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According to the WHOLE of Kettering, how can urological conditions be classified?

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Into 5 malignancies, 5 emergencies, and 5 benign/other

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What are the main 5 urology malignancies?

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Renal, Bladder, Testicular, Prostate, and Penile

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Which of the 2 urology malignancies are the most common?

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Prostate (in older men, testicular in younger men) and kidney

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How can the urology emergenices be classified?

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Haematuria
Retention
Flank pain
Testicular pain
Other
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How can the urology benign conditions be classified?

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BPH
Stones
Infections
Obstruction
Other
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What 4 common operations are big offenders for causing retention in patients up to 3 months after the event?

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Cataract
Hip
Gallbladder
Hernia repair

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Name some drugs that cause urinary retention

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Antihistamines
Anti-cholinergics
Opiates (via constipation and reduced innervation)
TCAs
Anti-epileptics
Alcohol
Ca Channel blockers
NSAIDs
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Define urinary retention

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The inability to empty the bladder completely

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How can retention be classified?

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Acute and painful, or chronic and painless

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How do these 2 types differ wrt micturition?

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The pt cannot urinate at all in acute, where as in chronic they can but not fully

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Given that they may not notice a problem, how does a pt with chronic retention usually present?

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Urinary incontinence
UTI
Acute-on-chronic retention

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What is the most common cause of urinary retention?

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Outflow obstruction of bladder

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How should acute retention be managed initially?

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Treatment with urinary catheter

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What can cause obstructive retention in men specifically?

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BPH
Meatal stenosis
Paraphimosis/Phimosis
Prostate cancer
Penile constricting bands
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What can cause obstructive retention in women specifically?

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Prolapse
Pelvic mass
Retroverted gravid uterus

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What pelvic masses might women have?

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Gynae malignancy
Uterine fibroid
Ovarian cyst

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17
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What obstructive causes of retention do both women and men get?

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Bladder calculi
Bladder cancer
Faecal impaction
GI/Retroperitoneal malignancy
Urethral strictures
Foreign bodies
Stones
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18
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What infections/inflammation can cause retention in men?

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Balanitis
Prostatitis
Prostatic abscess

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What infections/inflammation can cause retention in women?

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Acute vulvovaginitis
Vaginal lichen planus and lichen sclerosis
Vaginal pemphigus

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What other infections/inflammation can cause retention?

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Bilharzia
Cystitis
HSV
VZV
Peri-urethral abscess
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Apart from obstruction, infection/inflammation, and drugs, what other major cause is there for retention?

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Neurological - spinal cord, brain, ANS, or peripheral nerve

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What peripheral nerve or autonomic dsfunction causes retention?

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Autonomic neuropathy
DM
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Pernicious anaemia
Spinal cord trauma
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23
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Which spinal nerves are responsible for innervating the bladder?

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S2,3,4

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24
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How do we urinate (briefly)?

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Pressure sensors in bladder wall signal increased pressure to micturition centre -> cortex decides when it is ok to void -> contraction of detrusor muscle so pressure rises to greater than sphincter pressure -> void.

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25
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What conditions affecting the brain can cause retention?

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Parkinson's disease
MS
Neoplasm
Hydrocephalus
CVD
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What conditions affecting the spinal cord can cause retention?

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Disc disease
MS
Spina bifida
Haematoma/abscess
Trauma
Spinal stenosis
Tumours
Cauda equina
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What signs are there for retention on examination?

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Full, palpable, tender bladder

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28
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Retention M:F? Why?

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M>F due to BPH

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29
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What symptoms other than pain could urinary retention present with?

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Frequency
Urgency
Hesitancy
Poor stream
Post-mic dribbling
Nocturia
Incontinence
Sensation of incomplete emptying
Lethargy
Recurrent infections
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What are the two types of haematuria?

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Visible and non-visible

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What are the 2 main differentials for haematuria that have to be ruled out?

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Neoplasia

Glomerulonephritis

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Where can the blood originate from in haematuria?

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Anywhere in the urinary tract!

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33
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What transient things can cause haematuria?

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UTI
Menstruation
Exercise induced
Post-coital

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What can non-visible haematuria be divided into?

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Symptomatic and asymptomatic

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What are the differentials for haematuria? Give it a go, it’s a long old list…

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  • Glomerular pathology
  • Tumours - RCC, Wilm’s, Ureteric, TCC and SCC of bladder
  • Infection
  • Polycycstic kidneys
  • Trauma
  • Strictrue
  • Renal infarction/vein thrombosis
  • Sickle cell
  • NSAIDs, anticoags
  • Stones
  • Polyps
  • Schistosoma haematobium
  • Prostatitis
  • Urethritis
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36
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What could red urine be if not visible haematuria?

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  • Haemoglobinuria (haemolysis)
  • Myoglobinuria (measure CK)
  • Bilirubinuria (obstructive jaundice)
  • Beetroot
  • Drugs - rifampicin, nitrofurantoin, senna
  • Porphyria
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What questions should you ask in the history for haematuria? (HxPC)

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  • How often?
  • How much?
  • Where in the stream?
  • Only associated wiht voiding?
  • Any associated pain? Location?
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What questions should you ask in the history for haematuria? (Associated symptoms)

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  • Any masses
  • Trauma
  • Happened before?
  • Systemic symptoms?
  • Recent medical and travel history
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What questions should you ask about PMH in the history for haematuria?

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Previous stones, cancer, anticoagulation, HTN, diabetes, chemotherapy

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What questions should you ask about SH in the history for haematuria?

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Smoking
Fumes and chemicals (Leather, rubber, dyes, beta naphthylamines)
Radiotherapy
Immunosuppression
Schistosoma
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What questions should you ask about FH in the history for haematuria?

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  • Alport’s syndrome (Deafness)
  • General renal disease
  • TB contact
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What can we see (potentially) with MC&S of urine?

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  • Schistosoma ova

- Red cell casts

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What do red cell casts suggest?

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Glomerular disease

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44
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What else can we do with urine?

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  • Dip it

- Send it for cytology

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What investigations can we do for haematuria?

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  • U&Es, creatinine for renal function
  • FBC (?chronic disease, infection)
  • Clotting
  • PSA
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What other investigations (not bloods) can we do for haematuria?

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  • USS
  • CT (***contrast and renal function)
  • Cystoscopy
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What other features make glomerular pathology more likely in haematuria?

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  • Proteinuria

- Red cell casts

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What are the differentials for flank pain?

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  • Muscular pain
  • Dermatological problem
  • Neuropathic
  • Pleural pain
  • Infection
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Renal abscess
  • Vascular - renal infarction or venous obstruction
  • Tumour
  • Stricture
  • External compression
  • Outlet obstruction
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In a renal examination, how should the pt be positioned?

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At 45 degrees

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In a renal examination, what can we look for from the end of the bed?

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Catheter - output, colour
Peritoneal dialysis bag
Skin turgor, bruising, uraemic tinge, scratch marks, vasculitic rashes
Alternative vacular access routes

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What is the main aim of a renal examination?

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Assess fluid status - are they fluid depleted, euvolaemic, or in fluid overload

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What signs can be seen in the hands in a renal examination?

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  • Pallor (anaemia secondary to end stage renal disease)
  • Skin turgor
  • Cap refill >2s
  • Temperature
  • Radial pulse
  • Uraemic flapping tremor
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What signs can be seen in the arms in a renal examination?

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  • BP

- Any AV fistulae - recent use, thrills, pulse collapse on elevation

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54
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What signs can be seen in the neck and face in a renal examination?

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  • JVP
  • Eyes - xanthalasma, corneal arcus, pale conjunctivae
  • Tongue for mucous membrane moistness
55
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How do we assess the chest and abdomen in a renal examination?

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Using parts of the CVS, resp, and GI examinations

56
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What elements of the CVS examination does a renal examination use?

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  • Listen for heart murmurs

- Palpate for sacral oedema

57
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What elements of the respiratory examination does a renal examination use?

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-Auscultate for pulmonary oedema

58
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What elements of the GI examination does a renal examination use?

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  • Abdo scars or masses/asymmetry
  • Palpation
  • ***Ballot the kidneys
  • Percussion
  • Auscultate for renal bruits
59
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Where do you auscultate for renal bruits?

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1cm superior and lateral to the umbilicus

60
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What signs can there be of renal disease O/E of the legs

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-Peripheral oedema

61
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How can a renal examination be completed?

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  • Blood pressure readings (lying and sitting/standing) in both arms
  • Digital Rectal Examination
  • Urine dipstick
  • Fundoscopy (for any evidence diabetic or hypertensive retinopathy)
62
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What are some risk factors for stone formation?

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  • Dehydration/low fluid intake
  • Urinary stasis (***bladder stones)
  • Foreign body presence eg sutures
  • Indwelling catheter
  • Gout
63
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What can renal stones be formed from (main 2 compounds)?

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  • Calcium oxalate (75%)

- Magnesium ammonium phosphate (15%)

64
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What other compounds can stones be formed from?

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  • Urate
  • Hydroxyapatite
  • Brushite
  • Cystine
  • Mixed
65
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When is the peak age for urinary tract calculi?

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20-40 years old

66
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Where do stones commonly get stuck?

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  • pelviureteric junction
  • pelvic brim
  • vesicoureteric junction
67
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What is the classical presentation of testicular torsion in a young boy?

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Severe lower abdo pain
Unilateral testicular swelling and elevation
V v v tender to touch
Apyrexial
Cremasteric reflex absent
68
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How should testicular torsion be managed?

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Emergency surgical exploration within 4-6 hours

69
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What is the consequence if testicular torsion is not taken to theatre within 4-6 hours?

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Irreversible testicular necrosis

70
Q

Tell me some stats about testicular cancer.

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Most common malignancy in men aged 20-30.

95% are germ cell tumours

71
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What is the classic triad for renal cancer?

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Flank pain
Mass
Haematuria

72
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How do we treat renal calculi in acute presentations?

initial management and surgical intervention

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Analgesia (e.g. diclofenac)
Antiemetic
IV fluids

Surgery - percutaneous nephrostomy &/or ureteric stent insertion

73
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If a pt with a stone comes in for elective surgery, what can we do?

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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Endoscopic treatment
Open nephrolithotomy/ureterolithotomy

74
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How do we prevent stone formation?

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Increase oral fluid intake
Decrease calcium intake
Prompt treatment of infection
Urinary alkalisation
Thiazide diuretics
75
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What is the bad thing that happens due to ureteric obstruction?

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Hydronephrosis

76
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What are the clinical features of obstruction?

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Lion pain
Fever &/or rigors
Signs and symptoms of renal failure/AKI

77
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How do we treat obstruction?

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Identify and treat the cause

78
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How do we emergency treat obstruction?

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Drain the kidney via percutaneous nephrostomy or retrograde ureteric stent

79
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What is BPH?

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A non malignant enlargement of the prostate gland

80
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How many men over 60 have BPH?

81
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What are the main features of BPH?

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  • Storage problems (frequency, urgency, nocturia, incontinence)
  • Voiding problems (hesitancy, poor stream, terminal dribble, straining)
  • Dysuria/haematuria due to superimposed infection
  • Retention
82
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O/E what signs are there for BPH?

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  • DRE -> smooth enlargement of gland
  • Palpable bladder if in retention
  • Check for neuro signs with LUTS
83
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What tests would you do for BPH?

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  • Urinalysis
  • Urine flowmetry
  • Serum creatinine
  • Serum PSA to assess for features of malignancy
84
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What medical treatment can we offer for BPH?

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  • Watchful waiting if not complicated
  • alpha-adrenergic antagonists eg doxazosin
  • 5 alpha reductase inhibitors e.g. finasteride

Usually combination therapy

85
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What surgical intervention can we offer for BPH?

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Trans-urethral resection of prostate (TURP)
TU incision in the prostate
Prostatectomy (laser or open retropubic)

86
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What surgical investigations can we do for BPH?

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TRUS biopsy (transrectal US) to rule out malignancy
Cystoscopy
Microwave ablation

87
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Where do most prostate cancers form?

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Peripheral zone of the prostate gland

88
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Which zones of the prostate are most prone to BPH?

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Central and transitional zone

89
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What is the arterial supply to the prostate?

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3 vessels - inferior vesical, inferior rectal, internal pudendal

90
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What is the venous drainage of the prostate?

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Plexus beneath the capsule

91
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What is the male to female ratio for RCCs?

92
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What are the clinical features of RCC?

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  • May be asymptomatic
  • Painless haematuria
  • Groin pain
  • Mass in flank
  • Chest symptoms or bone pain if mets
  • FH
93
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How should RCC be investigated?

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  • Blood tests - Hb and ferritin (anaemia), U&Es (renal function), Ca and Alk phos (bony mets)
  • CT bdo-chest with contrast
  • Isotope bone scan (mets)
94
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What surgical interventions are there for RCC?

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Open or laparoscopic nephrectomy but only under some conditions

95
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What types of nephrectomy are there?

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Partial (peripheral tumours) or radical (large tumours)

96
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What are the conditions that mean nephrectomy is excluded in RCC?

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Elderly pts
Extensive local invasion
Mets (unless one met that can be removed easily)

97
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What medical therpies are there for RCC?

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Only really things to treat mets.

Biological therapies, chemo, hormonal therapy.

Radiotherapy to palliate bony mets

98
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Where do TCCs occur?

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Any part of the urinary epithelium

99
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What are the main risk factors for TCC?

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  • Smoking

- Exposure to aromatic hydrocarbons (petrochemicals, dye, rubber, chimney sweeps - occupational hx)

100
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What % of TCCs are superficial?

101
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What other bladder cancers can there be?

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Squamous cell and adenocarcinomas

102
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What causes squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder?

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Chronic irritation caused by schistosomiasis, indweliing catheter, repeated previous surgeries

103
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What are the clinical features of TCC?

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Painless haematuria usually

Sometimes present with painful micturition, renal colic, retention

104
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How is TCC diagnosed/investigated?

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Urine cytology
Cystoscopy
Transurethral resection
KUB imaging

105
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Why is prostate cancer sooooooo important?

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It is the most commonly diagnosed cancer affecting men in the western world

106
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When is the peak incidence of prostate cancer?

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8th decade (i.e. pts 70s)

107
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What % of prostate cancer pts present with bony mets?

108
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How does prostate cancer present?

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With LUTS, just like BPH

May also present with bone pain if mets

109
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Is serum PSA good?

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Its highly sensitive but not very specific, so it can be used in diagnosis, but is more useful as a tool for monitoring disease progression

110
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What investigations can we do for suspected prostate cancer?

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  • TRUS + biopsy
  • Pelvic MRI
  • Laparoscopic node biopsy
  • Isotope bone scan
111
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How is localised prostate cancer treated in pts with life expectancy less than 10 years?

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Active monitoring of PSA
LUTS controlled with alpha blockers
TURP if symptoms severe

112
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How is localised prostate cancer treated in pts with life expectancy more than 10 years?

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Radical prostatectomy
External beam radiotherapy
Brachytherapy

113
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What are the risks and benefits of a radical prostatectomy?

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Benefits - complete removal of cancer, stage and grade cancer well

Risks - incontinence, surgical risks, ED

114
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What are the risks and benefits of a external eam radiotherapy?

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Benefits - Option if not fit for surgery, can carry on normal daily activities, painless, no hospital stay

Risks - cystitis, proctitis, ED, lots of travel and hospital visits, long term follow-up

115
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What are the risks and benefits of brachytherapy? Also what is it?

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Radioactive “seeds” planted in prostate - its new so not much evidence long term for it either way yet

116
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What do we do with acute testicular pain?

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Act immediately to preserve testicular function

117
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What is the main diagnosis for acute testicular pain?

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Testicular torsion

118
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What appart from testicular torsion are the differentials for testicular pain?

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Torsion of the testicular appendages
Acute epididymo-orchitis
Scrotal oedema
Acute inguinal lymphadenopathy

119
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When is the peak incidence age range for testicular torsion?

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12-18 years old

120
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Why is testicular torsion bad?

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Venous obstruction -> increased pressure -> arterial compression -> ischaemia -> necrosis

121
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How does testicular torsion classically present?

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Moderate/severe pain, unilateral scrotal pain, with N&V, and abdo pain.

122
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What do we find O/E of testicular torsion?

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Testis globally tender, high in scrotum, slightly enlarged, absent ipsilateral cremasteric reflex (*****)

123
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What causes acute epididymo-orchitis?

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STIs eg chlamydia and gonorrhoea

124
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How do you differentiate acute epididymo-orchitis from testicular torsion?

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Gradual onset
Cremasteric reflex preserved
LUTS/pyrexia/urethral discharge

125
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How should acute testicular pain be managed?

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Acutely, give analgesia and establish diagnosis to treat

If testicular torsion is a differential, every case should be sent for immediate surgical exploration

MSU and swab if suspect infection

126
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How is testicular torsion managed surgically?

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Affected testicle is detorted and fixed if viable, but excised if clearly non-viable.
Normal testicle is fixed to prevent it torting

127
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Where is renal cell carcinoma likely to metastasise to? What will it look like?

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The lung - “canon-ball mets”

128
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What is the lowest Gleason score that can indicate malignancy?

129
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What is phimosis?

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When the foreskin is too tight and can not be pulled back past the glans.

130
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What infection can cause phimosis?

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Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans

131
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What residual volume of urine is acceptable in pts under 65?

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Less than 50ml

132
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What residual volume of urine is considered acceptable in pts over 65?

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Less than 100ml

133
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What residual volume is chronic urinary retention characterised by?

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More than 500mls within the bladder after voiding

134
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What residual volume suggests acute-on-chronic retention?

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More than 800mls

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