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Exam #3: Geniturinary Flashcards

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Is trauma to the GU tract only caused by an external force?

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NO

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What is the medial border of the kidney that receives renal blood vessels?

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Hilium renal artery

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What does the term “working element” refer to?

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resectoscope

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What is the O-connor shield used for?

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Rectal exams when palpating the prostate.

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What portion of the kidney contains the glomeruli?

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Cortex

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What are the sources for donor kidneys?

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Living & cadaver

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What approach for a prostatectomy provides good exposure to the fossa?

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Perineal prostatectomy

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What is the term for a testicle twisted in the scrotum, that requires immediate medical attention?

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Testicular torsion

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What does the renal artery supply blood to?

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Kidney

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What is the term for the condition when the testicles fail to descend within the first year of life?

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criptorchidism

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What is nephrolithiasis?

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Kidney Stones

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What is the name for male urethral sounds?

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Van Buren urethral sound

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What clinical landmark is marked the urethral and ureteral orifices?

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Reigone

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How should sounds be lined up on the back table?

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Smallest to largest

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Where does the blood supply for the ureters in the pelvic section come from?

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Branches of the superior or inferior vesicle artery

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What instrument fits into a cystoscope sheath and used to direct a catheter into the urethral orifice?

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Catheter deflecting element

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What does the vesical artery supply blood to?

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bladder

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What is used to coagulate small areas, after a bladder biopsy?

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Bugby Electrode

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What are some symptoms of Cushing’s Syndrome?

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Hirsuitism
glucose intolerance and
emotional instability

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What are the Randall Stone Forceps used for?

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Grasp renal stones

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What is the prepuce?

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portion of skin at the distal base of the penis

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What is used to guide stents, dilators, and baskets into the ureters?

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Guide Wires

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What does pheochromocytoma affect?

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Adrenal Medulla

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What is the stone basket used for?

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Removes renal calculi via the ureteroscope or cystoscope

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What is the prostatic urethra?
Proximal portion of the male urethra
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Know what the loop electrode looks like?
-
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What does Addison’s Disease affect?
Adrenal glands
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Know what the Ellik Evacuator looks like
_
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What is Cushing’s Disease?
Overproduction of cortisol
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Why is renal cooling used?
1. Preserve renal function if they think the artery will be occluded for a long time. 2. If part of the kidney is going to remain in the PT 3. If the kidney is being used for transplant
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How is the dialysate drained in CAPD?
By gravity
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How is the dialysate drained in CAPD?
Gravity
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What are four approaches for removing the prostate?
1. TURP 2. Suprapubic 3. Perineal 4. Laparoscopic 5. Retropubic
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What kind of Urinary calculi is the most common?
calcium
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What does KUB stand for?
Kidney ureters and bladder
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What does phimosis affect?
Penis
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What does IVU stand for?
Intravenous uretergram
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What is polycystic kidney disease?
Multiple fluid filled benign cyst in the parenchyma of the kidney
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What procedure uses a mobile lithotriptor that is often purchased cooperatively or owned by a corporation and leased to sites, is noninvasive, pulverizes urinary calculi into smaller fragments, and requires expensive, highly specialized equipment?
Extracorporeal shockwave Lithotripsy
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What age group is affected by aggressive testicular cancer malignancy?
20-40
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During transurethral procedures, what instrument is used to accommodate the extra length of the scope and can have additional ports for the use of other items?
bridge
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What can be visualized with flexible transurethral scopes?
KUB
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What part of the resectoscope is used with cautery loops, balls, and blades?
Working element
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What is epispadias?
absence of the anterior wall of the urethra
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What does a white cell count over 10,000 indicate?
Infection
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What kind of imaging uses intravenous dye and radiological films to view the urinary system?
IVU
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What does MIBG detect?
Pheochromocytoma
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What is accessed using the Gibson incision?
Lower portion of the ureter
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What incision is used for a radical orchiectomy?-
Inguinal
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Why are a subtotal and a simple nephrectomy performed?
Subtotal: Excise either pole of the kidney or small cancers of the kidney Simple: To excise a kidney for transplant
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What is the lumbar incision typically used for?
- Adrenalectomy - renal biopsy - removal of a small lowline kidney
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What is an ileal conduit?
Divert the urine flow through an isolated loop of bowel
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What kind abdominal tumor is most common in pediatric patient’s?
Whilm's tumor
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What can be removed to treat reproductive malignancies?
Adrenal Gland
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What should the ST expect if the pleural cavity is entered?
Chest tube
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What kind of suture would be used to close a ureterotomy?
6-0 absorbable
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Which Kidney is preferred when performing a renal transplant from a living donor?
Left, because the renal artery is longer
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What procedure can be used to treat MILD stress incontinence?
anterior colporrhaphy
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Why would the bladder be filled with formalin during a urethral transection?
Prevent seeding of malignant cells
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What is removed in a simple orchiectomy?-
- Testes | - Epdidimis
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Which procedure is often performed during a Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz?
Hysterectomy
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When is an Ellick Evacuator used?
Removal tissue fragments from the bladder during a TURP
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What procedure repairs an abnormal dilation of spermatic veins in the spermatic cord?
Vericocelectomy
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What is a suprapubic prostatectomy?
Incision into the bladder to remove the prostate and block
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What can occur during the excision of a Pheochromocytoma if the tumor is manipulated?
Severe hypertension
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What is the right kidney slightly lower than the left?
Due to the liver
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Is family history relevant in the diagnosis of polycystic kidney disease?
YES
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What are some characteristics of the female urethra?
- travels in front of the posterior portion of the vagina - surrounded my muscle fibers that form the urethrovaginal sphincter - It is separated from the vagina by aureolar tissue
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Testing for potassium levels can help diagnosis what?
Function of the kidneys
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What age group is most likely to have bladder tumors, what is a common symptom, and do they recur?
- most common in PTs 50 years or older - Hematuria - Yes
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What does PSA test for?
Malignant prostate disease
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What is a late sign of systemic absorption of irrigating fluid during a TURP?
Seizure
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Are kidney transplant techniques different in children and adults?
yes
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Can a circumcision be performed on an infant with no anesthetic?
yes
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What piece of equipment is required for vasovasotomy?
microscope
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What patients can be affected by stress incontinence?
Older PTs and women who have given birth
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What position is used for orchiectomy, what approach is used for malignancy, and what may be placed after?-
Supine, Inguinal, testicular implant
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What do the adrenal glands secrete?
Norepinephrine & epinepheine
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What fluid is used during a TURP?
Glycine
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When is the balloon on a foley catheter filled?
When urine is present in the tube

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