Urology Flashcards

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What are the 5 types of incontinence?

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  • stress
  • urge
  • overflow
  • functional
  • mixed
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What is the most common type of incontinence in ppl >75yo?

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urge

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S/Sx of urge incontinence? (3)

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  • frequency
  • urgency
  • nocturia
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Common etiologies of urge incontinence? (3)

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  • usually idiopathic
  • overactive bladder
  • detruser hyperactivity w/impaired bladder contractility (DHIC)
    Nb. can also be d/t cystitis, tumor, stones, PD, dementia
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Tx for urge incontinence (4)

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  • Timed voiding
  • dietary manipulations to avoid irritants, weight loss
  • kegels
  • Meds: anticholinergics
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What causes stress incontinence? (2)

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  • leakage d/t lack of pelvic supports

- intrinsic sphincter deficiency

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Describe how lack of pelvic supports leads to stress incontinenc). What would usually cause this?

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  • usually hypermobility of the bladder neck (85%)

- 2/2 aging, hormonal changes, multiple vaginal births, pelvic surgery

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What would cause intrinsic sphincter deficiency (stress incontinence)?

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pelvic radiation, trauma, surgery

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Tx for stress incontinence? (4)

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  • pelvic floor exercises
  • Meds: alpha agonists, imipramine
  • quit smoking
  • surgery - bladder sling for support
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What is the cause of overflow incontinence?

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  • detrusor underactivity
  • bladder outlet obstruction
  • Elevated PRV
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What could cause detrusor under activity (overflow incontinence)? (5)

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DM, MS, lumbar stenosis, spinal cord injury, meds (anticholinergics)

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What would cause bladder outlet obstruction (overflow incontinence)? (3)

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ureteral stricture, BPH, cystocele

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What are the s/sx of overflow incontinence

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small but continuous urine leak

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Tx for overflow incontinence (2)

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TURP, or intermittent catheterization

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functional incontinence doesn’t involve _____

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the lower urinary tract

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functional incontinence results from _______

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cognitive or functional impairments

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Mixed incontinence (stress and urge) is most common in what population?

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  • older women (65% w/stress incontinence have urgency)
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Tx of mixed incontinence

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imipramine (anticholinergic and alpha agonist)

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What are the 3 P’s you should assess for in the history of someone with incontinence? What should you also inquire about or suggest?

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  • Position of leakage (standing, sitting, supine)
  • Protection (pads per day, wetness of pads)
  • problem (quality of life)
  • voiding diary
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What are the different modalities you can use to diagnose incontinence? (4)

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  • UA
  • PRV
  • pad weight
  • urodynamics
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What other meds can be used to treat incontinence in addition to the aforementioned meds, lifestyle modifications, exercises, and bladder training?

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  • alpha adrenergic stimulators
  • oral estrogen
  • cymbalta (duloxetine) - increases urethral sphincter contraction
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When do you screen for prostate cancer?

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  • high risk groups/AAs: 45 yrs
  • Others: 50 yrs
  • stop at 75 or <10 yr survival
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RFs for prostate cancer (5)

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  • AA>white>Asians
  • FMH
  • Diet
  • age
  • environmental exposure
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How do you determine someone’s gleason score?

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  • first # = majority of the tissue
  • second # = 2nd most common
    (4+3 is worse than 3+4)
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What gleason score is the cut off for high grade?
>6
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PSA
- a serine protease from the prostate that breaks down products in semen
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ULN for PSA
4
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PSA is used mostly for _____
disease RECURRENCE more than screening
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What things can elevate PSA? (8)
- ejaculation - infection - cancer - instrumentation - inflammation - prostatitis - BPH - irritation
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What does PSA free:bound ratio tell us
decreased free:increased bound means a greater cancer risk
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what is PSA velocity? How do we measure it? What is this used for?
- the change in one's PSA values over time - 3 measurements over 2 years is best - PSA 4 - threshold is 0.75 ml/yr increase
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What is PSA density?
- density of PSA/total prostate fluid volume
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What is the threshold for PSA density at which you'd biopsy?
>0.15
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What is the MOST COMMON cause of PSA elevation?
- aging!!! consider BPH in older men
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Where in the prostate does PCa occur?
peripherally
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Why is PCa often asx?
Since it usually occurs in the periphery of the prostate it doesn't cause obstructive sx until later
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If someone is newly dx'ed with PCa what should you look for?
BONE METS
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When is watchful waiting indicated in PCa pts? (2) How does watchful waiting work?
- when they have <10 yr predicted survival - low grade, low volume dz - follow dz with 6 mos. PSA screening and biopsy if indicated
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2 important outcomes after radical prostatectomy?
- nerve sparing for erections | - incontinence a major problem
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AEs a/w Ext beam radiation tx for PCa? (2)
- 40% ED | - radiation proctitis(?)
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AE a/w cryosurgery? How does the use of this compare with ext beam XRT in the setting of PCa?
- 50-60% incontinence rate | - used more after XRT failure
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What hormonal drugs are used to treat PCa? (3)
- Leuprolide - GHRH agonist - Flutamide - testosterone antagonist - Ketoconazole - adrenal gland test blocker
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SEs a/w hormonal tx for PCa? (6)
- decreased libido - hot flaslhes - impotence - increased body fat - loss of muscle - loss of bone
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When is hormonal tx used for PCa? Why?
- in setting of metastatic dz to control growth bc tumor will eventually become hormonally resistant
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Prevalence of BPH
50% @ 50; 80% @ 80
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How does BPH present?
LUTS (lower UT sx) - obstruction - irritation - urethral stricture/bladder outlet obstruction
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What are obstructive BPH sx? (5)
- weak stream - hesitancy - straining - nocturia - incomplete emptying
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What are irritative BPH sx? (3)
- urgency - frequency - dysuria
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What are the different types of bladder ca?
- TCC (90%) - Squamous - Adeno
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How does BCa present?
- painless, gross hematuria
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What is the diagnostic work up for BCa? (3)
- cytology (specific but not sensitive) - cystoscopy - TURBT
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How does staging work for BCa?
Ta-T1: no muscle invasion | T2-T4: muscle invaded
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Tx of BCa (localized and invasive respectively)
- localized: TURBT, then surveillance + intravescle immuno/chemotherapy - invasive: radical cystectomy +/- chemo
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What causes BPH?
- androgens effect on periurethral (transitional) zone which constricts the urethra
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What are the steps for a diagnostic workup of BPH? (6)
- UA - r/o infection - Cr - check renal fxn - DRE - for masses - PSA - PVR - Question survey for sx severity
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Medical tx for BPH and their fxns? (3)
- finasteride (5-alpha reductase inhibitor) - shrinks prostate - Terazosin/doxazosin/tamsulosin/alfuzosin - alpha adrenergic blockers (latter 2 are specific) - Combination of the 2 - most effective
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What are the SEs of alpha blockers for BPH? (4)
- orthostasis - impotence - decreased libido - retrograde ejaculation
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What are the SEs of 5-alpha R inhibitors for BPH? (3)
- impotence - decreased libido - decreased semen ejaculatory volume
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What is a drawback to using medications for BPH vs. surgery?
- 30-40% d/c tx w/in 12 mos. d/t unwanted SEs
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Indications for surgery in setting of BPH? (5)
- urinary retention - recurrent UTI - persistent hematuria - bladder stones - renal insufficiency
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What's the gold standard procedure for prostate removal d/t BPH? What does it accomplish?
- TURP | - removes just the transitional zone of the prostate
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When would you do an open prostatectomy? (2)
- When the prostate is >100 g | - bladder stones
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Which group most commonly has kidney stones?
white males who have previously had a stone (50% chance of recurrence at 10 yr post-stone)
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How many kidney stones pass on their own? In what length of time?
80% | 4 wks
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80% of stones are < ____mm
4 mm
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What are the indications for treatment of a kidney stone?
- >5 mm - persistent pain/bleeding - chronic infection - partial/complete obstruction - causing parenchymal damage - intractable N/V - patient preference
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Most kidney stones are _____ which form from ____ _____ _____
calcium oxalate | Randall's plaque nidus
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Causes of ca oxalate stones (4)
- idiopathic hypercalciuria - primary hyperparathyroidism - cancer - sarcoidosis
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Tx for pts w/ca oxalate/phosphate (4)
- thiazides - hydration - protein restriction - Na restriction
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Describe struvite stones
form in the calyces of the renal pelvis = stag horn calculi; 2/2 urease producing bugs that alkalinize the urine
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What are the urease producing bacteria (4)
PROTEUS klebsiella enterobacter pseudomonas
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With what conditions do you tend to see uric acid stones? (3)
- gout - xanthine oxidase deficiency - high purine turnover states (chemo)
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Describe the conditions (kidney/urine) that give rise to uric acid stones and how you diagnose them
- acidic urine; RTA Type I | - **CT** NOT x-ray - these are radiolucent
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how do you treat uric acid stones
alkalinize the urine with CITRATE
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What causes cysteine stones?
COLA transport deficiencies - cysteine, ornithine, lysine, arginine
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What do the cysteine crystals/stones look like
- hexagonal crystals | - ground glass appearance on x-ray
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those with cysteine stones have a positive ______ test
urinary cyanide nitroprusside test
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cysteine stones do NOT respond to _____ tx
shockwave ****TEST QUESTION****
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T/F - Indinavir stones are radiopaque?
False - radiolucent
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Decreased GFR in the setting of a kidney stone leads to elevated pressures, decreased blood flow and therefore _______
ischemia
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kidney stone presentation may mimic ____ as the stone approaches the UVJ
cystitis
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Hematuria occurs in ___% of pts w an active kidney stone
90
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How do you dx a kidney stone? What is they're pregnant?
CT abdomen/pelvis - KUB if no CT (75-90%) of stones are radioopaque - If pregnant: US
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What is the medical management of kidney stones? (4)
- Analgesia: NSAIDs, narcotics - DDAVP for renal colic - metabolic stone eval for recurrent stones w/24 hr urine, serum electrolytes - facilitate passage w/alpha blockers, CCBs
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How do you work up recurrent stones? (3)
metabolic stone eval: - 24 hr urine - serum electrolytes - stone composition
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What are 2 modalities that can be used for stones that require removal (<3cm)?
ESWL, laser lithotripsy
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What are the indications for stone removal vs. passage? (3)
- obstruction + infection - renal deterioration - refractory pain/nausea
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What happens with the vasculature during an erection? (3)
- relaxation of the cavernous arteries - filling of the venous sinusoidal spaces - constriction of the subtunical venous plexus
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What vascular conditions can give rise to ED? (5)
- HTN - HLD - DM - smoking - radiation
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Which of the following drugs can cause ED? - antipsychotics - antidepressants - antihistamines - central anti-hypertensives - BBs - spironolactone - small amts of alcohol - large amts of alcohol
- antipsychotics: YES - antidepressants: YES - antihistamines: NO - central anti-hypertensives: YES - BBs: YES - spironolactone: YES - small amts of alcohol: NO - stimulatory! - large amts of alcohol: YES
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What type of ED is most common - organic or psychogenic?
Mixed
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ED could be the presenting symptom of which conditions? (6)
- DM - CAD - HLD - HTN - SC compression - pit tumor
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What does the workup for ED involve?
- UA - fasting glu - CBC - Cr - lipids - testosterone (prolactin, LH, free test for low T)
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What are some medical modalities (medication or otherwise) used to treat ED? (7)
- PDE5 inhibitors - psychotherapy - Testosterone (if low T) - intracavernosal injections - intraurethral injections - vacuum erection devices - penile surgery
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What are the 3 different intracavernosal injections used for ED and what are the risks a/w this tx modality?
- papverine, phentolamine, alprostadil | - risk of scars and priapism
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How many degrees of rotation must the spermatic cord endure to become ischemic (testicular torsion)
720
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What is the most common cause of testis loss in the US?
testicular torsion
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Bell clapper deformity
extended tunica vaginalis resulting in horizontal lie of the testicle - in 12% of males
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How does testicular torsion usually present? (4)
- Negative Prehn's sign (pain stays constant with elevation of the testes) - loss of cremasteric reflex - <30 yo - intense acute onset pain
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____ is used to dx testicular torsion; however it can distinguish between this and ______. In order to do this you must look at TESTICULAR PERFUSION
- US | - epididymitis
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How do you treat testicular torsion?
- SURGICAL EMERGENCY (detorsion in 6 hrs = almost 100% salvage, 20% is 12 hrs) - Detorsion w/orchidoplexy of affected and unaffected testicle
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Appendiceal torsion - what does it mimic? - natural hx? - what does duplex US show? - whats a characteristic physical finding?
mimics testicular torsion except the testis is palpable with normal lie - self limited, atrophies with time - hypervascularity to region - Blue dot sign - seen through the skin
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(T/F) As a rule, penetrating trauma to the scrotum should be explored
T
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What are the bugs responsible for epididymitis in the young and old?
young: GC old: gram -s (UTI bugs) - like E. coli
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What's the presentation of epididymitis - age - which sign is + - what's tender - describe the scrotum - how is the urine affected
``` >30 yrs old + Prehn's sign epididymal tenderness scrotal thickening, erythema - pyuria ```
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How do you dx epididymitis?
- UA - culture - duplex - increased blood to testes
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How do you treat epididymitis?
Abx x 3 wks: textracyclines, fluoroquinolones | pain management
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Acute orchitis | tx?
testicular inflammation/tenderness | - same as epididymitis (tetracyclines, flouros)
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testicular abscess tx
I&D
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Fournier's gangrene | what populations do you usually see this in?
a fasciitis leading to gangrene of the perineum - rapidly progressive, life threatening - usually see this in DM, immunocompromised
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What are 2 inflammatory processes involving the testes/scrotum?
- Henoch-Schonlein purpura vasculitis | - fat necrosis
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Presentation of hydrocele (2)
- usually asx | - will transilluminate
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How do you treat hydrocele?
- you don't unless there's a hernia or if it presents beyond 12-18 mos. of age
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Hydrocele arises from fluid in what layer of the scrotum?
- tunica vaginalis
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Bag of worms is the nickname for _____
varicocele
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varicocele is dilatation of the _____ plexus and it's seen in __% of men
- pampiniform | - 15%
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varicocele usually affects which side more than the other and why?
- L | - drains into the L renal vein
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varicocele (does/doesn't) transilluminate
doesnt
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how do you treat varicocele?
surgically only if sx
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What are the 2 types of hernia?
- incarcerated | - strangulated
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What are the most common bugs that cause UTI?
SEEKS PP - Serratia - E. coli (80%) - Enterobacter - Klebsiella - S. Saprophyticus (5-15%) - Proteus mirabilis - Pseudomonas
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What are 3 pathogenic factors of UTI bacteria
- PILI w/phase variation that allows them to avoid phagocytosis - implicated in pyelo - K antigen - hemolysin
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What are the host defenses against UTIs? (7)
- normal flora of the periurthra - urea in urine - high osmolarity - acidity - genetic predisposition - mucosa - antibody in kidney
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What physiologic factors affect colonization of normal flora in females? (3)
- changes in estrogen - low vaginal pH - cervical IgA
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____ in the urine may facilitate infection
glucose
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Bladder epithelium has _____ to recognize bacteria, recruit WBCs and induce exfoliation
TLRs
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Uncomplicated UTI
UTI in a normal, healthy patient (acute cystitis/pyelo)
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complicated UTI
infection in a pt w/conditions predisposing to infection (BPH, hyronephrosis, stones, neurogenic bladder, systemic illness like DM, pregnancy, anal intercourse, FB in tract)
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recurrent UTI
occurs after a documented infection that has resolved
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reinfection of UTI
a new event w/reintroduction of bacteria to GU
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persistent UTI
recurrent UTI caused by same bacteria | - stones, chronic prostatitis, infected kidney, ectopic ureter, foreign body, cysts, abscess
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UTIs are mostly from the periurethral area, but may be ______ in immunocompromised patients or neonates. In these cases the common bugs are ____(3)
- hematogenous | - staph, candida, TB
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Generally speaking, what are 2 RFs for UTI development?
- reduced urine flow (OBSTRUCTION, VUR) | - altered defense (PREGNANCY, spinal cord injury)
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How do you diagnose UTIs and why are the respective modalities effective? (3)
- Dipstick: LE highly sensitive and specific, nitrite specific but not very sensitive, pyuria is very sensitive (95%) - Cx: >100K colonies diagnostic - Imaging: for pets who don't respond to treatment, looking for anatomic abnormality
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How do you treat UTIs?
hydration, relief of obstruction, foreign body (FB) removal, abx
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``` Put the following abx in order of highest urine concentration --> lowest concentration: cipro amoxicillin bactrim cabrenicillin cephalexin nitrofurantoin ```
``` cabrenicillin cephalexin amoxicillin bactrim cipro nitrofurantoin ```
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When and how do you treat uncomplicated UTIs? What if the person has DM, is pregnant, greater than 65 yrs, or has hx of pyelo?
- ONLY when they're symptomatic - fluoroquinolones x 3 d (use if >10-20% R to bactrim); bactrim x 3 d - DM/pregnant/>65yo/pyelo hx: 7-10 d of tx
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When and how do you empirically treat complicated UTIs (abnormal tract, immunocompromised, MDR)
- treat even when they're asx | - parenteral ampicillin, aminoglycosides (vanc if allergic) x 14 d, switch to PO at 48 hrs
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blood cultures are positive in ____% of people with complicated UTIs
20-40%
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Which UTI abx are safe to use in pregnancy and which aren't?
- safe: nitrofurantoin | - not safe: fluoroquinolones - tendon malformation in infants
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How long do you treat acute prostatitis w/abx? Chronic prostatitis?
- 4 wks | - 6-12 wks
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In which cases would you want to repeat cultures for a UTI so you can test for the appropriate cure? (3)
- pregnancy - pyelo - relapsing UTI
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who has a greater risk of UTI thoughout childhood, boys or girls? What is their respective prevalence? What about during the first year of life?
girls: 8% boys: 2% - in first year of life boys get them more (10x increase in uncircumcised)
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children tend to present with UTIs w/ _____ symptoms
nonspecific - poor feeding, irritability, lethargic, vomiting, diarrhea, distension
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_____ are the 2nd most common cause of nosocomial UTI in children and can spread systemically with the high potential to become _____ in the NICU
- Fungi | - invasive candidiasis
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Fungi can give rise to ____ in the kidney. A renal and bladder US can diagnose these
fungus balls
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Viral cystitis is usually caused by ____(4) and is usually self limited
- HSV - flu - adenovirus - polyoma
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____ and ____ kids are at greater risk for viral cystitis
- transplant | - immunocompromised
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The most common serious sequelae from pyelonephritis in a child is _____
renal scarring
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Pyelonephrosis in a child requires _____ for treatment.
*urgent* PCNT placement and abx
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recurrent pyelo in a child may lead to ______ and _____
reflux nephropathy | ESRD
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how do you diagnose a UTI in children?
- dipstick - UCx - BCx (std is 10^5 colonies/ml)
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*Under what circumstances and when do you image a child with a UTI?* What imaging modalities?
*FEBRILE infant OR child 2 mos. - 2 yrs w/1st UTI* - RBUS: anytime only for voiding cystourethrogram: as soon as the child is infection free - renal and bladder US, voiding cystourethrogram
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In children, ____ is the most commonly isolated bug with uncomplicated cystitis and can be treated with _______
- *enterobacter* | - nitrofurantoin and bactrim
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40% of children with UTI have ______ which is a congenital cause of UTIs - can be detected with ___ - natural hx: ____
- VUR - voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) - generally self resolves
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60% of children with congenital hydronephrosis have ______ - this is d/t ______ - natural hx: ____
- UPJ obstruction - poor peristalsis or anatomic abnormality - may resolve or requires pyeloplasty
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When a child has a UTI in the first few months of life you think of _____ - you diagnose this by looking for the _____ sign on US
- ureteroceles | - drooping lily sign
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Ectopic ureter is a congenital abnormality that may present as ___ or ___ in girls; or ____ or ____ in boys
- girls: UTI, incontinence | - boys: UTI, epididymo-orchitis
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Neuropathic bladder in children is usually due to ____ or ____
spina bifida | trauma
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posterior urethral valve is the most frequent cause of congenital ________ - US shows ____ - 1/3-1/2 also have ___ or ___
- bladder outlet obstruction - thick bladder, b/l hydronephrosis - VUR or renal dysplasia
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Prune belly syndrome
deficiency of the abdominal wall, dilatation of the ureters, bladder, urethra, w/b/l cryptorchidism
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In neonates w/a constant wet umbilicus you think of _____
urachal remnants
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Stones occur in children who have _____ - Most of these stones are located where? - how do you treat them?
metabolic d/os - in the kidney - 50% pass spontaneously w/in 2 wks
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What are 3 acquired causes of UTIs in children?
- stones - sexual abuse - dysfunctional voiding syndrome
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Dysfunctional voiding syndrome
lack of coordination between detrusor and external sphincter activity in children
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In cases of hematuria, dipstick is ____% sensitive and ___% specific. You should also confirm with _____
- 95% - 75% - microscopic examination
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microhematuria is defined as ___ RBCs/HPF on ___ (#) specimens
>3 | 2/3
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RFs for hematuria include: - age? - sex? - smoking hx? - exposures? which ones? - previous ____, _____ - specific sx...
- >40 - M - yes - chemicals - cyclophosph, benzenes, mitotane - pelvic radiation, urologic dz - irritative voiding
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the likelihood of malignancy in someone with hematuria is __%. Which malignancy is most common?
10% | - TCC
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What are the main causes of glomerular hematuria? (3)
- **IgA nephropathy/Bergers*** - thin BM disease - hereditary nephritis (alports)
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What are the main non-glomerular causes of hematuria: - upper tract (5) - lower tract (5)
- upper: stones, pyelo, RCC, TCC, obstruction | - lower: UTI, BPH, exercise, TCC, instrumentation
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What impact does excessive anticoagulation have on hematuria?
- does NOT lead to de novo hematuria but may worsen current hematuria
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What is the w/u for non-high risk hematuria?
- UA | - culture if infection suspected, then treat, then repeat UA
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What is the w/u for high risk hematuria (any of the RFs, or gross hematuria) (7)
- evaluation of upper and lower UT - US, - cytology - contrast CT - cystoscopy - retrograde ureterogram - bladder wash
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What if the w/u for hematuria in a high risk patient turns up negative?
re-evaluate in 48-72 mos. 3% will develop malignancy
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NO EBM RECS FOR SCREENING ASX PTS FOR HEMATURIA
-