IM renal/Urology Flashcards
calculating anion gap
Na - (Cl + HCO3)
causes of respiratory acidosis
- depression of respiratory center
- lung disease
- MSK disease
cause of respiratory alkalosis
excess ventilation
causes of normal anion gap metabolic acidosis
loss of bicarb through kidneys or GI tract
causes of elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis
- ingestion of exogenous acid
- elevation of endogenous acid (DKA or lactic acidosis)
- renal failure
causes of metabolic alkalosis
- vomiting
- bicarb administration
- volume depletion
types of AKI
- prerenal azotemia
- intrinsic kidney injury
- postrenal obstruction
etiology prerenal azotemia
hypoperfusion
s/s of prerenal azotemia
- elevated BUN and Cr
- hyaline casts
treatment of prerenal azotemia
treat underlying cause
cause of postrenal obstruction
obstruction of urinary outflow
s/s of postrenal obstruction
- normal urine sediment
- elevated BUN/Cr
cause of intrinsic kidney injury
- infection
- sepsis
- ischemia
- nephrotoxin
s/s of CKD
- HTN
- volume overload
- broad, waxy casts
etiology of acute interstitial nephritis
Steroids
s/s of acute interstitial nephritis
- fever
- rash
- arthrialgia
- WBCs
- eosinophilia
treatment of acute interstitial nephritis
removal of cause
s/s of BPH
- obstructive voiding
- irritative voiding
- smooth, firm, enlarged, prostate
treatment of BPH
- mild: watchful waiting
- alpha blockers (-zosin’s)
- 5a reductase inhibitors (dutasteride, finasteride)
- PDE5 (-afil’s)
- TURP ( surgical removal of part of prostate.)
risk factors of bladder cancer
- cigarettes
- industrial solvents
s/s of bladder cancer
- hematuria
- painless
- irritative voiding
diagnosis of bladder cancer
cystoscopy with biopsy
treatment of bladder cancer
- superficial: tumor resection
- invasive: radical cystectomy
cause of epididymitis
- men under 40: STD
- men over 40: UTI
s/s of epididymitis
- positive prehn’s sign
- pain in scrotum
treatment of epididymitis
- under 40: rocephin + doxy
- over 40: levaquin or bactrim
Causes of erectile dysfunction
- vasogenic
- neurogenic
- diabetic
- psychogenic
treatment of erectile dysfunction
- therapy
- testosterone
- PDE5
s/s of glomerulonephritis
- HTN
- edema
- proteinuria
- cola colored urine
- RBC casts
immune complex deposition glomerulonephritis
antigen antibody complexes lodge in basement membrane and cause destruction
anti-GBM glomerulonephritis
autoantibodies against GBM
pauci-immune glomerulonephritis
small cell vasculitis
treatment of glomerulonephritis
high dose corticosteroids
s/s of hydrocele
- fluid filled cystic scrotal mass
- transillumination
treatment of hydrocele
- watching
- aspiration
nephritic syndromes
- glomerulonephritis
- postinfectious glomerulonephritis
- IgA nephritis
- HSP
etiology of postinfectious glomerulonephritis
GABHS
s/s of IgA Nephritis (Berger’s Disease)
- gross hematuria
- viral URI
treatment of IgA Nephritis (Berger’s Disease)
ACE or ARB
s/s of medullary cystic kidney disease
- polyuria
- pallor
- lethargy
- HTN
- renal salt wasting
treatment of medullary cystic kidney disease
adequate salt and water intake
s/s of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)
- abdominal and flank pain
- large palpable kidneys
- hematuria
diagnosis of ADPKD
US
treatment of ADPKD
- treat infection
- analgesics
- cyst decompression
diagnosis of prostate cancer
transrectal US guided biopsy
treatment of prostate cancer
- prostatectomy
- radiation
- chemo in metastatic disease
etiology of acute bacterial prostatitis
ecoli ascent up urethra
s/s of acute bacterial prostatitis
- fever, chills
- pain
- irritative voiding
- obstructive voiding
- hot, tender prostate
treatment of acute bacterial prostatitis
- IV fluoroquinolone
- PO bactrim or cipro
s/s of chronic bacterial prostatitis
- irritative voiding sx
- pain
- boggy prostate
diagnosis of chronic bacterial prostatitis
urine culture after prostatic massage
treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis
FQ or bactrim
s/s of pyelonephritis
- UTI sx
- fever/chills
- flank pain
- CVA tenderness
- WBC casts
treatment of pyelonephritis
- cipro
- levaquin
- bactrim
s/s of renal cell carcinoma
- gross hematuria
- flank pain
- abdominal mass
diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma
CT
treatment of renal cell carcinoma
radical nephrectomy
mcc of renal stones
calcium oxalate
s/s of renal stones
- severe flank/back pain
- UTI sx
- hematuria
diagnosis of renal stones
KUB
treatment of renal stones
- pain control
- hydration
- tamsulosin (flomax)
etiology of renal artery stenosis
atherosclerosis
s/s of renal artery stenosis
- HTN
- pulmonary edema
- AKI after starting ACE
diagnosis of renal artery stenosis
- US
- renal angiography is gold standard
treatment of renal artery stenosis
- stenting
- surgical bypass
s/s of testicular torsion
- sudden onset unilateral scrotal pain
- negative prehns sign
- negative cremasteric reflex
diagnosis of testicular torsion
doppler US
treatment of testicular torsion
detorsion and orchiopexy within 6 hours
s/s of UTI
- dysuria
- frequency
- urgency
treatment of UTI
- macrobid
- bactrim
s/s of varicocele
- scrotal heaviness
- dull aching pain
- bag of worms
treatment of varicocele
scrotal support and NSAIDs