Urology Flashcards
What are the etiology for Acute Pyelonephritis?
- E. coli
- Proteus
- Klebsiella
- Enteobacter 7
- Pseudomonas
What are the S/Sx for Acute Pylelonephritis?
fever
-flank pain*
-shaking chills*
-urgency*
-frequency*
dysuria
+/- N/V
costovertebral tenderness
What are the cbc lab findings for Acute Pyelonephritis?
+ leukocytosis with left shift
What are the urinalysis findings in Acute Pyelonephritis?
- pyuria
- WBC casts
What is the Tx for Acute Pyelonephritis?
- Cipro
- Oflxacin
- Bactirm (oral)
-ampicillin & Gentamicin (IV)
What is Acute Cystitis?
-a bladder infection
What are the Etiology for Acute Cystitis?
- Eschericia coli* (tx with Fluoroquinolone)
- enterococci (Klebsiella and Proteus) ( tx with ampicillin or Vanc)
How do the bugs get to the bladder?
-ascending from the urethra
What are the S/Sx of Acute Cystitis?
- frequency
- urgency
- dysuria
- suprapubic discomfort
- —Women may have hematuria
What are the lab findings for Acute Cystitis?
Urine ; +nitrates, +leukocyte esterase
What is the Tx for Acute Cystitis?
3-day antibiotic
–Flouroquinolones or nitrofurantion
Which sex is affected more by kidney/urinary stones?
-Men (3:1)
What are the RF for kidney/urinary stones?
- diet
- dehydration
What are the S/Sx for kidney/urinary stones?
-N/V
severe colic pain often in flank any radiate to ipsilateral testis or labium
-pain causes patients to frequently move
What are the lab findings for kidney/urinary stones?
- gross hematuria
- send for 24 hr urine analysis
What is the Tx for kidney/urinary stones?
-fluids \+/- ****alpha blockers**** -CCB -steroids lithotripsy -stone extraction -stent placement
What percent of kidney/urinary stones are Radiopaque?
-85% white (Calcium and Struvite)
What percent of kidney/urinary stones are Radiolucent (black) ?
-15% black (uric acid, Dihydroxyadenine, triamterene and xanthine)
What are the 2 types of Radiopaque kidney/urinary stones?
- Calcium stones
- Struvite stones
What are the 2 types of Calcium kidney/urinary stones?
- Calcium Oxalate,
- Calcium Phosphate
What it is the Tx for Calcium kidney/urinary stones?
-decrease dietary calcium intake
-cellulose phosphate (gut)
-thiazides (kidney)
+/- allopurinol
Which type of kidney urinary stones do women get which is common with UTI’s and Abx therapy?
-Struvite with a Staghorn Calculi*
What are the characteristics of Struvite kidney/urinary stones?
- ph > 7.2
- Urease forming organisms : proteus and pseudomonas
What are the 2 types of Radiolucent kidney/urinary stones?
- Uric acid
- Cystine
What are the characteristics of Uric acid kidney/urinary stones?
- pH > 5.5
- if hyperuricemia is present, Tx with allopurinol
What are the characteristics of Cystine kidney/urinary stones?
- ph < 5.5
- hard to manage
What is the Tx for Cystine kidney/urinary kidney/urinary stones?
-alkalinization of urine above 7.5
+/- penicillamine (is cystine binding to prevent kidney stones), tiopronin
What is Interstitial Cystitis?
-pain with bladder filling that is relieved by empying
What is the etiology of cystitis?
- unknown
- this is a Dx of exclusion
What are the S/Sx of Interstitial Cystitis (Frequency and Urgency Syndrome?
+/- urgency
- frequency
- nocturia
What are the lab findings with Interstitial Cystitis?
-urine cultures and cytology must be negative
What is the Tx for Interstitial Cystitis?
- Amitriptyline* (block pain arousal )
- nifedipine (calcium channel antagonist which inhibits smooth muscle contraction and cell-mediated activity)
What are the diseases associated with Interstitial Cystitis?
- irritable bowel disease
- inflammatory bowel disease
What is Urinary Incontinence?
-the involuntary leakage of urine that causes social, and or hygienic concerns
What is urge incontinence?
urge incontinence is sudden uncontrollable urge that leads to leakage
What is the etiology of urge incontinence?
-inflammatory or neurogenic conditions
What are the post-void residuals like with urge incontinence?
-low post-void residuals
What is the Tx for urge incontinence?
- tolteidine (Detrol, works selectively for urinary bladder over salivary glands)
- oxubutynin (Dirtropan, causes direct smooth muscle relaxation of the bladder and has local anesthetic properties)
What is Stress Incontinence?
stress incontinence is leakage with cough, sneeze or exertion
What is the cause of stress in continence?
-due to laxity of pelvic floor musculature
What is the post-void residual like with stress incontinence?
-low post-void residuals
What is the Tx for Stress Incontinence?
- kegal exercises*
- estrogen
- anticholinergics
- surgical repair
What is overflow incontinence?
overflow incontinence is urinary retention with intermittent leakage form over distended bladder
What is the post-void residual like with overflow incontinence?
-high post-void residual
What is the Tx for overflow incontinence?
-foley catheter is both diagnostic and therapeutic
In a urinalysis should glucose be present?
-glucose is negative in a N urinalysis
What does a urinalysis positive for Nitrate mean?
+ UTI
In a UA what do RBC casts indicate?
-Glomerulonephritis
What do WBC casts indicate in a UA?
-Pyelonephritis
What do tubular casts indicate in a UA?
-Acute Tubular Necrosis
What do Muddy brown casts indicate in a UA?
-Acute Tubular Necrosis
What types of casts are typically seen in a UA when the patient has Acute Tubular Necrosis?
-Tubular casts and Muddy brown casts
What type of casts in a UA are seen with Chronic Renal Failure?
-Waxy/Broad casts
What type of condition is seen with Hyaline casts?
-Hyaline casts are normal
What is Hypospadias?
-when the meatus is located on the ventral aspect of the penis, scrotum, or perineum
What is Phinosis?
-foreskin connote be retracted over the glans
A patient has painful swelling of the foreskin distal to the phimotic ring. The most likely Dx is?
-Paraphimosis
What does Paraphimosis result in?
-results in painful engorgement and edema of the glans
Failure to reduce the paraphimosis (retracted painful swelling of the foreskin) can lead to what?
-can lead to ischemic of glands penis
-A patient presents with complaints of curvature of his penis with erection. What is the most likely Dx?
-Peyronie’s Disease
Where is the abnormality with Peyronies’s Disease?
-scarring of the tunica albuginea
What is the etiology for Peronies’s Disease?
-unknown
What percent of men have Peronies’s Disease?
-3%
What type of abnormal curvature is usually present with Peyronie’s Disease?
-usually dorsal curvature
What is the Tx for Peyronie’s?
- Vitamin E
- injection therapy
- surgery
A patient presents with complaints of not being able to maintain an erection. What is the likely Dx?
-Erectile Dysfunction
What type of patient usually gets erectile dysfunction?
Diabetes*
What are the etiology for erectile dysfunction?
- diabetes*
- vascular disease
- neurogenic
- endocrine
- pelvic surgery
- medications
What medications can cause erectile dysfunction?
- Betablockers
- cimetidine
- spirolactone
- SSRI
What are the lab findings with erectile dysfunction?
- normal tesosterone
- normal prolactin
- normal LH/FSH
What is the Tx for erectile dysfunction?
- Hormone therapy is needed
- vasoactive therapy: PDE-5
- injectible protaglandins
- Penile prostheses
How to Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors work in erectile dysfunction?
-inhibits the enzyme PDE-5 from breaking down cGMP and keeps an erection
What are the Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor drugs?
- Sildenafil (Viagra)
- Vardenafil (Levitra)
- Tadalafil (Cialis)
What are the side effects of the Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor drugs used to Tx erectile dysfunction?
Wh-Hypotension
What are the contraindications of the Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors use to Tx ED ?
-contraindicated with the concurrent use of nitroglycerine or nitrates
What is Priapism?
-a painful erection lasting longer than 4 hours
What are the two types of Priapism?
Low-flow (veno-occlusive, ischemic)
High-flow (traumatic-ateriocavernosal fistula)
What is the etiology for Priapism?
Conditions: sickle cell, leukemia
Meds: psychotropics, trazadone, alcohol
What is the Tx for Priapism?
-injections or surgery
What are the bugs (etiology) that cause Acute Bacterial Prostatitis?
E. coli & Pseudomonas
What are the S/Sx of Acute Bacterial Prostatitis?
- Perineal pain
- sacral or suprapubic pain
- fever
- irritative voiding complaint
What is the Lab for Acute Bacterial Prostatitis?
-leukocytosis with left shift
What is the UA like in Acute Bacterial Prostatitis?
-pyuria
+/- hematuria
What is the Tx for Acute Bacterial Prostatitis?
-ampicillin & amino glycoside initially, then quinolines x 4-6 weeks
What is contraindicated in Acute Bacterial Prostatitis?
-prostatic massage
What is the etiology for Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis?
-Gram neg rods & Enterococcus
What are the S/Sx for Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis?
- Some patients are symptomatic
- they may have irritative voiding symptoms
- they may have low back pain and perineal pain
What does the UA show in a patient with Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis?
-UA is normal
What are the lab findings in Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis?
-Prostatic secretions–leucocytosis
What is the Tx for Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis?
-Difficult– 6-12 weeks of Bactrim > quinolines, erythromycin
What is the most common Prostatitis?
-Nonbacterial Prostatitis
What is the etiology for Nonbacterial Prostatitis?
- unknown
- ? Chlamydia
- mycoplasma
- ureaplasma
- viruses
What are the S/Sx of Nonbacterial Prostatitis?
-same as other Prostatitis
- irritive voiding
- low back pain
- perineal pain
- suprapubic discomfort
What is the lab for Nonbacterial Prostatitis?
-cultures are negative but +leukocytes on prostatic secretions
What is the Tx for Nonbacterial Prostatitis?
-Erythromycin x 3-6 weeks
What is the most common benign tumor in men?
-Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Who gets Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
-50% of patients are > 75 years old
What is the etiology of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
-unknown
What are the obstructive S/Sx of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
-Obstructive :
- hesitancy
- decreased force
- incomplete bladder emptying
- straining
- post void dribbling
What are the Irritative S/Sx of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
- urgency
- frequency
- nocturia
What is the Lab findings for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
-PSA often checked negative
What is the medical/nonsurgical Tx for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
Alpaha blockers and 5-alpha-Reductaase inhibitors
- Prozosin
- terazosin
- doxazosin
- alfuzosin
- tamsulosin
- phenoxbenzamine
What are the side effects of the Alpha Blockers used to Tx Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
- orthostatic hypotension
- dizziness
- tiredness
- retrograde ejaculation
- rhinitis
- headache
What are the two 5 alpha-Reductase inhibitors?
- Finasteride
- dutastiride
(finasteride–Proscar, Propecia)
(dutastiride–Acvodart)
What OTC meds can be used to Tx Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
-saw palmetto
What are the Surgical Tx for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia?
-TURP : transuretheral resection of the prostate
SE : retrograde ejaculation, impotence
- TUIP : transurethral excision of the prostate
- TUNA : transurethral needle ablation of the prostate
- Laser therapy : coagulative necrosis
- Prostatectomy
What are the causes of Scrotal Swelling?
- hydrocele
- varicocele
- epididymitis
- testicular torsion
- hernia
- adenexal mass (epididymal cyst / spermatocele)
- testicual mass = tumor
A male patient presents with complaints of a dull ache and heaviness of his testicles, and scrotal swelling? Physical exam shows a scrotal mass which transilluminates confirming a fluid filled mass. What is the Dx and how is should this be treated?
-Dx is a Hydrocele
Tx : no intervention is usually needed, +/- surgery
What is a Hydrocele?
-collection of fluid between two layers of tunical vaginalis
What is the etiology of a Hydrocele?
- congenital or acquired
- may be secondary to lymphatic obstruction
What are the S/Sx of a Hydrocele?
- Dull ache
- heaviness
How is a Hydrocele Dx?
-transilluminate to confirm mass is fluid filled
What is the Tx for a Hydrocele?
-no intervention is usually needed
+/- surgery
What causes Acute Epididymitis in men < 40 years old?
-STDs : Chlamydia, Neisseria
What causes Acute Epididymitis in men > 40 years old?
-Gram neg rods (E. coli)
What are the S/Sx of Acute Epididymitis?
-urethritis \+/- cystistis -pain along spermatic cord -fever -scrotal swelling
What are the Physical Exam findings for Acute Epididymitis?
** + phren’s sign (elevation of the scrotum improves pain**
What are the lab findings for Acute Epididymitis?
-Neisseria = intracellualar diplococci
What is the Tx for Acute Epididymitis?
- non STD’s are treated for 21-28 days of appropriate antibiotics
- STD’s : ceftriaxone and doxycylcine
When is Testicular Torsion most common?
-testicular torsion is most common in early puberty
What are the S/Sx’s of testicular torsion?
- scrotal swelling
- erythema of skin
- high riding testis
- loss of cremaster reflex*
- horizontal plane of testis
How is testicular torsion Dx?
-color flow Doppler ultrasound
What is the Tx for Testicular Torsion?
- prompt surgical exploration with detorsion
- orchiectomy if gonad is infarcted
What are the urology & Nephrology malignancies?
- Adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- Transitional cell cancer of the urinary bladder
- Renal cell carcinoma
- Testicular cancer
What is the most common noncutaneous cancer in adult US males?
- Prostate Cancer, 1 in 6 men