatic or compromising skin integrity.
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Inguinal hernias are MC in boys and children less than () months old.
10 months old
| Usually indirect.
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A inguinal hernia is a mass that is (spontaneously reducible vs manual) and is (timing)
* Manual reduction is possible
* Intermittent bulge in the groin
| Painless swelling
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Your patient has an indirect inguinal hernia that you attempt manual reduction on and it fails. You suspect...
Its incarcerated and may end up strangulated
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If you diagnose an inguinal hernia, you should immediately ()
Refer for surgery so it doesn't end up incarcerated
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The Dx of a testicular torsion is made via...
Doppler US
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Detorsion within () hours will allow for 100% viability still.
4-6 hours
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You attempt manual detorsion of testicular torsion and there is a return of blood flow and pain relief. Your next step is to...
Send them to surgery
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The MCC of acute epididymitis in a sexually active person is...
Chlamydia
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Acute epididymitis is characterized by a () cremasteric reflex and () prehn's sign
* Normal cremasteric reflex
* Positive prehn sign
| Prehn sign = pain relief with elevation of testis
## Footnote
Differentiates this from torsion!
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In a patient presenting with **high-likelihood STD epididymitis**, you must order (3) labs
* Gram Stain + culture OR NAATs of gonorrhea and chlamydia
* Urine culture/first void urine for leukocytes
* Syphilis and HIV testing
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Doppler US of acute epididymitis would show () blood flow to the affected epididymis
Increased blood flow
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Tx of enteric organism epididymitis is...
Levofloxacin 500mg for 10 days
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In younger children, UTI is the usual suspect for acute epididymitis. Therefore, they are treated with () or ()
Cefdinir or Bactrim
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STD epididymitis is treated with () + ()
Rocephin + Doxy
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Your patient with epididymitis is asking how long it should take them to improve once they start abx. You tell them it will take () days
3 days
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The most dominant feature of vulvovaginitis is...
Pruiritis
| Burning, soreness, irritation
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Your patient with vulvovaginitis has a vaginal swab showing a pH of 4.2. She probably does not have ()
Bacterial vaginosis
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Candidial vaginitis is treated first-line with...
Fluconazole oral
| One dose
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Bacterial vaginosis is treated with () or ()
Metronidazole or clinda
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For a child younger than 12, the preferred topical treatment for vulvovaginitis is...
Topical nystatin
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Labial adhesions most commonly occur in the first () years of life
First 5 years of life.
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Labial adhesions are diagnosed via
Visual inspection of the vulva
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What S/S make labial adhesions complicated?
* Pain on urination/ambulation
* Altered stream
* Retention
* Hx of UTI
| If they affect your urine
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First-line tx of complicated labial adhesions is
Topical estrogen for 2 weeks.
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Once the labia are separated in labial adhesions, the next step is to...
Apply topical lubricant for a month.
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Unsuccessful labial adhesions treatment is characterized by lack of separation by () weeks with topical estrogen
8 weeks
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Minor penile adhesions are typically seen after ()
Circumcisions
| Most are self-resolving.
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Your patient has penile adhesions. You first attempt (), but since that failed, you try ()
* Start with gentle traction
* Low-potency topical steroids
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A penile skin bridge should be referred to ()
Pediatric urology
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Girls older than () months have UTIs more commonly than boys.
6 months
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Uncircumcised boys () months have more UTIs
less than 3 months
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The MCC of UTI in young children is ()
E. coli
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Generally, the classic signs of frequency, dysuria, and urgency are seen in UTIs once a child is ()
School-aged
| Although can occur in preschool still.
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In order to evaluate for a UTI and **get cultures**, you must get a () sample from a child
Clean catch
| Cannot use a bag specimen for cultures
## Footnote
UA can use just a bag.
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The two recommended ways of getting urine from a non-toilet trained child for UTI eval per the AAP are () and ()
* Transurethral bladder catheterization
* Suprapubic aspiration
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In order to diagnose a UTI in a child, you must obtain a ()
Urine culture
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In a clean void sample, a positive urine culture should show () CFU of a single pathogen, whereas a catheter sample should show () CFU of a single pathogen.
* Clean-void: 100k or more CFUs
* Catheter: 50k or more CFUs
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A child less than () must be hospitalized/IV therapy for a UTI.
2 months
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The #1 treatment for children with UTIs is
Third gen cephalosporins: Cefdinir, Cefpodoxime, Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime
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If a child has a UTI due to pseudomonas, you might switch the preferred ABX to...
Ciprofloxacin
| Instead of 3rd gen cephalos
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Febrile children with UTIs require tx for () days
10 days.
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If a child with a UTI fails to improve/worsens after () hours, you should consider renal US or broader ABX.
48 hours
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Renal/Bladder US is recommended in UTI for... (4)
* Younger than 2 with first **febrile UTI**
* **Recurrent UTIs**
* **UTI + Fhx of renal/urologic dz, poor growth or htn**
* **not responding to normal abx**
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Voiding cystourethrograms are only done for a child meeting 1 of 2 indications.
* 2+ febrile UTIs
* First febrile UTI + abnormal renal US or 102.2F + non-E coli or poor growth or HTN
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Vesicouretral reflux can be ruled out by (imaging)
Voiding cystourethrogram
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What prenatal US finding can suggest vesicouretal reflux?
Hydronephrosis
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Grade 3 VUR is characterized mainly by ()
dilation of the ureter
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Grade 5 VUR is characterized by
Moderate/severe blunting of renal calyces
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Grades 1-2 VUR can be treated via...
Watchful waiting. ABX if not potty-trained.
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Surgery is indicated usually for grades () VUR
4-5
| 3 if non-compliant.
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Enuresis is defined as voiding in bed/clothes that occurs at least () per week for at least () months in a child aged at least () years.
* twice a week
* 3 consecutive months
* 5 years old
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Diurnal enuresis is...
Wetting in daytime
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Your patient has daytime enuresis. You would characterize it as (mono/polysymptomatic)
Polysymptomatic
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Generally, monosympatomtic nocturnal enuresis occurs because a child has urine that ()
exceeds bladder capacity
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Generally, monosymptomatic enuresis is worked up with (2)
* Urinanalysis
* Urine culture
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Your patient has both day and nighttime symptoms for enuresis. Your priorty for treatment is (day/nighttime)
Daytime symptoms
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The two mainstays of enuresis treatment are...
* Alarm therapy
* CBT
| 3 months at least
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The drug mainly used to treat nighttime enuresis is...
DDAVP
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The anticholinergic that can help treat daytime enuresis is...
Oxybutynin-ditropan
