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The inability to retract the foreskin is referred to as…

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Phimosis

Can be either physiologic or pathologic

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Normal state where foreskin adheres to the glans

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Physiologic phimosis

Adhesions decrease with age naturally

Incidence of fully retractable foreskin highly variable

NO NEED TO TREAT unless pathologic

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Non-retractable foreskin due to scarring/fibrosis that occurs secondary to infection or inflammation or early forcible retraction

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Pathologic phimosis

Treatment typically required

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Clinical presentation for pathologic phimosis

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Secondary non-retractability after having had fully retractable foreskin

Painful erections

Irritation or bleeding

Dysuria and/or urinary retention

Recurrent infections (balanitis, UTI)

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Treatment options for pathologic phimosis

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Stretching exercises (gently pulling foreskin back BID)

Topical corticosteroid

Circumcision (rarely indicated)

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How do you take care of an uncircumcised penis?

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Avoid forcible retraction at any age

Stop retraction if met with any resistance

Foreskin requires no special care other than what is provided to the rest of the body (cleaning with mild soap and water)

Return foreskin to natural position after cleaning

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If you don’t return the foreskin to its natural position after cleaning b/c if not, it can lead to …

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Paraphimosis - and you’ll have to call the PARAmedics

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Urologic emergency in which a retracted foreskin cannot be returned to natural position

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Paraphimosis

Pathophysiology: entrapment —> impaired venous flow —> engorgement —> arterial compromise

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Causes of paraphimosis

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Forcible retraction of partially phimosis skin by caretaker

Infection or inflammation

Genitourinary procedures (iatrogenic)

Sexual activity, penile trauma (less frequent)

Penile piercings

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SSx of paraphimosis

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Sx: Swelling of the penis, penile pain, irritability in a preverbal infant

Exam: Edema/tenderness of the glans, tender swelling of the distal retracted foreskin (constricting band), color change (blue/black) if ischemia is present

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How do you treat paraphimosis

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Pain control

Timely, manual reduction in office or ED

Surgical intervention by urology

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Surgical removal of the foreskin

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Circumcision

Families usually consider religious, family or cultural factors before medical factors in deciding whether or not to circumcise

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Overall prevalence of circumcision in the US

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80% - higher than in other western countries but declining

Highest rates in Midwest, lowest in West

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Benefits of circumcision

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Decreased rate of UTI (4-10x less likely, but male UTIs typically uncommon)

Decreased rate of penile cancer (from studies before HPV vaccine came into use)

Decreased penile inflammation/dermatoses

Decreased rates of SOME STIs (no effect on susceptibility to gonnorhea or chlamydia)

Benefits greater in infants with congenital uropathy

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Risks of circumcision

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Procedure related complications (0.2-2%)

Inadequate skin removal, bleeding, infection, urethral complications

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Female partner of an uncircumcised male is at higher risk for…

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Cervical cancer due to HPV susceptibility

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Potential concerns of circumcision that have not been supported by studies

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That it leads to sexual dissatisfaction and breast feeding failure

That no anesthesia is used (truth: AAP and major guidelines recommend pharmacological analgesia)

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Contraindications for circumcision

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Unstable infant

Congenital penile anomalies (ie hypospadias, chordee) b/c might need the tissue later for surgical repair of such abnormalities

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The AAP stance on circumcision

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The health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks, but the benefits are NOT great enough to recommend routine circumcision for all newborn boys

The final decision should still be left to parents to make in the context of their religious, ethical and cultural beliefs

ACOG has also endorsed this stance

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Two different types of circumcision

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Gomco - metal device holds foreskin for cutting

Plastibell - stays in place until it falls off together with foreskin

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Congenital anomaly with abnormal dorsal displacement of the urethral opening

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Epispadias

May occur with bladder extrophy - exposed bladder, onto the lower abdomen (many times found on prenatal ultrasound)

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Congenital anomaly that results in the abnormal ventral displacement of the urethral opening

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Hypospadias

Displacement varies - glans, shaft, scrotum, perineum

Incidence: 0.3-0.7% of live male births - much more common than epispadias

May also involve chordee

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What the heck is a chordee?

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Abnormal penile curvature

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Diagnosis of hypospadias and chordee usually occurs…

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During newborn exam

PE may include:
• Abnormal foreskin
•A second opening, with one a false opening
• Abnormal penile curvature (chordee)

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You diagnosed hypospadias and/or chordee. Now what?
If FH of hypospadias, do through exam (look for other congenital anomalies) Check for palpable testes • If cryptorchidism, consider Disorder of Sexual Development (ambiguous genitalia) Referral to urology Treatment • DO NOT circumcise newborn • Surgery usually performed ~6 months of age to fix
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The most common GU congenital abnormality
Cryptorchidism (hidden or absent testis) A testis that is not within the scrotum and does not spontaneously descend into the scrotum by 4 months of age 2 to 5% of term infants and up to 30% of premature infants 70% resolve spontaneously
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Cryptorchidism should be monitored closely, as it my increase risk of ...
Testicular torsion (10x more common) Subfertility (risk improves if corrected before 1 year of age) Testicular cancer
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Different classifications of cryptorchidism
ABSENT testis - from a genesis or atrophy (possibly torsion in utero) UNDESCENDED testes: stopped short along normal descent RETRACTILE testes: overactive cremasteric reflex pulls testis back inside Other less common possibilities: ASCENDING testes ECTOPIC testes
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Clinical presentation of cryptorchidism
Absent testicle usually unilaterally (10% BL) with flat, underdeveloped scrotum Further testing recommended if BL Good physical exam is the key Most cases descend spontaneously by 3-4 months age. If not, refer.
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Most common location for undescended testis is...
Suprascrotal
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Treatment for cryptorchidism
Urology referral Spontaneous descent is rare after 6 months of age Surgery recommended as soon after 6 months as possible (ideally before 1 year) Orchiopexy: Testicle is brought down and attached into the scrotum Allows for improved testicular growth and fertility potential
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Twisting of the spermatic cord due to a poorly anchored testicle
Testicular torsion —> Risk of vascular compromise Incidence: 1 in 4000 males < 25 years
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The two peak periods of incidence of testicular torsion
Neonatal period (only about 10%) During puberty (12-18)
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Clinical presentation of testicular torsion
ABRUPT onset of SEVERE testicular or scrotal pain Pain usually constant Nausea and vomiting (90%) PE: • Edematous, infuriated, erythematous scrotum • Affected testis tender, swollen and slightly elevated (high riding) • Absent cremasteric reflex (stroking inner thigh) • Negative Prehn’s sign
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What is Prehn’s sign
Elevation of scrotum —> pain relief (+) with epididymitis (-) with testicular torsion
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Diagnosing testicular torsion
History and physical can indicate a high likelihood even without imaging Doppler ultrasound (shows position of testes and blood flow) is the confirmatory test of choice
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Treatment for testicular torsion
IMMEDIATE consult with urologist Surgical decoration and fixation (orchiopexy) of both testes (b/c high risk for it happening again) Prognosis depends on duration and completeness of torsion
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Differing prognosis of testicular torsion depending on timing
Detorsion within 4-6 hours = 100% viable Detorsion after 12 hours = 20 % viable Detorsion after 24 hours = 0 % viable
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The two different types of urinary tract infection
Cystitis (just the bladder) | Pyelonephritis (affecting kidneys) —> CVA tenderness
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Etiology of UTIs
Usually from ascending bacteria ~80% from E.coli Klebsiella, Proteus, Enterococcus, S.aureus possible as well Viruses or fungi less common
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Risk factors for UTIs
``` Female gender Urinary tract anomalies Bowel and bladder dysfunction (chronic constipation) Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR) Sexual activity Bladder catheterization Hx of previous UTI Lack of circumcision ```
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Clinical presentation of UTIs in younger children
``` May have non-specific symptoms • Fever w/o another clear source (fever may be the only Sx) • Vomiting • Irritability • Poor appetite ```
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Clinical presentation of UTIs in older children
May have more classic symptoms Dysuria, frequency, urgency Abdominal/suprapubic pain Back/flank pain New-onset urinary incontinence
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Physical exam for UTI
Vitals: BP, temp, and growth parameters Abdominal exam for tenderness or mass Suprapubic and CVA tenderness Examination of the external genitalia (look for abnormalities or STI) Search for other sources of fever
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How exactly do you get a kid to give you a urine sample
If potty trained: Clean-voided specimen If not potty trained: Catheterized specimen recommended Suprapubic aspiration when catheterization not feasible (rare) Do NOT use a bag collection
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If clinical suspicion for UTI, you should...
Obtain UA and culture UA: • Significant bacteriuria with (usually) pyuria • (+) leukocyte esterase (created upon WBC breakdown) • (+) nitrite (produced by gram negative rods) Culture and sensitivities: • Sensitivities help to direct treatment
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UTI treatment options
Consider PO vs IV (agent of choice should be guided by local resistance pattern) Duration of treatment in peds: 3-10 days (if no fever, maybe 3-5) Choice of Abx: begin with empiric therapy and adjust per C&S • Cephalosporin (cephalexin or cefdinir) • Amoxicillin • Augmenting • Bactrim (Increasing rates of resistance to the latter three)
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Do you need to do a follow up UA for UTIs?
No f/u UA is recommended when using C&S if you do it when initially diagnosing
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Other UTI follow up modalities
Renal Bladder Ultrasound (RBUS) - Firstline imaging study in patients with UTI if indicated (noninvasive) ``` Voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) Renal scintigraphy ``` Some controversy related to use of VCUG and RS
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Who gets a RBUS?
Firstline imaging study in pts with complicated UTI • <2 years with first febrile UTI • Children of any age with recurrent UTI • Children with a UTI and FH of renal or urologic disease, poor growth, or HTN • Children who do not respond to appropriate antibiotic therapy
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When do we do a voiding cystourethrogram?
Invasive (radiation and catheter) Test of choice to detect vesicoureteral reflux Children of any age with ≥2 febrile UTIs Children of any age with 1st febrile UTI and: • Any anomaly on RBUS or • Temp > 102.2 and pathogen other than E.coli or • Poor growth or HTN
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Retrograde flow of urine from the bladder into teh upper urinary tract, usually due to inadequate closure of ureterovesicular junction (UVJ)
Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR) Occurs in 1% of newborns and 30-45% of children with a UTI Impact of VUR and management is controversial Clinical presentation: Hydronephrosis (prenatal) or post natal febrile UTI
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How do you diagnosis vesicoureteral reflux
VCUG - catheter placed and contrast injected, under fluoroscopy, movement of contrast and anatomy watched while pt voids VCUG allows us to grade severity I (mild) to V (severe)
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Possible risks in patients with VUR
Recurrent infections Scarring and damage to kidney Many cases spontaneously resolve Must weigh the benefit of VCUG with the radiation risk, cost, and discomfort
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What’s the deal with the controversy regarding optimal management of VUR?
Watchful waiting/surveillance - hard in infants so rare Low dose prophylactic abx Surgical correction only if grade 4/5 Monitoring of reflux Aggressive screening (UA) in febrile/symptomatic pts with repeat testing at 18 months
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Nuclear medicine scan using radioisotope dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) to detect acute pyelonephritis and renal scarring
Renal scintigraphy Areas of decreased uptake of DMSA indicate scarring or inflammation DMSA scans expensive, invasive, involve radiation Role in acute UTI is controversial Not recommended in routine evaluation of kids with first UTI
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Indications for referral in kids with UTI
Severe VUR (Grade III-V) or obstruction Renal abnormalities Impaired kidney function Elevated BP Bowel and bladder dysfunction refractory to primary care measures
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The most common type of renal fusion
Horseshoe kidney - fusion of one pole of each kidney, caused by abnormal migration of kidneys (5th-9th week gestation) Usually asymptomatic but occasionally may have pain, hematuria (from infection or obstruction)
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Anomalies and syndromes associated with horseshoe kidney
VUR, hypospadias, undescended testes 1/3-1/2 of patients have another urological or genital abnormality May also be associated with other genetic disorders (ie Turner, Downs)
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A patient with horseshoe kidney has a small increased risk for ...
Wilms Tumor (most common renal malignancy in kids)
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Diagnosing horseshoe kidney
Ultrasound, VCUG (if UTI), serum creatinine If CR is normal and no hydronephrosis, no further eval. If CR elevated or hydronephrosis present, additional renal scans required Excellent prognosis in post patients without any intervention If VUR present, consider prophylactic abx
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Medical term for bed wetting
Nocturnal Enuresis Urinary incontinence during sleep is common in kids ≥ 5 15% of all 5 year olds have some nocturnal enuresis, but 15%/year have spontaneous resolution
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Etiologic considerations in cases of nocturnal enuresis
Genetic tendency (if 1 parent, 50% affected; if 2 parents, 75% affected; if 0 parents, 15% affected) Bladder maturation Organic cause
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First line treatment for enuresis
Educational/motivational therapy Emphasis it is not the fault of the child or the caregiver Void regularly during day and multiple times just before bed Attention to timing of fluid intake (increase hydration in am and afternoon) Motivation - sticker charts, enuresis alarms
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Most effective long term therapy for nocturnal enuresis?
Enuresis alarms - those creepy electronic gadgets that hook up to a maxi pad looking thing and let you know when the kid wets the bed.
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Second line treatment for nocturnal enuresis if pt ed fails
Pharmacotherapy (if greater than 6 months of problems) DDAVP/Desmopressin (synthetic ADH) - effective short term but high relapse rate
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Why do AAP guidelines no longer recommend routine screening UA in asymptomatic healthy peds patients?
High false positive for proteinuria/hematuria Costly, exhaustive workup/concerned families Still occurring in some offices though
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What to do first if you notice a change in urine color to red or brown...
Determine if it is truly blood or something else
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DDx for hematuria
``` UTI, kidney stone, malignancy Mental or perineal irritation Trauma Glomerular disease (post-infectious glomerulonephritis, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, HUS, Alpert syndrome) FH of SLE, sickle cell, early menses ``` Discoloration that may not be hematuria - beeturia, pyridium use, food dyes
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Hx questions to ask in cases of hematuria
Recent vigorous exercise or trauma? UTI symptoms? Flank pain (+/- radiation, fever) Brown vs red urine (upper vs lower urinary tract) Hx of recent illness (last 2-3 weeks) Personal or FH of medical conditions (sickle cell or coagulopathy)
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Physical exam suggestions for patients with hematuria
BP Evaluate for periorbital or peripheral edema, weight gain Skin exam for rash (purpura) Palpable kidneys or CVA tenderness Visualization of the genitals Abdominal exam (for discomfort or masses)
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________% of kids have a + blood on urine dipstick
3-4 If microscopic hematuria (> 3 RBCs per HPV), if asymptomatic, repeat UA dip and microscopy in 2-3 weeks —> if resolved, f/u prn Consider the following: • Urine Cx if UTI suspected • Renal/bladder US • Referral
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What to do in cases of gross hematuria
UA with micrscopy/urine Cx Serum CR Serum complement (low level seen in SLE, glomerular etiology) Consider antistreptolysin Ab (ASO), ANA Imaging: RBUS/CT without contrast If persistent - refer
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What does “Throat, Bloat, Coke” refer to?
Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis Typically follows (7-14 days) infection with group A ß-hemolytic strep (usually PHARYNGITIS or impetigo) COLA-colored urine EMEMA (peri-orbital, peripheral) b/c kidneys aren’t removing waste and fluid efficiently Will have some degree of renal insufficiency and elevated BP
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Lab results that confirm post-infectious glomerulonephritis
Gross hematuria - dark colored urine (coffee, COLA, tea) Urine microscopy with RBC too numerous to count (TNTC) Urine microscopy with RBC casts (pathognomonic for GN) Increased serum CR (+) ASO (antistreptolysin Ab) titer Low complement (C3, C4) What do we do then? Supportive care (varies based on severity)
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Another sweet name for Immunoglobulin A Vasculitis
Enoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) Immune mediated response (IgA), cause unknown
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Classic tetrad for Hemochromatosis-Schonlein Purpura/IgA vasculitis
Abdominal pain Typical maculopapular purpura rash (1/4 of the time its the last symptom) - usually on lower extremities Arthralgias (knees and ankles most common) Renal involvement - severity varies
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Ok, you’re a rock star and suspect HSP. What do you do to treat it?
Supportive care (whomp whomp) Symptoms will spontaneously resolve
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One of the main causes of acute kidney injury in kids, associated with shiga toxin producing E.coli in 90% of cases
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
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SSx of HUS
Usually prodromal illness with abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea (usually bloody) followed by classic triad: • Hemolytic anemia • Thrombocytopenia • Acute kidney injury (hematuria, proteinuria to severe renal failure) Initial labs: CBC, peripheral smear, renal function, UA
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Do we treat HUS with abx?
Nope Supportive care (ICU, possibly dialysis) but abx therapy NOT recommended
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Rare inherited, progressive glomerular disease caused by genetic mutations that affect collagen proteins in kidneys, eyes, ears
Alpert Syndrome (Hereditary Nephritis) Consider if (+) FH of end-stage renal failure Syndrome includes: • Glomerular disease (microhematuria initial finding) • Deafness (sensorineural hearing loss) • Visual disturbances
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Foamy urine is indicative of what?
Proteinuria (excessive amount of protein in the urine)
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DDx for Proteinuria
``` Benign/transient (fever, hypovolemia, exercise) SLE DM Glomerulonephritis Nephrotic Syndrome ```
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Renal disease (intrinsic or post-infectious) causing massive renal protein loss in urine
Nephrotic Syndrome
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Four main characteristics of NephrOtic Syndrome?
NephrOtic range prOteinuria HypOalbuminemia Edema (usually face - round O-shape) due to Na and H2O retention Hyperlipidemia (O=donuts?) - body compensates protein loss by increasing the synthesis of albumin, as well as other molecules including LDL and VLDL
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What do you do to evaluate a patient with proteinuria?
BP UA with microscopy (urine dipstick helpful as a screen) First AM void UA to check for proteinuria prior to meal/activity Protein/CR ratio CMP Other testing as indicated by H&P Refer to nephrology

Peds II Unit I (4 decks)

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