Male GU Flashcards
how many columns make up the shaft of the penis
3
what forms the bulb of the penis
corpus spongiosum (contains urthera)
what covers the glans
prepuce
smegma
secretions of the glands
- can accumulate
urtheral meatus
slit like opening
primary drainage of penis
external inguinal nodes
drainage of the scrotum
superficial inguinal nodes
drainage of the testicles
renal veins
low libido association
depression
endocrine
medication side effects
what type of erection is extremely important
morning (testosterone levels highest in the am)
work up for ED/LL
med revie/depression screening
- test, TSH, BMP, prolactin, LH
HSV
red base
- painful, fever, malaise
- can be asymptomatic
what causes syphilis
treponema pallidum
appearance of syphillis
small, red, painless erosions
- raised borders
treatment of syphyllis
spontaneously in 3-8 weeks
- can be deadly
cause of warts
HPV 6 and 11
warts symp/asymp?
usually asymptomatic
epidermoid cysts
yellow/white dome-shaped papules
- occluded follicles
appearance of fungal infections
moist, red, scaling
work up for ulcerations
PCR
phimosis
foreskin cant be retracted
paraphimosis
foreskin cannot be returns after retracted
hypospadias
congenital displacement of urethral opening on underside of penis
uretheral displacements
subcoronal
mid shaft
penoscrotal
yellow disharge
gonococcal urethritis
white/clear discharge
non-gonococcal (usually chlamidyia)
peyronie disease
palpable non tender plaque beneath skin of shaft
- crooked, painful erection
scrotom
sac
what covers the testes
tunica vaginalis
hydrocele
fluid collection surrounding testicle
- normal in firs year of life
if no transillumination
normal testis
tumor
hernia
spermatocele
accumulation in cystic like structure off head of epididymis
PAINLESS
varicocele
enlargement of veins in scrotum
- dull/heavy feeling
types of scrotal abcessess
superficial and intrascrotal
how to examine scrotal accesses
standing or sitting
- palpate 2 cm about testis
what happens to a varicocele when supine
collapses
causes of epididymitis
STIs
trauma
urine backflow
viral/bacterial
torsion
sperm cord twists cutting of lood flow to testis
symptoms of torsion
sudden severe pain
phrens sign
lifting scrotum alleviates pain
?differentiation between epid and torsion
risk factors for testicular cancer
crypto cancer in other testicle Caucasian 20-34, old microlithiasis
where does test cancer met to
lungs, spine, GI
tumor markers test cancer
AFP, BHCG, LDH
most common type of test cancer
germ cell tumor- seminoma
groin landmarks
anterior superior iliac spine, pubic tubercle and inguinal ligament
inguinal hernias
loops of bowel force way through weak areas of the inguinal canal
direct hernia
more common in men over 40
- through weak spot in floor of inguinal canal
indirect hernia
most common
- through inguinal canal rings
femoral hernias
bowel protrudes through femoral canal
what type of hernia is more common in women
femoral
cryptorchidism
undescended testicle (could be in abdomen or inguinal canal)
complications of cryptorchidism
infertility and testicular cancer
retractile testes
normally descended testes that can be pulled into a suprascrotal position by the cremasteric reflex
what holds anus in closed position
voluntary external sphincter and involuntary internal sphincter
innervation of external sphincter
inferior rectal nerve
PUDENTAL
increased rectal tone
inflammation
anxiety
scarring
decreased rectal tone
neurologic disease- (S2-S4)
anorectal junction
boundary between somatic and visceral nerve supplies
location of prostate
anterior to rectal wall
anal fissures symptoms
pain with defaction
cause of anal fissures
trauma
common location of anal fissures
posterior midline
- if found elsewhere: HIV/AID, syph, chrons, anal carcinoma
pinworms
itching (more at night)
more common in younger (spread orally)
external hemorrhoids
dilated veins below pectinate line
- asymptomatic
- painful if thrombosed
internal hemorrhoids
enlargement of vasculature about pectinate line
- bright red blood
symptoms of BPH
dribbling nocturia change in stream/urgency sense of incomplete emptying incontinence
cause of prostatitis
bacteria
virus
injury
immune
symp prostatitis
painful/diff with urination
pain
fever, night sweats, chills
risk factors for prostate cancer
age, ethnicity, fam history
recommended colon cancer screening
50-75