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Urology Flashcards

1
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What are the four cardinal signs/symptoms of testicular torsion?

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N/V
Testicular pain < 24 hours
Superiorly displaced testicle
Absent cremasteric reflex

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What is needed to prompt intervention for testicular torsion?

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High clinical suspicion

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What is Prehn’s sign?

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+ when patients report pain relief with elevation of scrotal contents
- when it does not relieve pain

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What is the blue-dot sign?

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  • Palpation of testes reveals small firm tender nodule near the head of the epididymis: appears to have blue discoloration
  • Pathognomonic for testicular or epidermal appendage
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Is the cremasteric reflex present with appendix testes torsion?

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Yes

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Is the cremasteric reflex present with testicular torsion?

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No: absent

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What is a condition that predisposes to testicular torsion?

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Bell-clapper deformity: congenital defect of processus vaginalis can lead to failure of the testes to attach to inner lining of scrotum

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If clinical suspicion is low for torsion, what is the next step?

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UA to r/o UTI or epidymo-orchitis

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What is the best imaging test for testicular torsion and what does it show?

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Absence of arterial blood flow in affected testicle

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In the trauma setting, what do we look for in suspicion for testicular torsion?

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Violation of the tunica albuginea because it would warrant surgical repair

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If testicular torsion presents < 6 hours, what is the next step?

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Attempt manual detorsion followed by elective orchiopexy

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If testicular torsion presents > 6 hours, what is the next step?

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Patient directly to OR for surgical detorsion

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When is an orchiectomy performed for testicular torsion?

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Necrotic testicle

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14
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What type of testicular trauma is most common?

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Blunt (85%)

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How does the cremasteric reflex work?

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Stroke medial thigh: sensory fibers from femoral branch of genitofemoral nerve (L1-L2) stimulated: contracts cremasteric muscle to cause ipsilateral elevation of testis

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16
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What can cause absent cremasteric reflex?

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  • UMN/LMN disorders
  • Spinal cord injury at L1-L2
  • In patients with testicular torsion
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17
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What are other risk factors for tesicular torsion besides bell-clapper deformity?

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Age 12-18

History of prior torsion

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18
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What should be done following surgical reduction of torsion?

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Affected side untwisted and orchiopexy should be performed to prevent recurrence

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What key attributes in a case make you think of testicular cancer?

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Males
Age 20-40
Non tender testicular mass

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20
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What is the most common type of testicular tumor?

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Seminoma

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21
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What is one big risk factor for testicular cancer? In which testicle?

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Cryptorchidism increases risk of testicular cancer in both testicles, even the normally descended one

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What is the imaging test used to evaluate for testicular cancer?

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Ultrasound

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23
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What imaging is used for staging of testicular cancer?

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CT abdomen pelvis

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24
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Do we biopsy testicular cancer? why or why not?

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No: it may seed cancerous cells

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25
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What is the treatment for highly suspicious testicular cancer?

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Radical orchiectomy

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26
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What other treatment, besides surgery, is indicated for testicular cancer?

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Radiation (seminoma)
Chemo (most types)
RPLND (mostly non seminomas)

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27
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What are causes of scrotal masses found involving the skin?

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Epidermoid or pilar cysts

Squamous cell carcinoma

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What is the differential of scrotal masses involving the spermatic cord?

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Indirect inguinal hernia
Hydrocele
Varicocele

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What is differential diagnosis of scrotal masses involving the epididymis?

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Epididymitis
Spermatocele
Torsion of testicular epididymal appendage (appendix testis)

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30
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What is the differential of scrotal masses found involving the testes?

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Orchitis
Testicular torsion
Testicular cancer

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31
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What do constitutional symptoms in the setting of painless testicular mass imply?

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Metastatic testicular cancer: symptoms match location of mets

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32
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What risk factors for testicular cancer should be obtained on history?

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  • Cryptorchidism
  • Personal or family hx of testicular cancer
  • Klinefelter’s
  • White race
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33
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What features on PE for testicular mass suggest non-malignant etiology?

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Extratesticular
Bilateral
Painful
Mobile
Fluid filled
Transillumination
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What are the main diagnoses to consider in presence of very painful scrotal mass?

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  • Epididymitis/ Orchitis

- Puberty: torsion of testes or appendix testes

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35
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What benign processes in the testicle are typically painless?

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Spermatocele
Varicocele
Hydrocele
* Usually separate from testicle itself

36
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What PE maneuver can help identify a varicocele?

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Mass disappears on lying down, reappears on standing up. Feels like a spongy bag of worms

37
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What are most likely organisms causing epidiymitis in young adult < 35?

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Chlamydia

Neisseria

38
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What are most likely organisms causing epidiymitis in adult > 35?

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E. coli

Pseudomonas

39
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What causes gynecomastia in patients with testicular cancers?

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Choriocarcinoma: hCG

40
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What are differences between epididymitis and spermatocele?

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Epididymitis: infection, often with dysuria and tenderness
Spermatoceles: result of retention cyst at head of epididymis: often asx, but transilluminate

41
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Why does a varicocele form? What side does it usually form on and why?

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Impaired venous drainage: L side due to less optimal as the L testicular vein enters L renal vein a right angle

42
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Why does varicocele affect fertility?

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Venous stasis increases testicular temperature, increases seminal oxidative stress and damages sperm DNA

43
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Sudden onset of a L sided varicocele may be caused by?

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Thrombosis of L renal vein due to RCC

44
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What is pathophysiology of a hydrocele?

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Due to lack of separation of tunica vaginalis from processes vaginalis: fluid communication or persistent sac in testes.
* Transilluminate!

45
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What are key imaging modalities in workup for testicular cancer?

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US: look for solid mass
CT abdomen pelvis: look for retroperitoneal lymph node mets
CXR: look for pulmonary mets
CT/MRI of brain if neuro symptoms

46
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What relevant blood tests should be obtained in a patient with testicular cancer?

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Beta-hCG
AFP
LDH
* Useful for staging, establishing prognosis and following response

47
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Why is testicular cancer removal inguinally vs. through scrotum?

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Due to higher rate of recurrence via trans-scrotal

48
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What should be recommended for patients about to undergo orchiectomy and/or chemo?

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Cryopreservation of sperm to ensure future fertility

49
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Does orchiectomy lead to impotence?

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No: but RPLND can injure nerves that affect erectile function

50
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What does pain with hematuria suggest?

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UTI or urinary obstruction

51
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What does painless gross hematuria suggest?

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suspicion for malignancy

52
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What is pseudohematuria?

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Red urine without RBCs due to certain food, drugs or metabolic disorders

53
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How is renal carcinoma usually found?

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Incidentally, usually asymptomatic

54
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How does bladder cancer usually present?

A

Painless gross hematuria

55
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How is prostate cancer usually discovered?

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PSA and prostate biopsy

56
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How do we find microscopic hematuria?

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Urine dipstick for blood, protein

57
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What findings on urinalysis suggest glomerular cause?

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Dysmorphic RBCs or RBCs casts

58
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What is the first step in evaluating a suspected kidney stone?

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Non contrast CT

59
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What is the first step in evaluating a suspected kidney stone in a female of childbearing age or kids?

60
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Which kidney stone is not radiopaque?

61
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If a patient presents with true gross hematuria, what is the next step?

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Malignancy workup:

  • CT urogram
  • Urine cytology
  • Cystourethroscopy
62
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How do we manage a kidney stone < 5mm?

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Likely will pass spontaneously

63
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How do we manage a kidney stone 5-9 mm?

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Individual management depending on patient

64
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How do we manage a kidney stone >10 mm?

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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Percutaneous nephrostomy
Ureteroscopy
Rarely nephrolithotomy

65
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What is the treatment for Renal cancer?

A

Partial or radical nephrectomy

66
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What is the treatment for bladder cancer?

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Transurethral resection
Infusion of mitomycin of BCG
Radical cystectomy

67
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What is the treatment for prostate cancer?

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External beam radiation
Brachytherapy
Androgen deprivation therapy
Radical prostatectomy
Active surveillance
68
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What is the most likely cause of acute hematuria (<2 weeks) in patient under 20?

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UTI
Foley trauma
exercise

69
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What is the most likely cause of chronic hematuria (>2 weeks) in patient under 20?

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IgA nephropathy

70
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What is the most likely cause of chronic hematuria (>2 weeks) in patient 20-50?

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PKD

Cancer: bladder, kidney or prostate cancer

71
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What is the most likely cause of chronic hematuria (>2 weeks) in patient 50+?

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BPH
PKD
Cancer: bladder, kidney or prostate

72
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What is the most likely cause of acute hematuria (<2 weeks) in patient 20+?

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UTI, foley trauma, nephrolithiasis

73
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What does pain + hematuria suggest?

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Infection or urinary obstruction

74
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How to differentiate nephrolithiasis vs. peritonitis?

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Nephrolithiasis: tend to move around
Peritonitis: prefer to remain rigid

75
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What is the most common presentation for bladder cancer?

A

Painless gross hematuria

76
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What is the most common location for RCC metastasis?

77
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What genetic syndromes are associated with RCC?

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von Hippel-Lindau
Tuberous sclerosis
Birt-Hogg-Dube

78
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What paraneoplastic syndromes are associated with RCC?

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Polycythemia
Hypercalcemia
Hypertension
Cushing's: high cortisol
Stauffer's: reversible liver dysfunction
79
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If a patient presents with gross hematuria, what is the next step?

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Urinalysis to confirm there are RBCs in urine:

1) Positive dipstick
2) microscopic urinalysis: number of types of cells

80
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What additional labs should be ordered during the hematuria workup?

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CBC
Metabolic panel
PT/PTT/INR
PSA
Urine culture
Urine cytology
81
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Does negative urine cytology rule out a malignancy?

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No: not a very sensitive test

82
Q

What drug can be given to help pass ureteral stones? How does it work?

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Alpha-blockers: tamsulosin: relax ureteral wall

83
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What are emergent surgical indications for renal stones?

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Obstructive stones that lead to urosepsis, intractable pain, progressive renal damage or solitary kidney

84
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What is a radical nephrectomy?

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Removal of kidney, perinephric fat, Gerota’s fascia, ureter, lymph nodes, possibly ipsilateral adrenal gland

85
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In the setting of gross hematuria, what should be done to manage bleeding?

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Place a Foley catheter to improve urine flow and pass the blood clots

86
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Do we place a foley in the setting of trauma and blood at the urethral meatus?

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No: potential urethral injury

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