Exam 3 Flashcards
Irritative symptoms
Frequency
Nocturnia
Urgency
Urge incontinence
Obstructive symptoms
Hesitancy Weak stream Small caliber stream Intermittent urination Straining to produce stream Prolonged/ incomplete emptying
Varicocele general
Dilation of veins of pampiniform plexus
Left sided most common (if right need to work up for tumor or thrombus)
Bag of worms on exam
Varicocele associated with…
Infertility and testicular atrophy, but rarely discomfort
Spermatocele general
Retention cyst, holds cloudy fluid containing sperm
Above and posterior to the testes
US helpful
Hydrocele
Fluid collection in tunica vaginalis
Painless
Transilluminates
Infants- resolve
Adults- need surgery usually
Spontaneous decent rare after…
6-12 months
Cryptorchidism at higher risk of…
Testicular CA, 5x
Bilateral means infertility
Testicular cancer general
Most common solid tumor of young adult males, 15-35 years
Germ cell tumors
Testicular cancer presentation
Painless nodularity or enlargement
Dull ache or heaviness
10% asymptomatic
10% significant pain from hemorrhage
10% sx of metastatic d
Testicular torsion general
Usually prepubertal males
Two types: extra and intravaginal (more common)
Left testis more commonly affected
Intravaginal testicular torsion
Bell clapper deformity, malrotation within tunica vaginalis
Testicular torsion symptoms
Acute, severe pain, often during night or early am
Nausea/vomiting
Testicular torsion exam
Edema, induration or erythema
Tenderness
Elevated testes
Absent cremasteric reflex
De-torsion timing
<6 hours, 90% salvage
>12 hours, 50%
>24 hours, 10%
Torsion of testicular appendage
Remnant of mullerian and wolffian ducts, painful but no significant risk
Blue dot sign- paratesticular nodule on superior testicle is pathognomonic
Epididymitis
Usually infectious
Urethral discomfort
Scrotal swelling
Fever
Firm, tender epididymis
Orchitis
Testicular inflammation, usually infectious
Can see with UTI, prostatitis, mumps
Fournier’s gangrene
Necrotizing skin and soft tissue infection of scrotum and perineum
Preceded by scratching, shaving or mild insults
Fournier’s gangrene presentation
Abrupt onset of pain
Rapid spread to abdominal/gluteal muscles
Aggressive drainage/debridement and antibiotics needed
Hypospadias
Ventral opening of urethral meatus
Ventral curvature of penis
Genetic component with usually endocrine factor
Epispadias
Exposed or open dorsal urethra
Mild form of bladder exstrophy
Surgical care
Phimosis
Tightness of foreskin, prevents retraction of prepuce over glans
Usually resolves by 5 years
Paraphimosis
Foreskin trapped below glans
Leads to venous engorgement, ischmia, and even autoamputation
Balanitis
Inflammation or infection of glans
Candida in diabetes patients
Urethritis
Urethral inflammation
Usually STD, commonly chlamydia (1) or gonorrhea (2)
Signs/symptoms of urethritis
Dysuria
Pruritus, burning or discharge
Peyronie disease
Fibrotic disorder of tunica albuginea
Penile curvature and sexual dysfunction
5% of men over 50
Usually penile trauma
Acute cystitis
Acute infection of the bladder
Frequency/urgency/dysuria/suprapubic discomfort
Cloudy, malodorous urine or hematuria
Ph >7.5 suggests …
Urease production
Reflex to cx is helpful when…
Patient is sick, fails treatment, or has complicated disease
Daily abx help patients with how many UTI’s a year?
3+
Pyelonephritis
Upper UTI affecting renal pelvis and parenchyma
Usually ascending from cystitis
Presentation of pyelonephritis
Fever, shaking chills
May be septic
Flank pain/CVA tenderness
Acute bacterial prostatitis
Likely reflux of infected urine into prostatic ducts
Fever, perineal pain and irritative and/or obstructive sx
Exam in acute bacterial prostatitis
High fever
Warm, tender prostate
Chronic bacterial prostatitis
May evolve from acute
UA often normal
Diffficult to cure
Non bacterial prostatitis
Identical presentation to chronic prostatitis
Most common syndrome
Dx of exclusion
Rule out bladder cancer
Prostatodynia
Voiding and/or pelvic floor dysfunction in young to middle aged men
Mimics prostatitis but normal prostate
Interstitial cystitis
“Painful bladder syndrome”
Pain with bladder filling that is relieved with urination
Dx of exclusion
Females ~40
Interstitial cystitis workup
UA
Cystoscopy- fill bladder with saline and visualize with scope
Txt of interstitial cystitis
Amitriptyline
Unexplained hematuria…
In an older (esp male smoker) patient is bladder CA until proven otherwise
DIAPPERS
Delirium Infection Strophic urethritis or vaginitis Pharmaceuticals Psych factors Excess urine output Restricted mobility Stool impaction
DIAPPERS is to assess..
Urinary incontinence
Urge incontinence
Uninhibited detrusor contraction leading to leakage
Leaking after sudden onset of intense urge to urinate
Stress incontinence
Common in older women
Instantaneous leakage of urine after stress or valsalva, usually only while away
Urethral obstruction
Common cause of male incontinence
Dribbling after voiding
Check post void residual!
Overflow incontinence
Uncommon
Underactive detrustor due to LMN dysfunction
Frequency, nocturia, frequent leakage of small amounts
BPH general
Most common benign tumor in men
50% genetics
Progressive urinary retention and other urinary sx
BPH on exam
Smooth, firm, elastic prostate
Need to do focused neuro exam
PSA can be tested
TURP
Transurethral resection of prostate
Risk of retrograde ejaculation in 75%, maybe ED
TULIP and TUNA
Laser or needle ablation of prostate
First line treatment for BPH
Medical therapy
Prostate cancer general
Most common non skin CA in men
> 40% of men over 50 have prostate cancer, it is slow growing and local
High risk groups for prostate CA
Black men
Family history
High dietary fat intake
Prostate cancer screening/diagnosis
PSA detects subclinical disease often
DRE shows induration
Voiding/obstructive symptoms
PSA levels that are concerning
4 is the cutoff for high
> 0.75 increase in PSA
Staging for prostate cancer
Gleason grading system
Kidney stones general
More common in men, 3rd and 4th decade
Warm, humid areas from dehydration
Kidney stone presentation
Severe renal colic Flank pain CVA tenderness Awaken from sleep N/V Pain shifts to lower abdomen
Writhing and can’t get comfortable, often hematuria
Stones what size can be passed spontaneously?
<5 mm
Most common stones?
Calcium oxalate
Struvite stones
Infection
Coffin lid crystals or staghorn calculi
Proteus, pseudomonas
First line kidney stone imaging
Spiral CT
Recurrence rate of kidney stones?
50% in 5 years if no medical management
Lifestyle modifications for kidney stones
Increase fluids, reduce salt
Pain meds and gentle fluids in acute episode
Ureteral stone treatments
Ureteroscopic stone extraction
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Decreased libido with ED?
Androgen deficiency
Does patient have any normal erections, like during sleep/early am?
If yes, organic disease is unlikely
Ability to attain but not maintain an erection suggests…
Vascular issue
Medication trial for ED
Give PDE 5 and see if erection develops
If not, vasoactive injectable
If still none, vascular evaluation needed
ED treatment
Counseling for psych issues
Testosterone replacement therapy, PDE 5
Vasoactive therapy
Priapism general
Persistent erection of penis >4 hours
Ischemic (more common, emergency)
Nonischemic (rare, usually AV fistula)
Priapism common causes
Sickle cell disease (kids)
ED drugs (adults)
Priapism workup
Cavernosal blood gas analysis- black if ischemic, normal if non ischemic
Rule out heme abnormalities
US
Less that 4 hours traetment of priapism
Intervacernous phenylephrine to contract smooth muscle and decrease blood volume
More than 4 hours txt of priapism
Phenylephrine and aspiration
Male factors of infertility
Decreased sperm production or function
Obstruction of male GU tract
Male infertility workup
Semen analysis on 2 separate occasions (2-3 days of abstinence)
Usually 1.5-5 mL volume
Oligozoospermia
<15 M sperm/mL
Azoospermia
No sperm
Spermatogenesis takes…
70 days
Increased FSH and LH but decreased testosterone…
Primary testicular failure
Decreased FSH LH and testosterone…
Secondary testicular failure
Problem in hypothalamus or pituitary
Vulva
Area immediately external to vagina
Lichen sclerosis
Benign, chronic progressive derm condition with:
Marked inflammation
Epithelial thinning
Pruritus and pain
Lichen sclerosis referred to as…
Onion skin epithelium or cigarette paper skin
Loss of normal anatomical landmarks and stenosis of vaginal introitus
Lichen simplex chronicus
Itch that rashes
Develops after scratching/rubbing from irritant dermatitis
Repetitive trauma causing epidermal thickening, inflammatory cells, heightened sensitivity, more irritation
Lichen simplex chronicus signs/symptom
Vulvar pruritus or burning, relieved by scratching or rubbing
Reddened areas with hyperplasia or hyperpigmented plaques
Lichen planus general and symptoms
Inflammatory derm condition that is likely autoimmune
Chronic vulvar burning/pruritus
Insertional dyspareunia
Profuse vaginal discharge