Urinary obstruction and altered voiding Flashcards
Give 5 types of urinary incontinence.
Stress
Urge
Mixed
Overflow
Functional
60-80% of all kidney stones are made of what?
Calcium oxalate or calcium oxalate mixed with calcium phosphate
10-15% of all kidney stones have what name?
What are they composed of?
Struvite stones
Magnesium ammonium phosphate
What is a common cause of struvite stones?
Bacterial infections
Struvite stones which are large and fill the whole kidney are known as what?
Staghorn calculi
5-10% of all kidney stones are made from what?
Uric acid
Uric acid stones are more common in which individuals?
People who eat a diet rich in animal protein
What is the least common kind of kidney stone? What causes these stones?
Cystine stones - caused by cystinuria, which is a genetic condition that causes recurrent stones in younger people
Which hormone is the mediator of prostatic growth?
Dihydrotestosterone
BPH virtually always occurs in which area of the prostate?
Inner transition zone
What is stress incontinence?
Leakage of urine during periods of abdominal pressure, such as coughing, sneezing, lifting, and straining
In stress incontinence, what is the most common cause of sphincter weakness?
Damage during childbirth