Urinary Flashcards
What are some common irrative symptoms (3)
Dysuria, frequency and urgency
What are some common Obstructive symptoms (9)
Dribbling, start/stop, straight line, progressive, hesitancy, nocturia, polyuria, retention, straining, not a strong flow
What are some common irrative diseases
UTIs and STIs
Associated features of UTI
Fever, confusion, common occurrence?
Associated features of STI
Discharge, dysuria, pain, swelling around the volvo/vaginal region
What gender is most common for irrative
Sexually active women order investigations for occurrences in other presenting patients
Common Causes of Obstructive
Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, Prostate cancer, Kidney Stones, Bladder cancer and catheter scarring
Other common causes
Neuropathy and drugs
Common medications
Anti-depressants, lithium (bi-polar), diuretics, narcotics
Polyuria can be caused by two things
too much in - Psychogenic polydipsia - Alcohol and caffeine or too much out - Diaabetes Insipidis/Mellitus - Osmotic gradients