Clinical Flashcards
What are the 2 ways to catheter a patient?
- Urethral
2. Suprapubic (take care not to pierce the peritoneal cavity)
Frank/visible/macroscopic haematuria can present either constantly throughout urination or intermittently.
What type would suggest a bladder/URT involvement as opposed to prostatic/urtethral involvement?
Constant haematuria = bladder/URT - as blood has chance to pool and mix in bladder
Intermittent = LRT - prostate/urethra
What is the mnemonic to remember prostate symptoms?
FUN PISS
Frequency
Urgency
Nocturia
Painful urination
Incontience
Stream (weak or dribbling)/straining
STD Hx/ Stone Hx
Painless visible haematuria is what until proven otherwise?
Malignancy
In what 3 circumstances should haematuria patients be admitted?
- Clot/ clot retention
- anaemia
- unwell