GU Flashcards
Infection of one or more structures of the urinary tract
UTI
Locations of UTI
Lower: cystitis urethritis
Upper: pyelonephritis; worse
Most common site for UTI
Bladder
UTI incidence
More common in girls after 1st year of life
Boys who are circumcised
Cause of a UTI
E.Coli; bacteria enter through the urethra
Who is more at risk for UTI; why?
Females due to the short urethra
UTI sx
Foul smelling urine Dysuria Freq./ enuresis Fever Vomiting Diarrhea Irritability Poor feeds / loss of appetite Hematuria
UTI diagnosis
Urine culture w/sensitivity
Back-flow of urine from the bladder up the ureter to the kidney
Vesicoureteral Reflex
Vesicoureteral Reflex incidence
Common in children who’ve had a UTI
Familial reflux common
Females
Vesicoureteral Reflex sx
Persistent UTI
Enuresis
Flank pain
Abd. pain
Vesicoureteral Reflex diagnosis
Based on cystogram or VCUG
Reflux graded on a scale of I-V
Vesicoureteral Reflex tx
Long term prophylactic antibiotics
Surgery to correct reflux
Vesicoureteral Reflex mgmt goals
Prevent UTI
^ kidney damage
^ reflux complications (scarring)
Common congenital malformation in which the urethral meatus is on the ventral surface (underside) of the penis
Hypospadias