Haematuria

Question 1

Haematospermia is a relatively common presentation with which condition?

Answer 1

Prostate cancer

Question 2

How is haematuria classified?

Answer 2

Visible

Non-visible (traces, may pick up on dipstick)

Question 3

How can non-visible haematuria be divided?

Answer 3

Symptomatic

Asymptomatic

Question 4

The chance of cancer being the cause of microscopic haematuria is ______

Answer 4

The chance of cancer being the cause of microscopic haematuria is low

Question 5

For which reason do tumours bleed?

Answer 5

Angiogenesis

(fragile new vessels)

Invasion of tumour

Question 6

Which type of tumours present with haematuria?

Answer 6

Tumours of the urinary tract

Question 7

What risk is there af bleeding with prostate cancer?

Answer 7

Very low

(benign prostate hyperplasia is much higher)

Radiotherpy increases chance of bleeding

Question 8

Fow which reason, should catheterisation not be done too quickly?

Answer 8

Can cause decompression haematuria