Lower Urinary Signs

Question 1

What organs are upper vs lower urinary?

Answer 1

Upper; Kidney, ureter
Lower: Bladder, urethra

Question 2

What are signs of recurrent LUT?

Answer 2

Hematuria - microscopic and macroscopic
Stranguria
Pollakiuria

Question 3

If your Firstline treatment for a LUT infection fails, what should you first consider?

Answer 3

Complicated or Uncomplicated

Question 4

What is a complicated UTI?

Answer 4

Anatomical or functional abnormality
Comorbidity
Recurrence (3 or more)
Intact Male Dog
Cat

Question 5

What is an uncomplicated UTI?

Answer 5

Sporadic
Healthy
Normal UT tract and function

Question 6

What are some predisposing factors for recurrent LUT?

Answer 6

-Degenerative Diseases - CKD
-Anatomical Features - hood/tent/obese/female
-Metabolic disorder - DM
-Neoplasia - TCC
-Inflammation, infection, immune - polyp, immunosuppression, allergies

Question 7

What are differentials upper urinary tract?

Answer 7

Kidney:
-Idiopahtic
-Inflammatory
-Neoplsia
-Obstructive
Ureters
-Anatomic defect
-Inflammatory/Infectious
-Obstructive
-Neoplasia

Question 8

What are differentials lower urinary tract?

Answer 8

Inflammatory /infectious
Neoplasia
Obstructive
Urethra

Question 9

What are differentials prostate?

Answer 9

Inflammatory/infectious
neoplasia
androgen dependent