GU and reproductive disorders Flashcards
BPH clinical presentation
- Increased urinary frequency and urgency
- Nocturia
- Difficulty initiating urinary stream
- Weak stream, starting and stopping during micturition
BPH diagnostic testing
- UA and/or culture
- Postvoid residual volume test
- Transrectal US
- Rule out renal failure (prolonged urinary outflow obstruction can lead to hydronephrosis)
BPH treatment
- Avoid making symptoms worse
- Anticholinergics → TCAs, first gen antihistamines
- Opioid use and inactivity cause urinary retention
- Irritants → caffeine, alcohol
- Alpha blockers
- Tamsulosin (flomax) → lessens outflow obstruction
- 5-alpha reductase inhibitors → finasteride (proscar), dutasteride (avodart) → reduce size of prostate
- PDE-5 (tadalafil (cialis))
- Normally used for ED
- Should not be combined with alpha blockers or nitrates
- TURP
What are common causes of acute epididymitis in men <35, men >35, and MSM?
Age <35 → chlamydia, gonorrhea (sexual contact)
Age >35 → secondary to prostatitis
MSM → sexually transmitted enteric organisms
Acute epididymitis clinical presentation
- Acute onset irritative voiding
- Fever
- Acutely painful, enlarged epididymis
- Radiates up spermatic cord to ipsilateral lower abdomen
- Prehn sign: reduction in pain when scrotum is elevated above symphysis pubis
- Urethritis
- Scrotal swelling
- Mucoid penile discharge
Acute epididymitis diagnostic testing
- UA with culture
- CBC → WBC with left shift
- Urethral swab culture or NAAT for STI testing
- Consider blood culture if systemic symptoms
- Doppler US to rule out testicular torsion
Acute epididymitis treatment for men younger than 35 years
Ceftriaxone IM single dose + doxycycline x10 days
- Covers for risk of STI
Acute epididymitis treatment for MSM
Ofloxacin PO or levofloxacin IV/PO x10-14 days
Possible causes of acute prostatitis in older men, men younger than 35, and men older than 35
- Older men → e. coli, pseudomonas
- Men <35 years → gonorrhea, chlamydia
- Men >35 years → enterobacteriaeceae (coliform)
Acute bacterial prostatitis clinical presentation
- Fever
- Chills
- Malaise
- Arthralgia
- Irritative voiding symptoms
- Suprapubic pain
- Perineal pain
- Obstructive urinary tract symptoms → frequency, urgency, nocturne, difficulty initiating stream, sensation of incomplete voiding, weak stream
- Tender, boggy (sponge-like) prostate
Acute bacterial prostatitis diagnostic testing
- Midstream urine culture
- Urine based NAAT to detect STIs
- Prostatic massage for chronic prostatitis ONLY
Acute bacterial prostatitis treatment
- Men <35 years
- Men >35 years or MSM
- Men <35 years → cover STIs (single dose ceftriaxone and doxycycline x10-14 days)
- Offer testing for HIV, hep B, syphilis
- Immunization against hep A, hep B, HPV
- Men >35 years or MSM → oral fluoroquinolone (ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin)
Common causes of vulvovaginitis
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Vaginal candidiasis
- Trichomoniasis
What is bacterial vaginosis (BV)?
Disruption of normal vaginal flora allowing for overgrowth of anaerobes
- Risk factors: recurrent antimicrobial use, douching, tub bathing, OTC intravaginal hygiene products, IUD, frequent sexual intercourse, presence of other STIs
BV clinical presentation
- Amine or fishy odor (particularly after sex)
- Increased vaginal discharge
- Thin, gray, homogenous
BV diagnostic testing
Based on history, PE, microscopic examination
- Clue cells on saline smear
- Few WBCs
- Vaginal pH <4.5
- (+) whiff test
BV treatment
- Metronidazole x7 days or
- Metronidazole vaginal gel once daily or
- Clindamycin cream
What is candida vulvovaginitis?
Yeast infection involving candida albicans
- Risk factors: recent antibiotic use, DM
Candida vulvovaginitis clinical presentation
- Itching
- Burning
- Thick white to yellow, curd-like discharge
- Vulvovaginal excoriation and erythema
- Dysparenunia
Candida vulvovaginitis diagnostic testing
- Hyphae and pseudopyphae on microscopic examination
- pH <5
Candida vulvovaginitis treatment
- Fluconazole (diflucan) single dose
- Various 3, 7, 14 day therapies with azalea anti fungal vaginal creams, suppositories, tablets
What is trichomoniasis?
One of the most common STIs
- Caused by motile protozoan trichomonas vaginalis
Trichomoniasis clinical presentation
Men are typically without symptoms
- Dysuria
- Itching
- Vulvovaginal irritation
- Dysparenunia
- Yellow-green vaginal discharge
- Cervical petechial hemorrhages (“strawberry spots”)
Trichomoniasis diagnostic testing
Microbial examination with saline wet mount
- Flagellated, motile organisms
- Large number of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs)
Trichomoniasis treatment
Metronidazole 2 g PO single dose
Chlamydia clinical presentation in women
- Cervicitis
- Mucupurulent discharge
- Friable cervix
- Cervical motion and adnexal tenderness may indicated PID