Hematuria, Nocturia and Urinary Incontinence Flashcards
Definition of Nocturia
Getting up to urinate > 2 times each night.
Definition of Dysuria
Difficulty urinating, occurring at more external locations such as the urethra, bladder and suprapubic area, or as the urine exits the body.
What 4 factors play a role in age-related delay in urinary excretion?
Fluid intake
Late afternoon/evening intake
Caffeine consumption
Alcohol consumption
What are 2 major causes of peripheral edema, which can worsen nocturnal polyuria?
Venous insufficiency and CHF
Which 5 medications can cause nocturnal polyuria?
Gabapentin
Pregabalin
Thiazolidinediones
NSAIDs
Pyridine CCBs (Nifedipine)
Definition of acute dysuria
Dysuria of less than 1 week’s duration
Definition of internal dysuria
Definition of external dysuria
Dysuria localized to the internal genital structures (urethra, bladder, etc.).
Dysuria localized to the external genital structures (labia majora or minora) as urine leaves the body.
What is the difference between “voiding symptoms” and “storage symptoms”?
Voiding symptoms occur during urination (prolonged termination or urination, dribbling, trouble starting to pee, etc.)
Storage symptoms occur during bladder filling, such as urinary urgency, frequency, nocturia and incontinence.
What is a complicated UTI?
A UTI in patients with functional or structural abnormalities of the UT. These patients have a higher risk for poor treatment outcomes.
Essentials of diagnosis of urinary incontinence include involuntary loss of urine, in addition to stress incontinence, urge incontinence and overflow incontinence.
What are they?
Stress incontinence: leakage of urine upon sneezing, coughing, standing, etc.
Urge incontinence: urgency and inability to delay urination.
Overflow incontinence: unable to empty the bladder. Presentation is variable.
What is the DIAPPERS pneumonic and what is it used for?
It is used to determine transient causes of urinary incontinence.
Delierium Infection Atrophic urethritis and vaginitis Pharmaceuticals Psychological factors Excess urinary output Restricted mobility Stool impaction
What are 3 “established causes” of urinary incontinence?
Detrusor overactivity (urge incontinence)
Urethral incompetence (stress incontinence)
Detrusor underactivity (overflow incontinence)
Detrusor overactivity (urge incontinence) leads to…
It is the most common cause of…
What is detrusor hyperactivity with incomplete contractions (DHIC)?
Overactivity leads to uninhibited bladder contractions that cause leakage.
Most common cause of geriatric incontinence (about 2/3 of cases). It is usually idiopathic.
DHIC is a subtype of urge incontinence that can present with incomplete bladder emptying.
Urethral incompetence (stress incontinence) is caused by…
Which patients are more likely to get it?
What are common causes in men vs. women?
Urethral obstruction.
Older men, rare in older women.
Men: prostatic enlargement, urethral stricture, bladder neck contracture, or prostatic cancer.
Women: cystoceles or other anatomic abnormalities.
What is the least common cause of urinary incontinence?
What causes it?
Detrusor underactivity (overflow incontinence).
Idiopathic or due to sacral LMN dysfunction.
What signs and symptoms are associated with atrophic urethritis and vaginitis? (5)
Vaginal mucosal friability Erosions Telangiectasia Petechiae Erythema
What does the standing full bladder test (asking the pt. to cough while standing) result in with patients with detrusor overactivity?
It will result in a few second delay in release of urine.
In which patients is urethral incompetence seen?
What does the standing full bladder test reveal?
Mostly in women, but can be seen in men following a prostactectomy.
Immediate release of urine.
What is used to distinguish detrusor underactivity from detrusor overactivity and stress incontinence?
What distinguishes detrusor underactivity from urethral obstruction?
An elevated postvoid residual (over 450 mL).
Urodynamic testing.
What lab testing should be done for patients with urinary incontinence?
- UA
2. Check for hyperglycemia, hypercalcemia and DI
What is used to determine postvoid residual?
Ultrasound
What should be done if a patient presents with sudden onset of unexplained urge incontinence (especially if it comes with discomfort or hematuria)? Why?
Cytoscopy and cytologic examination of the urine, because detrusor overactivity can be due to stones or tumors.
What is “the most important aspect from a physician’s point of view” in a patient with BPH?
Symptom management and ensuring there is no evidence of malignancy.
What is LUTS? What causes it?
What are the 2 divisions of LUTS?
Lower urinary tract symptoms that can be a result of BPH and age-related detrusor dysfunction.
The 2 divisions are obstructive symptoms and irritative symptoms.
Asymptomatic patients with BPH do not require treatment, regardless of…
The size of the prostate gland
What detects primary bladder dysfunction?
When is cytoscopy recommended?
Pressure-flow (hemodynamic) studies.
If hematuria is documented and to assess urinary outflow before surgery.
Imagining of the upper UT is recommended under what circumstances? (3)
Hematuria
History of calculi
Prior UT problems
Symptoms from BPH are usually caused by… (2)
Blocked urethra
An overworked bladder from trying to pass urine
What AUA symptom score is associated with mild, moderate and severe symptoms and risk for prostate cancer?
0-7 is mild
8-19 is moderate
20-35 is severe
What are the 3 guidelines will improve PSA screening outcomes in the USA, as opposed to screening solely by age?
- Avoid PSA in men with little to no gain (meaning they are asymptomatic with a low life expectancy. Test men > 75 y/o only in special circumstances).
- Do not treat men who are asymptomatic. Many patients with prostate cancer do not need immediate treatment and can be surveilled.
- Refer men who do not need treatment to a urologist.
Are DRE and PSA recommended in routine screening?
How should a patient’s risk for BPH and prostate cancer be determined?
For men with a PSA of 4-7 ng/ml with a significant symptom score, what should be done?
NO.
It should be determined without a DRE and PSA.
Urology referral.
What is the difference between a diagnosis of UTI vs. asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB)?
Both have bacteria and WBCs in the urine, but ASB occurs in the absence of symptoms attributable to the bacteria in the UT and does not need treatment. UTI typically warrants ABX.
UTI denotes symptomatic disease, such as… (2)
Cystitis and/or pyelonephritis
What us an uncomplicated UTI?
Acute cystitis or pyelonephritis in a non-pregnant women without anatomic abnormalities.