Urology Flashcards
- Sexually active female with a missed period for 6-7 weeks.
- Complaints of lower abdominal/pelvic pain or intermittent cramping.
- Pain worsens when in supine or with jarring.
- Pain can radiate to shoulder, if ruptured
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Teenage to young male complains of nodule, sensation, of heaviness, aching, one larger testicle.
- Can present as a new onset of hydrocele
- Usually painless and asymptomatic until metastasis.
- More common in White males age 15 to 30
- Testicular Cancer
- Risk Factors for UTIs include
- Female gender = highest during reproductive years
- Pregnancy
- History of UTIs or History of recurrent UTIs
- Failure to void after sex (honeymoon bladder)
- Spermacide use
- School-age male with complaints of abrupt onset of blue-colored round mass located on the testicular surface.
- Torsion of the Appendix Testes (Blue Dot Sign)
* Send to E/R
This drug class is known to cause sexual dysfunction:
*SSRIs (Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft)…SSRIs are known to cause sexual dysfunction in males…Antidepressants (Bupropion/Wellbutrin) have less sexual dysfunction effects.
If a woman is breastfeeding, what Vitamin supplement does her infant need IMMEDIATELY?
Vitamin D
The most common cause of “NON-GONOCOCCAL” urethritis is:
Chlamydia Trachomatis
- This develops in the testes, in approximately 3 months.
* It is stimulated by both testosterone and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Spermatogenesis
The caloric content of breast milk and infant formula used:
20Kcal/30ml
- Also known as the appendix of the testes.
- A small, round, pedunculated polyp-like structure that is attached to the testicular surface.
- Most commonly in school-aged boys
- Blue Dot Sign
* MEDICAL EMERGENCY: REFER TO E/R
- Blue Dot Sign is caused by what?
- Infarction and Necrosis of the Appendix Testes
- Treatment for Acute prostatitis in a male less than 35 years of age includes:
- Rocephin 250mg IM and Doxycycline 100mg BID x 10 days (usually due to S.T.I)
- Treatment for Chronic prostatitis includes:
- Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, or Ofloxacin p.o daily for 4-6 weeks.
- Alternative: Bactrim B.I.D for 4-6 weeks
What is the most common non-sexual cause of Acute Prostatitis in Adult to middle age men?
Enterobacter
- What is the most common cause of Acute Prostatitis in Older men?
E. Coli and Proteus
Proscar (Finesteride) is an example of a:
5-alpha reductase inhibitor
- A yeast infection of the penis.
* Mainly found in uncircumcised, diabetic, and immunocompromised males.
- Balantitis
- Treatment for Balantitis includes:
Topical Antifungals (azole) creams
- Inflammatory localized disorder of the penis that causes fibrotic plaques on the tunica albuginea.
- Results in painful, crooked erections, with palpable nodules.
Peyronies Disease (Refer to Urologists)
- 1st line medications for erectile dysfunction includes:
- Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (Sildenafil/Viagra and Vardenafil/Levitra)
- Take 30 to 60 minutes before sex
- Duration is 4 hours
Sildenafil/Viagra and Vardenafil/Levitra should be taken how:
- On an empty stomach (foods and fats delay the action of the medication)
- Taladafil/Cialis should be taken when?
- 2 hours before sex.
* Duration is 36 hours.
- Foreskin stuck in the retracted position.
* Cannot be pushed back from glans penis due to edema.
Phimosis
How many organism must a urinalysis read in order to be considered as a UTI
- 100,000 or 10,000 CFU of one organism.
- 10,000 or higher WBCs (Leukocytes)
- Nitrates (+)
- Treatment for “Uncomplicated” UTI for women includes:
- 3 days of Nitrofurantoin/Macrobid (1st choice).
* Bactrim or Septra B.I.D for 3 days.
- Uncomplicated UTI for men includes:
- 7-10 days of Nitrofurantoin/Macrobid (1st choice)
- For complicated UTIs, treatment would include
- Antibiotic, and…
* Antispasmotic (Pyridium or Urispas)
- What is the most common form of incontinence?
- Mixed-incontinence
- Treatment for urge, stress, or mixed incontinence
- Weight loss
- Kegal Exercise (Pelvic muscle exercises)
- Frequent voiding
- Filamentous structures are likely:
* Uniform, oval structures are likely:
- Hyphae
* Yeast
- A prostate with a tumor with feel:
- Nodular
- Asymmetrical
- Indurated
- Post menopausal bleeding, which pathologies should be considered 1st?
- Uterine Pathology, and…
* Endometrial Pathology