Genitourinary Flashcards

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What is nephrolithiasis?

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The presence of crystalline stones within the urinary system (Renal colic)

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What are the risk factors for nephrolithiasis?

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  • Dehydration
  • High salt diet
  • White
  • Male
  • Obesity
  • Crystalluria
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What are the signs and symptoms of nephrolithiasis?

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  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Urinary frequency/urgency
  • Haematuria
  • Testicular pain
  • Fever
  • Tachycardia
  • Hypotension
  • Loin pain
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How is nephrolithiasis diagnosed?

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  1. If pregnant/child - renal ultrasound
  2. Non-pregnant adult - Non-contrast CT Kidneys, Ureter, Bladder (NCCT-KUB)
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How is nephrolithiasis managed?

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  1. Symptomatic relief
    - Hydration
    - Analgesia
    - Antiemetics
  2. Watch and wait (if asymptomatic and stone <5mm)
    - Observe for sepsis
  3. Surgery for stones >10mm (or intolerable pain)
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What are the methods of drainage for obstructed kidneys?

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  • Nephrostomy
  • Ureteric stent
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What is the surgical management of kidney stones?

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  • Shock wave lithotripsy
  • Ureteroscopy
  • Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (larger stones)
  • Nephrectomy
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What is the management of ureteric stones?

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  • Conservative management
  • Drainage
  • Medical expulsive therapy
  • Surgical management
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What is the management of bladder stones?

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  • Conservative management
  • Endoscopy
  • Open/laparoscopic surgery (larger stones)
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What is acute kidney injury (AKI)?

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An acute decline in kidney function → rise in serum calcium and/or fall in urine output

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What is the pathophysiology of acute kidney injury?

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  • Pre-renal: impaired kidney perfusion
  • Renal: dysfunction of the kidney
  • Post-renal: blockage of urinary outflow tract
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What are the risk factors for AKI?

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  • Age (>65)
  • Previous AKI
  • Myeloproliferative disorder
  • NSAIDs, ACEi and ARB
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What are the signs and symptoms of AKI?

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  • Hypotension/hypovolaemia
  • Reduced urinary output
  • Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Haematuria
  • Fever/rash
  • Dizziness
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How is AKI diagnosed?

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  • Urinary output < 0.5ml/kg/hour for more than 6 hours
  • Serum creatinine increased by 1.5x (in past week)
  • Serum creatinine increase by >25µmol/l in 48 hours
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What are the differentials for AKI?

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  • CKD
  • Increased muscle mass
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What is the management for AKIs?

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  • Supportive therapy with monitoring of volume status and electrolytes
  • Treatment of the underlying cause
  • Management of complications
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What are the complications of AKI?

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  • Hyperphosphataemia
  • Uraemia
  • Hyperkalaemia
  • Chronic progressive kidney disease
  • End-stage kidney disease
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What is chronic kidney failure?

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  • Chronic renal failure
  • Abnormalities of kidney structure or function
  • Present for >3 months
  • Health implications
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How is CKD defined?

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GFR <60 ml/min/1.73m^2

Or one of the following:
- Albuminuria/proteinuria
- Urine sediment abnormalities
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- Histological abnormalities
- Structural abnormalities
- Kidney transplant

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What are the causes of CKD?

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  • Diabetes
  • Hypertension
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What are the risk factor for CKD?

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  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Hypertension
  • Age >50
  • Childhood kidney disease
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What are the common signs and symptoms of CKD?

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  • Fatigue
  • Oedema
  • Nausea (and/or vomiting)
  • Pruritis
  • Anorexia
  • Rashes
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What are the less common signs and symptoms of CKD?

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  • Arthralgia
  • Enlarged prostate
  • Foamy/cola urine
  • Orthopnoea/dyspnoea
  • Seizures
  • Retinopathy
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How is CKD diagnosed?

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  • Renal chemistry (serum creatinine and electrolytes)
  • eGFR
  • Urine analysis (haematuria, proteinuria)
  • Urinary albumin
  • Ultrasound (size, obstruction, renal colic)
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What are the differentials for CKD?
- Diabetic kidney disease - Hypertensive nephrosclerosis - Ischaemic neuropathy - Obstructive uropathy - Nephrotic syndrome - Glomerulonephritis
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What is the management of CKD?
- Slow the progression of loss of kidney function - Prevent need for transplant/renal replacement therapy - Manage underlying cause
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What are the complications of CKD?
- Anaemia - Renal osteodystrophy - CVD - Protein malnutrition - Metabolic acidosis - Hyperkalaemia - Pulmonary oedema
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What is the pathophysiology of prostate cancer?
- High-grade prostatic intra-epithelial neoplasm - Cellular proliferation along existing ducts and glands - Cytological changes mimicking neoplasm
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What are the risk factors for prostate cancer?
- Age >50 - Black - Family history
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What are the signs and symptoms of prostate cancer?
- Nocturia - Urinary frequency/hesitancy - Dysuria - Abnormal digital rectal examination - Haematuria - Weight loss - Lethargy - Palpable lymph nodes
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How is prostate cancer diagnosed?
- Raised prostate-specific antigen - Prostate biopsy
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What are the differentials for prostate cancer?
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia - Chronic prostatitis
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What is the management of prostate cancer?
- Active surveillance - Androgen deprivation therapy - External-beam radiotherapy - Brachytherapy - Radical prostatectomy
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What are the risk factors for testicular cancer?
- Cryptochidism - Gonadal dysgenesis - Family/personal history - Testicular hypertrophy - White - HIV infection
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What are the signs and symptoms of testicular cancer?
- Lump/enlargement of one testicle - Feeling of heaviness in the scrotum - Dull ache in the abdomen or groin - Fluid in the scrotum - Pain or discomfort - Back pain
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How is testicular cancer diagnosed?
- Ultrasound with colour doppler of testis - Serum beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin - Serum-alpha-fetoprotein - Serum LDH - Histology
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What are the differentials for testicular cancer?
- Testicular torsion - Epididymo-orchitis - Scrotal hernia - Hydrocele - Epididymal cyst - Haematoma
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How is testicular cancer managed?
Removal of affected testes.
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What are the complications of testicular cancer?
Infertility
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What is the pathophysiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia?
- Hyperplasia of both epithelial and stromal prostatic components - Increased stomal: epithelial ratio - Can result in bladder obstruction
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What are the risk factors for benign prostatic hyperplasia?
- Age - Family history - Smoking - Male pattern baldness - Metabolic syndrome
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What are the signs and symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia?
1. Storage symptoms - Frequency - Urgency - Nocturia 2. Voiding symptoms - Weak stream - Hesitancy - Intermittency - Straining
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How is benign prostatic hyperplasia diagnosed?
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.
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What are the differentials for benign prostatic hyperplasia?
- Overactive bladder - Prostatitis - UTI - Bladder cancer - Neurogenic bladder - Urethral structure
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How is benign prostatic hyperplasia managed?
- Behavioural management - Medication review - Alpha blockers - Surgery
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What are the complications of benign prostatic hyperplasia?
- UTI - Renal insufficiency - Bladder stones - Haematuria - Sexual dysfunction - Acute urinary retention - Overactive bladder
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What is urethritis?
- Usually an STI - Divided into gonococcal and non-gonococcal
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What is the pathophysiology of urethritis?
- Bacteria generally must attach to human cells to infect them - Antigenic variation arises quickly (can bind to multiple cells and avoid immune system)
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What causes urethritis?
- N. gonorrhoeae - C. trachomatis - M. genitalium - U. urealyticum
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What are the risk factors for urethritis?
- 15-24 years old - Female sex - MSM - Low socio-economic status - Multiple/new sexual partners - Prior/current STI - Unprotected sex
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What are the signs and symptoms of urethritis?
- Urethral discharge - Urethral pruritus/irritation - Dysuria - Orchalgia
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How is urethritis diagnosed?
- Gram stain of urethral discharge - Nucleic acid amplification test - Culture of urethral discharge
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What are the differentials for urethritis?
- Candida balanitis or vaginitis - Non-infectious urethritis - Nephrolithiasis - Interstitial cystitis - Chronic prostatitis
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How is urethritis managed?
- Alleviate acute symptoms and prevent transmission - Sex abstinence - Treat both gonococcal and non-gonococcal until confirmed which it is
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What are the possible complications of urethritis?
- Chronic non-gonococcal urethritis - Genitourinary abscess - Urethral stricture/fistula - Epididymitis - Disseminated gonococcal infection - Pneumonia
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What is pyelonephritis?
A severe infectious inflammatory disease of the kidney which can be acute, recurrent or chronic.
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What is the pathophysiology of acute pyelonephritis?
- A result of ascending UTI - Haematogenous seeding in patients with bacteraemia - Blockage can lead to treatment failure and renal abscess
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What are the causes of acute pyelonephritis?
- Gram-negative bacteria - E.coli most common
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What are the risk factors for acute pyelonephritis?
- Hx/FHx of UTIs - Stress incontinence - Diabetes - Catheter/renal stones - Urinary abnormality - Immunosuppression - New sexual partner - Pregnancy
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What are the investigations for acute pyelonephritis?
1. Urinalysis: - +ve leukocytes - +ve nitrites - Non-visible haematuria - WBC casts 2. Urine culture and sensitivity 3. US to rule out obstruction
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What are the differentials for acute pyelonephritis?
- LUTI - Cystitis - Acute prostatitis - Urethritis - Chronic pyelonephritis - Pelvic inflammatory disease
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What is the management of acute pyelonephritis?
- Antibiotics
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What are the possible complications of acute pyelonepritis?
- Renal failure - Sepsis - Renal abscess formation - Emphysematous pyelonephritis - Parenchymal renal scarring - Recurrent UTIs
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What are the causes of chronic pyelonephritis?
- Recurrent infections resulting from anatomical abnormalities - Vesicoureteral reflux - Inadequate treatment/recurrence of acute pyelonephritis
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What are the risk factors for chronic pyelonephritis?
- Acute pyelonephritis - Vesicoureteral reflux - Obstruction - Renal caliculi - Diabetes mellitus
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How is chronic pyelonephritis diagnosed?
- Renal function tests - Electrolyte panel - FBC - Renal ultrasound - Kidney-ureter-bladder X-ray - CT abdomen
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What are the differentials for chronic pyelonephritis?
- Acute pyelonephritis - Renal caliculi - Renal cancer
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How is chronic pyelonephritis managed?
- No specific treatment available - Renal damage is not reversible - Eliminate UTIs - Repair anatomical or functional issues
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What are the possible complications of chronic pyelonephritis?
- AKI - Hyperparathyroidism - Obstruction - CKD
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What is the pathophysiology of prostatitis?
- Many ways to develop it - Intraprostatic reflux - Elevated IgG and IgA
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What causes prostatitis?
E coli
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What are the risk factors for prostatitis?
- UTI - Benign prostatic enlargement - Urinary tract instrumentation/manipulation
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What are the signs and symptoms of prostatitis?
- Fever - Chills - Malaise - Tender prostate - <50 - Urinary frequency - Dysuria
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How is prostatitis diagnosed?
- Urinalysis - Urine culture - Culture of prostatic secretions - Blood cultures
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What are the differentials for prostatitis?
- BPH - Prostate cancer - UTI - Bladder cancer - Colorectal cancer - Epididimytis/orchiditis
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How is prostatitis managed?
Antibiotics (quinolone)
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What are the possible complications of prostatitis?
- Urinary retention - Sepsis - Prostatic abscess - Chronic prostatitis
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What is the pathophysiology of cystitis?
- E. coli commensal to GIT or vagina can infect the urethra - Can occur due to sex or infection of surrounding tissues
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What causes cystitis?
E coli
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What are the risk factors for cystitis?
- Frequent sexual intercourse - History of UTIs - Congenital abnormality - Urinary catheter - Diabetes mellitus - Spinal cord injuries - Pregnancy - Immunodeficiency - Older age
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What are the signs and symptoms of cystitis?
- Dysuria - Urgency and frequency - Suprapubic pain - Abdo pain - Fever - Vaginal discharge and pruritus
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What are the investigations for cystitis?
- Urinalysis - Urine microscopy - Urine culture and sensitivity
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What are the differentials for cystitis?
- Pyelonephritis - Vaginitis - Interstitial cystitis - Chlamydia urethritis
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What is the management for cystitis?
Antibiotics
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What are the possible complications of cystitis?
- Pyelonephritis - Preterm delivery - Urinary retention - Recurrent UTIs
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What is a varicocele?
Abnormal dilation of the internal spermatic veins and pampiniform plexus.
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What is the pathophysiology of a varicocele?
The exact cause is unknown, thought to be a dysfunction of the countercurrent multiplier system. Associated with: - Abnormal gonadotropin levels - Impaired spermatogenesis - Histological changes to sperm - Infertility
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What are the signs and symptoms of varicocele?
- Painless scrotal mass - Left-sided signs/symptoms - Small testicle - Infertility
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How are varicoceles diagnosed?
Clinical examination.
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What are the differentials for varicoceles?
- Paratesticular mass - Cord hydrocele - Inguinal hernia - Spermatocele
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How are varicoceles managed?
Surgical repair.
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What is an epididymal cyst?
A smooth, extratesticular, spherical cyst in the head of the epididymis.
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What is the pathophysiology of an epididymal cyst?
- Clean and milky (spermatocele) fluid - Lie above the head of the testes
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What is the clinical presentation of an epididymal cyst?
- Lump - May be painful if large - Well defined - Testis palpable separate to the cyst
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How is an epididymal cyst diagnosed?
Ultrasound
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What are the differentials for an epididymal cyst?
- Spermatocele - Hydrocele - Varicocele
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How is an epididymal cyst managed?
- Treatment normally not required - If painful and symptomatic; excision
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What is a hydrocele?
A collection of serous fluid between tunica vaginalis that surrounds the testes or along the spermatic cord. Can be communicating and non-communicating.
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What are the risk factors for hydrocele?
- Male sex - Prematurity/ low birth weight - Infant - Late descent of testes - Increased intraperitoneal fluid/pressure - Inflammation/injury within scrotum - Testicular cancer - Connective tissue disorders
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What are the signs and symptoms of hydrocele?
- Scrotal mass - Transillumination - Enlargement of scrotal mass following activity - Variation in scrotal mass during the day
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How are hydroceles diagnosed?
Clinically - no tests are done
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What are the differentials for hydroceles?
- Inguinal hernia - Testicular cancer - Epididymitis - Epididymo-orchitis - Epididymal cyst - Scrotal oedema - Testicular torsion - Varicocele
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How are hydroceles managed?
- Surgery if large or uncomfortable - Aspiration can be considered
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What are the possible complications of hydroceles?
- Haematoma - Inguinal hernia - Pain in inguinal area - Lower extremity oedema - Testicular atrophy - Infertility
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What is nephritic syndrome?
A collection of signs and symptoms that occur as a result of inflammation in the kidneys. Affects kidney function and causes protein and blood to leak into the urine.
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What is the pathophysiology of nephritic syndrome?
Largely triggered by immune-mediated injury exhibiting both humoral and cellular components. A variety of non-immunological metabolic, haemodynamic and toxic stress can also induce glomerular injury.
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What causes nephritic syndrome?
1. Type III hypersensitivity - Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis - IgA nephropathy - Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis 2. Multiple causes - Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis - Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis 3. Defect in collagen synthesis - Alport syndrome
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What are the risk factors for nephritic syndrome?
- Infection - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Systemic vasculitis - Neoplasms (lymphoma, lung, colorectal etc) - Haemolytic uraemia syndrome - Drugs
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What are the signs and symptoms of nephritic syndrome?
Most common: - Haematuria - Sub-nephrotic-range proteinuria - Oedema - Hypertension - Oliguria
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How is nephritic syndrome diagnosed?
- Bloods (increased creatinine and BUN) - Urinalysis (haematuria and proteinuria) - Renal biopsy
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What are the differentials for nephritic syndrome?
- Nephrolithiasis - Bladder cancer - Renal cancer - Pre or post-renal failure
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How is nephritic syndrome managed?
- Reverse renal damage + preserve renal function - Treat systemic cause - Immunosuppression (eg. steroids) - Blood pressure control (ACEi/ARB)
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What are the possible complications of nephritic syndrome?
- AKI - CKD
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What is nephrotic syndrome?
Triad of: - Proteinuria - Hypoalbuminemia - Peripheral oedema Hyperlipidaemia and thrombotic disease often comorbid.
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What is the pathophysiology of nephrotic syndrome?
Glomerular proteinuria develops when components of the filtration barrier are disrupted. The liver compensates the loss of albumin, contributing to the development of lipid abnormalities including hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia.
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What causes nephrotic syndrome?
- Can be primary or secondary - Focal segmented glomerulosclerosis - Membrane nephropathy - Diabetic nephropathy - Amyloidosis
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What are the risk factors for the development of nephrotic syndrome?
- Conditions affecting the kidneys - Drugs (eg. NSAIDs) - Infections (HIV, Hep B/C, malaria)
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What are the signs and symptoms of nephrotic syndrome?
- Oedema - Foamy urine - Weight gain (fluid retention) - Fatigue - Loss of appetite - Albuminuria - Hyperlipidaemia - Proteinuria
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How is nephrotic syndrome diagnosed?
- 24h urine collection (protein levels >3.5mg) - Renal biopsy
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What are the differentials for nephrotic syndrome?
- Minimal change disease - Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis - Membranous nephropathy - Diabetic nephropathy - Multiple myeloma-associated AL amyloidosis - IgA nephropathy
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How is nephrotic syndrome treated?
- Sodium and fluid restriction - High dose diuretic treatment - Steroids - Blood pressure control
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What are the possible complications of nephrotic syndrome?
- Infections - Venous thromboembolism - AKI - CKD - Osteitis fibrosa cystica - Osteomalacia
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What are the 3 main risk factors for renal cancer?
- Smoking - Obesity - Genetic (Also hypertension and dialysis)
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How does renal cell carcinoma present?
1. Classic triad - Haematuria - Loin pain - Mass Usually diagnosed incidentally from a scan.
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What investigations are done for renal cell carcinoma?
- US kidneys - CT renal (and chest if enhancing mass) - MRI if extending into vein - Investigate bones and brain for metastatic disease
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When should a biopsy be considered for renal cell carcinoma?
- Indeterminable mass - Prior to ablation - Metastatic disease systemic therapy
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What is the management of renal cell carcinoma?
- Active surveillance - Radiofrequency ablation - Partial nephrectomy - Radical nephrectomy - Palliative embolisation - Immunotherapy
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What are the risk factors for bladder cancer?
- Smoking - Aromatic hydrocarbons - Dyes - Rubber - Industrial exposures (eg. leather workers, hairdressers) - Drugs (most commonly cyclophosphamide)
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How does bladder cancer present?
- Haematuria (painless visible 85%) - LUTS - Recurent UTIs
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What investigations are done for bladder cancer?
- Flexible cystoscopy - US - CT urogram
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What is the management of bladder cancer?
- Transurethral resection - Intravesical therapy (mitomycin or BCG) - Radical cystoprostatectomy - Anterior exentoration (in women) - Radiotherapy (Surgical management for muscle invasive cancers)
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What is an anterior exentoration?
Removal of the bladder, uterus and ovaries.
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What are the types of bladder cancer?
- Transitional cell carcinoma (90%) - Squamous cell carcinoma - Adenocarcinoma (rare, poor prognosis)
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What is bacteriuria?
The presence of bacteria in the urine
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What is pyuria?
- The presence of leukocytes in the urine - Associated with infection - Can be sterile pyuria
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What is an uncomplicated UTI?
UTI in non-pregnant women
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What is a complicated UTI?
- Pregnant women - Men - Catheterised patients - Children - Recurrent/persistent infection - Immunocompromised Any UTI other than in non-pregnant women.
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What are the most common causes of UTIs?
- E. coli - Proteus - Klebsiella - Enterococci - Staph infection
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What are the pathogenic causes of UTI?
- Stasis during pregnancy - Ureteric stones - Low urinary volume - Bladder stones or tumour - Obstruction from prostatic hypertrophy - Catheterisation allowing colonisation
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What are the symptoms of lower urinary tract infection?
- Dysuria - Frequency
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What are the symptoms of upper urinary tract infection?
- Systemic symptoms eg. fever - Loin pain - Pyuria
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What investigations are done for UTIs?
Urinalysis and microscopy.
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What does urinalysis tell us may be present in the urine?
- Blood - Protein - pH - Glucose - Leukocytes - Nitrates - Ketones
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Give examples of types of urine samples.
- MSU - CSU - Bag urine - Clean catch - SPA aspirate - Early morning (specifically for TB)
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How is an uncomplicated UTI treated?
3 day course of antibiotics
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How is a complicated UTI treated?
- Send a sample for culture - 7 day course of antibiotics
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What are the first line antibiotics used to treat UTIs?
Avoid broad spectrum antibiotics - Nitrofurantoin - Fosfomycin - Pivemcillinam
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What are the complications of long-term catheters?
- UTI/pyelonephritis - Stones - Obstruction - Chronic inflammaiton
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What factors increase the prevalence of UTI in pregnancy?
- Age - Parity - Sexual activity - Diabetes - Previous UTI
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What are the potential complications of pyelonephritis?
- Renal abscess - Emphysematous pyelonephritis
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What is the innervation of the penis?
- Erection = parasympathetic (S2-4) - Ejaculation = sympathetic (T11-L2) Point and shoot!
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What can cause erectile dysfunction?
- Hypogonadism - Trauma - Drugs - Psychosomatic
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What is the pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction?
- Neurogenic = failure to initiate - Arteriogenic = failure to fill (commonest) - Venogenic = failure to store
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What are the risk factors for erectile dysfunction?
- CVD - Diabetes - Depression - Obesity - Alcohol - Medicaitons - Pelvic surgery
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What is the management of erectile dysfunction?
- Treat underlying cause - Consider referral to other specialties - Psychosexual counseling
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What is the medical management of erectile dysfunction?
- PDE-5 inhibitors (viagra) - Intraurethral suppository - Vacuum-assisted device - Implant