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Urology Flashcards

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Acute bacterial prostatitis causes

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gram - bacteria entering prostate gland via urethra

E coli - most commonly isolated pathogen

RFs: recent UTI, urogenital instrumentation, intermittent bladder catheterisation and recent prostate biopsy.

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Mx of acute bacterial prostatitis

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14 day course of quinolone
consider STI screening

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Causes of ATN

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ischaemia
- shock
- sepsis

nephrotoxins
- aminoglycosides
- myoglobin secondary to rhabdomyolysis
- radiocontrast agents
- lead

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Medication that can cause acute urinary retention

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anticholinergics, tricyclic antidepressants, antihistamines, opioids and benzodiazepines

(affect nerve signals to bladder)

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Ix & Mx acute urinary retention

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  • bladder USS - vol > 300 cc confirms dx, but can be lower if symptoms
  • urine catheterisation & sample for urinalysis
  • find & tx cause

Look out for complication: post-obstruction diuresis (mx: IV fluids to prevent AKI)

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Balanitis tx

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  • conservative: gentle saline washes, ensuring to wash properly under the foreskin
  • more severe irritation and discomfort :1% hydrocortisone

treat cause if infective

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tool for classifying the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms in BPH?

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International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)

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Mx of BPH

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Watchful waiting

1st line: Alpha 1 antagonists - tamsulosin, alfuzosin

5 alpha-reductase inhibitors - finasteride
- if the patient has a significantly enlarged prostate and is considered to be at high risk of progression
- takes 6mo to work

combination of both works well - if moderate-severe voiding symptoms & prostatic enlargement

antimuscarinic ( tolterodine or darifenacin ) - storage & voiding symptoms not responsive to a-blockers

transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)

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RFs for bladder ca

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urothelial (transitional cell) carcinoma of the bladder
- smoking
- aniline dyes (2-naphthylamine and benzidine) in printing & textile industry
- rubber manufacture
- cyclophosphamide

SCC
- Schistosomiasis
- smoking

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Medical indications for circumcision

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phimosis
recurrent balanitis
balanitis xerotica obliterans
paraphimosis

( exclude hypospadias prior to circumcision as foreskin used for repair )

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Epididymal cysts associated conditions

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polycystic kidney disease
cystic fibrosis
von Hippel-Lindau syndrome

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Epididymo-orchitis Ix & mx

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Ix (depends on age)
younger - assess for STI
Older w low risk STI - send mid-stream urine (MSU) for microscopy and culture

Mx
- STI -> refer to sexual health clinic. If organism unknown: : ceftriaxone 500mg IM single dose, plus doxycycline 100mg by mouth BD for 10-14 days
- If enteric organisms -> empirically w oral quinolone for 2 weeks whilst awaiting MSU

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RFs for erectile dysfunction

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increasing age
CVS disease
Alcohol use
SSRIs, Beta blockers

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Ix for erectile dysfunction

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10 yr CVS risk calculated - measuring lipid & fasting glucose

Free testosterone between 9-11am - if low/borderline, repeat w FSH, LH & prolactin - if low, refer to endo

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Mx for erectile dysfunction

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PDE-5 inhibitors (sildenafil ‘viagra’)

If Ci to above - vacuum erection devices

young man who has always had difficulty achieving an erection -> referral to urology

Stop cycling >3hrs a week if ED

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communicating vs non communicating hydroceles

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accumulation of fluid w/in the tunica vaginalis

communicating: latency of processus vaginalis. so peritoneal fluid drains into scrutum. Common in newborn males & resolve in few mos

non-communicating: excessing fluid production w/in tunica vaginalis

can occur secondary to: epididymis-orchitis, testicular torsion, testicular tumours

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Hydrocele ix & mx

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ix - clinical but USS used if any doubt about dx if underlying testis cannot be palpated

Mx
- infantile hydroceles repaired if no spontaneous resolution by age 1-2yrs
- adults - conservative approach depending on severity. Uss to rule out underlying cause- e.g. tumour

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Ix of hydronephrosis

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1st line: USS - presence of hydronephrosis & can assess kidneys

intravenous urogram (IVU) - position of obstruction

Antegrade or retrograde pyelography- allows treatment

if potential real colic - CT scan

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Mx of hydronephrosis

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remove obstruction & drain urine

acute upper urinary tract obstruction: nephrostomy tube

Chronic: ureteric stent or pyeloplasty

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types of urethral injury and features

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Bulbar rupture
- most common
- straddle type injury (bicycles)
- triad: urinary retention, perineal haematoma, blood at meatus

Membranous rupture
- can be extra or intraperitoneal
- mostly due to pelvic fracture
- penile or perineal/ heamatoma
- PR prostate displaced upwards

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urethral injury ix & mx

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ascending urethrogram

suprapubic catheter (surgically placed, not percutaneously)

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Bladder injury px, ix, mx

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px
- haematuria or suprapubic pain
- pelvic fracture & inability to void!!
- inability to retrieve all fluid after irrigation through Foley

Ix
- IVU or cyst-gram

Mx
- laparotomy if intraperitoneal, conservative if extraperitoneal

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Voiding vs store vs post micturition LUTS

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Voiding
- hesitancy, poor stream, straining, incomplete emptying, terminal dribbling

Storage (FUNI)
- Frequency, Urgency, Nocturne, Incontinence

Post-micturition
- post-micturition dribbling
- sensation of incomplete emptying

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Lower urinary tract symptoms ix

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Ix
- urinalysis
- DRE
- PSA test
- urinary frequency-volume chart
- International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS): classifies severity

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predominantly Voiding LUTS symptoms

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pelvic floor muscle training, bladder training, prudent fluid intake and containment products

tx as BPH

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Predominately overactive bladder

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conservative - moderating fluid intake

bladder retraining

antimuscarinic drugs : oxybutynin (immediate release), tolterodine (immediate release), or darifenacin (once daily preparation)

mirabegron - if first-line drugs fail

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Nocturne mx

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moderating fluid intake at night

furosemide 40mg in late afternoon

desmopressin

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Post prostatectomy syndrome/ complications

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haemorrhage, urosepsis, retrograde ejaculation and electrolyte disturbances from the irrigation fluids used during surgery.

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Causes of priapism

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ischemic - impaired vasorelaxation -> reduced vascular outflow -> congestion and trapping of de-oxygenated blood within the corpus cavernosa

Non-ischaemic priapism -> high arterial inflow (due to fistula formation <- congenital or traumatic mechanisms)
(more likely to be non-painful & not fully rigid)

idiopathic, sickle cell disease, haemoglobinopathies, medication (esp Erectile dysfunction meds), recreational ( cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy), trauma

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Ischaemic priapism ix & mx

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ix
- Cavernosal blood gas analysis (Po2 & pH reduced, increased pCO2)
- Doppler or duplex ultrasonography
- FBC & toxicology
- Dx: mostly clinical, Ix helps classify into 2 types

Mx
Ischemic:
- a medical emergency! otherwise, long term ED
- >4hrs- aspirate blood from cavernous & Inject saline flush.
- if failed -> intracavernosal injection of a vasoconstrictive agent (phenylephrine), repeated at 5 min intervals
- -> surgical options

non-ischemia priapism- not emergency & suitable for observation

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prostate ca ix

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DIgital recital examination -> asymmetrical, hard, nodular enlargement with loss of median sulcus

prostate specific antigen measurement (age dependent but >3 in 50-69, or >5 if older)

Multiparametric MRI - 1st line ix for ppl w people with suspected clinically localised prostate cancer (due to biopsy complications)

Trans rectal USS (+/- biopsy)

MRI/ CT & bone scan for staging

Graded using Gleason grading system - based on histology (95% adenocarcinoma)

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First lympathics that prostatic ca spreads to?

& first place of distant spread?

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Lymphatic spread - obturator nodes

local extra prostatic speed to seminal vesicles

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Prostatic ca tx

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Watch & wait - elderly, lots of co-morbities, low Gleason score
<- NICE recommend active surveillance for low risk men! (T1/2) - need at least 10 biopsy & one re-biopsy.

If evidence of disease progression (T3/4) -> medical treatment !!

Radiotherapy - either External or Internal (brachytherapy)
(SE: proctitis, bladder/colon/rectal ca)

Surgery - radical prostatectomy & obturator node removal (usually robotic)

Hormonal therapy - 95% of ca is testosterone dependent. so injections/ bilateral orchidectomy- rapid reduction/ GNRH agonists (goserelin) & anti androgens to cover initial T rise/ bicalutamide (non-steroidal anti-androgen. Blocks androgen receptor)

Chemotherapy - docetaxel

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Prostate ca RFs

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increasing age
obesity
Afro-Caribbean ethnicity
family history

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PSA levels rise due to

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prostate ca (poor specificity & sensitivity)
BPH
prostatitis & UTI (postpone till 1mo after tx)
ejaculation (last 48hrs)
vigorous exercise (last 48hrs)
urinary retention
instrumentation of urinary tract

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Renal cell carcinoma pathology

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a.k.a hypernephroma

85% of renal neoplasms

arises from proximal renal tubular epithelium

most common histological subtype-> clear cell carcinoma (75-85%)

haematogenous metastasis

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renal cell carcinoma associations

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middle-aged men
smoking
von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Tuberous sclerosis
ADPKD (only slight increase)

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Px of renal cell carcinoma

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triad: haematuria, loin pain, abdo mass

pyrexia of unknown origin

endocrine effects (epo-> polycythemia, parathyroid related protein-> hypercalcaemia, renin, ACTH, hypertension)

Stauffer sundrome - paraneoplastic hepatic dysfunction syndrome - cholestasis & hepatosplenomegaly

left sided varicocele (compression of the renal vein between AA & SMA - nutcracker angle)

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Tumour staging for RCC

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T1 - =<7cm & confined to kidney
T2 - >7cm & only kidney
T3 - extending into major veins/ perinephric tissue. But not T4
T4 - beyond Gerota’s fascia, ipsilateral adrenal gland

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RCC mx

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confined disease - partial or total nephrectomy

T1 (<7cm) - offered partial nephrectomy

alpha-interferon, interleukin-2, receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (e.g. sorafenib, sunitinib) -> reduce tumour size

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Nephroblastom vs Neuroblastoma

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nephro- most common genitourinary malignancies in under 15

Neuro - neural crest origin- 50% in adrenal gland. mostly under 4yrs. most common extra cranial tumour of childhood.

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Transitional cell carcinoma mx

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Radical nephroureterectomy

43
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Angiomyolipoma?

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benign kidney tumour

hamartoma type lesion
- composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle and fat

80% sporadically, 20% w tuberous sclerosis

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types of renal stones?

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calcium oxalate - most common, radio-opaque

Cystine- inherited recessive disorder of transmembrane cystine transport, radio-opaque

uric acid - radiolucent, low urinary pH (acid), diseases w increased tissue breakdown- malignancy, children with inborn errors of metabolism

Calcium phosphate - renal tubular acidosis 1 & 3, normal/high urinary pH, radio-opaque

struvite - magnesium, ammonium and phosphate, urease producing bacteria, chronic infections, high urine pH (alk), Slightly radio-opaque

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Renal & ureteric stone mx

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Pain mx
- NSAID: IM diclofenac (careful of increased risk of CV events) –> IV paracetamol

Renal stone
- <5mm & asymptomatic - watchful waiting. will pass in 4 weeks.
- 5-10mm - shockwave lithotripsy
- 10-20mm shockwave lithotripsy OR ureteroscopy
- > 20mm percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Ureteric stones
- < 10mm - shockwave lithotripsy +/- alpha blockers
- 10-20 mm ureteroscopy

obstructive urinary calculi & signs of infection -> urgent renal decompression (nephrology time/ureteric catheter/ ureteric stent) & IV antibiotics

if pregnant -> lithotripsy is contraindicated, rather ureteroscope

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Prevention of renal stones

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Calcium stones (likely due to hypercalciuria)
- high fluid intake
- add lemon juice to drinking water
- avoid carbonated drinks
- potassium citrate
- thiazide diuretics (increase distal tubular calcium resorption)

Oxalate stones
- cholestyramine reduces urinary oxalate secretion
- pyridoxine reduces urinary oxalate secretion

Uric acid stones
- allopurinol for gout
- urinary alkalinization e.g. oral bicarbonate

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types of testicular ca

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95% are germ-cell tumours which are divided into:

seminomas

non-seminomas: including embryonal, yolk sac, teratoma and choriocarcinoma

Non-germ cell tumours include Leydig cell tumours and sarcomas.

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Testicular tumor markers

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seminomas: beta-HCG elevated in 20%, AFP normal

non-seminomas: AFP and/or beta-hCG are elevated in 80-85%

(non seminoma = embryonal, yolk sac, teratoma and choriocarcinoma)

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testicular ca ix & mx

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Dx
- USS is first line
- tumor markers

Mx
- depends on if tumor is seminoma or non-seminoma
- orchidectomy
- chemotherapy and radiotherapy

50
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Risk factors for testicular cancer

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Cryptorchidism
Infertility
Family history
Klinefelter’s syndrome
Mumps orchitis

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