Genitourinary Screen Flashcards
Gender identity
Internal sense of being male, female, or neither
Transgender, transsexual, trans, gender non-binary, incongruent
Gender ID does not align with their sex record at birth.
Gender Expression
communicates gender ID (appearance, name, pronouns)
Cisgender, non transgender
Persons whose gender ID aligns with sex record at birth
Gender affirming hormone treatment and surgeries
Medical interventions that transgender persons might consider to alight appearance and gender identity
Gender transition, affirmation, confirmation
Overall process of alignment of physical characteristics or gender expression
Gender dysphoria
Discomfort due to nonalignment between gender ID and sex recorded at birth Not all trans have dysphoria
Dark Brown Urine
Hepatic or biliary obstructive disease Rhabdomylosis
Reddish Urine
Occurs with many GI Vegetable dyes, beets
Medications Pyridium
Dark yellow/Amber urine
Dehydration
Screening Questions for Urine
Do you have any trouble with the bathroom?
How long noticed?
Is there history?
Do you have a upper respiratory tract infection or sore throat?
Have you noticed if it starts clear and changes color?
Associated symptoms? fever?
What are possible causes for Increased urine flow (frequency or urgency)
Nocturia = increased frequency at night urgency is hallmark symptom of UTI Increased output = Polyuria (Diabetes)
What are possible causes for urine retention?
Obstructive disorders (prostate hyperplasia, BPH) Cauda Equina syndrome (w/ LBP and saddle anesthesia)
What are possible causes for dysuria?
Painful urination Common with bacterial infections of urinary tract Cystitis or bladder infection if lower in tract
What are possible causes for force of stream or difficulty initiating urine?
BPH
Renal Failure