Male Related Things Flashcards
Main cause of male infertility?
Chronic prostatitis
Treatment of erectile dysfunction?
Treat curable/ modifiable causes
1st line: Sildenafil (PDE5 inhibitor)
2nd line: Intracavernous injection (usually of prostaglandin) or MUSE (intraurethral injection of alprostadil - a prostaglandin)
Penile prosthesis implantation
First line investigation of LUTS?
Urinalysis
3 causes of painful hematuria?
Stone / UTI/ AUR
Definitive diagnosis of bladder cancer?
Cystoscopy + TURBT
Main method of follow up for bladder cancer
Cystoscopy
Diagnosis of penile cancer (SCC)?
tissue biopsy (intra operative frozen section)
Why do we do urine cytology?
Checks for cancer (like in bladder cancer. We could do cystoscopy and cytology for follow up)
Markers of testicular cancer?
AFP and beta hcg
Best imaging modality to diagnose hydronephrosis/hydroureter?
US
Diagnostic investigation of renal stones?
CT KUB
Gold standard to diagnose renal stone?
CT KUB without contract
How do we assess bladder outlet obstruction?
Q max of Uroflowmetry
How do we assess the prostate?
DRE, TRUS
What should be part of the initial evaluation of LUTS?
Voiding diaries/ urinary frequency chart