Pestana Urology Flashcards
How does testicular torsion differ from acute epididymitis in terms of AGE GROUP?
Testicular torsion: young adolescent
Acute epididymitis: young men
How does testicular torsion differ from acute epididymitis in terms of SYMPTOMATOLOGY?
Testicular torsion: sudden onset of severe testicular pain, NON-tender cord, NO fever, NO pyuria, NO history of mumps
Acute epididymitis: sudden onset of severe testicular pain, TENDER cord, FEVER, PYURIA
How does testicular torsion differ from acute epididymitis in terms of PHYSICAL EXAM?
Testicular torsion: testes is “high riding” and with a “horizontal lie”
Acute epididymitis: testes is in a normal position
How does testicular torsion differ from acute epididymitis in terms of TREATMENT?
Testicular torsion: immediate surgical intervention (untwisting + orchiopexy)
Acute epididymitis: antibiotics
What should you suspect if a patient who is waiting for a stone to pass suddenly develops chills, fever spikes, and flank pain? What should you do immediately? 2
IV antibiotics + immediate decompression of the urinary tract above the obstruction via ureteral stent or percutaneous nephrostomy
Plan of care for UTI in women?
empiric antibiotics
Plan of care for UTI + pyelonephritis in women?
empiric antibiotics + UC + urologic w/u to r/o concomitant obstruction (CT or sono)
Plan of care for UTI in children or men?
empiric antibiotics + UC + urologic w/u to r/o concomitant obstruction (CT or sono)
Benefit of IVP? Limitations? 3
What two tests has replaced IVP? 3
benefit: excellent views of KUB
limitations: cannot detect early bladder allergic reactions to the dye, contraindicated in patients with limited renal function (Cr >2)
Replaced: CT (best for kidney tumors), and Sonograms (best for obstruction), Cystoscopy (best for early cancers)
What imaging modality can aid in detecting early carcinomas of the bladder?
cystoscopy
What are the symptoms of pyelonephritis?
Treatment? 3
chills, fever
N, V
flank pain
Treatment: hospitalization, IV antibiotics, and urologic w/u (CT or sono)
Acute bacterial prostatitis is commonly seen in this age group. How do they usually present?
Treatment? Precautions to take and why?
older men chills, fever dysuria, frequency diffuse back pain exquisitely tender prostate on rectal exam
Tx: IV abx
Precautions: AVOID rectal exams because continued prostatic massage can lead to SEPTIC SHOCK
common reason for a new born boy to not urinate during the first few days of life
posterior urethral valves
Diagnosis & treatment for posterior urethral valves? 3
catheterization (to empty the bladder) voiding cystourethrogram (diagnostic test) endoscopic fulguration or resection
What should you avoid doing in a male infant with obvious hypospadias and why?
avoid circumcision because the skin of the prepuce will be needed for the reconstruction
What should you do when a child presents with UTI?
urologic w/u - look for vesicoureteral reflux or congenital anomaly
What are some symptoms of vesicoureteral reflux with infection? How is it diagnosed and treated?
fever, chills, dysuria, frequency
low abdominal pain, perineal pain, flank pain
Dx: voiding cystourethrogram
Tx: long-term antibiotics until the child “grows out of the problem”