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39 - Urology Flashcards

1
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Fascia around kidney

A

Gerota’s fascia

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2
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Anterior to posterior configuration of renal vessels

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VAP (Renal vein -> artery -> pelvis)

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3
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Which renal vessel crosses posterior to the IVC

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Right renal artery

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4
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Which renal vessel lies anterior to the aorta

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Left renal vein

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5
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The ureters cross over _

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Iliac vessels

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6
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Which renal vessel has collaterals and can thus be ligated

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Left renal vein

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7
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Connects to the vas deferens (2)

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Epididymis

Seminal Vesicles

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8
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The testicular artery, pampiform plexus, vas deferens, cremasteric muscle and ilioinguinal/genital nerves make up the _

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Spermatic cord structures

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9
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Erection is due to _ nerve fibers

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Parasympathetic

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10
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Ejaculation is due to _ nerve fibers

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Sympathetic

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11
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Most common cause of acute renal insufficiency following surgery

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Hypotension

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12
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Most common kidney stone type (75%)

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Calcium oxalate

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13
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Radiopaque kidney stone types

A

Calcium oxalate

Struvite

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14
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Stone type increased with terminal ileum resection

A

Calcium oxalate

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15
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Stone type that occur with infections from UREASE producing bacteria (proteus mirabilis)

A

Struvite

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16
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Stone type that can result in staghorn calculi

A

Struvite

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17
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Radiolucent stone types

A

Uric acid

Cysteine

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18
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Stone type increased in pts with ileostomies and myeloproliferative disorders

A

Uric acid

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19
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Stone type associated with congenital disorders such as cystinuria

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Cysteine stones

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20
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Size of stone likely not to pass

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> 6mm

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21
Q

1 cancer killer in men 25-35

A

Testicular cancer

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22
Q

Most common symptom with testicular cancer

A

Painless hard mass

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23
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Surgical intervention for testicular mass and what type of incision

A

Orchiectomy through INGUINAL incision

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24
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Labs value correlating with tumor bulk in testicular cancer

A

LDH

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25
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Labs to check with testicular cancer (3)

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B-HCG, AFP, LDH

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26
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Most likely type of testicular cancer with cryptorchidism

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Seminoma

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27
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Seminoma should not have elevated _ (lab value)

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AFP

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28
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Testicular cancer type extremely sensitive to XRT

29
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Tx for seminoma

A

Orchiectomy and retroperitoneal XRT

30
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Embryonal, teratoma, choriocarcinoma and yolk sac tumors are _ type of testicular cancer

A

Nonseminimatous

31
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Tx for nonseminomatous tumors

A

Orchiectomy and retroperitoneal nodal dissection

32
Q

Chemo for testiuclar cancer (3)

A

Cisplatin
Bleomycin
VP-16

33
Q

When to give chemo for seminoma and nonseminoma testicular cancers

A

Seminoma - Metastatic dz or bulky retroperitoneal dz

Nonseminomas - Stage 2 or greater

34
Q

Most common site of prostate cancer

A

Posterior lobe

35
Q

Most common site of prostate cancer metastasis

36
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Prostate Ca Tx for intracapsular tumors (no mets) - 3 options

A

1 - XRT
2 - Radical prostatectomy with pelvic LN dissection
3 - Nothing (depending on age/life span)

37
Q

Prostate Ca Tx for extracapsular invasion or metastatic dz

A

XRT and adrogen ablation (leuprolide, flutamide, b/l orchiectomy)

38
Q

Methods of androgen ablation for prostate cancer (3)

A

1 - GnRH agonist (leuprolide)
2 - Testosterone receptor blocker (flutamide)
3 - Bilateral orchietomy

39
Q

With prostatectomy, PSA should go to 0 within _ weeks

40
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1 primary tumor of the kidney

A

Renal cell carcinoma

41
Q

Most common site for RCC mets

42
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Erythrocytosis can occur secondary to _

A

Increased erythropoietin (HTN)

43
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Tx for RCC (3)

A

Radical nephrectomy with regional nodes, XRT, chemotx

44
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Components of radical nephrectomy (4)

A

Kidney
Adrenal
Gerota’s fascia
regional nodes

45
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Most common tumor in the kidney

A

Breast Ca metastasis

46
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Tx for transitional cell CA of renal pelvis

A

Radical nephroureterectomy

47
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Components of Von Hippel Lindau syndrome (3)

A

Renal cell carcinoma
CNS tumors
Pheochromocytoma

48
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Dx for bladder cancer

A

Cystoscopy

49
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Squamous cell CA of bladder associated with _ infection

A

Schistosomiasis

50
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Tx of bladder CA with muscle invasion (>/= T2) - 3 things

A

Cystectomy with ileal conduit
Chemo
XRT

51
Q

Chemo for bladder cancer

A 
(MVAC)
Methotrexate
Vinblastine
Adriamycin
Cisplatin
52
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Tx of bladder CA with no muscle invasion (2)

A

Intravesical BCG injection

Transurethral resection

53
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Suturetype to use with ureter repaair

A

Absorbable (prevent stone formation)

54
Q

Alpha blocker examples and MOA for BPH

A

Tamsulosin, doxazosin

Smooth muscle relaxers

55
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5-alpha reductase inhibitor examples and MOA

A

Finasteride

Inhibits conversion of testosterone to DHT

56
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Hypermobile urethra or loss of sphincter mechanism resulting in incontinence

A

Stress incontinence

57
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Incomplete emptying of enlarged bladder incontinence

A

Overflow incontinence

58
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Dx of vesicoureteral reflux

A

Voiding cystourethrogram

59
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Most common urinary tract abnormality

A

Ureteral duplication

60
Q

Most common reason for newborn boy not to urinate

A

Posterior urethral valve

61
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Dx of posterio urethral valve

A

Voiding cystourethrogram

62
Q

Ventral opening on penis

A

Hypospadias

63
Q

Dorsal opening on penis

A

Epispadias

64
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When to repair hypospadias

65
Q

Horseshoe kidney is usually joined at _ pole

66
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Renal association with WBC casts

A

Pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis

67
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Renal association with RBC casts

A

Glomerulonephritis

68
Q

Surigcal intervention for phimosis

A

Dorsal slit

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