Urology Flashcards
What does BPH present with?
LUTS: voiding symptoms, storage symptoms
What are voiding symptoms?
Weak or intermittent flow, straining, hesitancy, dribbling, incomplete emptying
What are storage symptoms?
Urgency, frequency, urgency incontinence and nocturia
What is the management of BPH?
Watch and wait, alpha blocker (tamsulosin), 5 AR inhibitor (finasteride)
What is the effect of alpha blockers in BPH?
Decreased smooth muscle tone
What are the side effects of alpha blockers?
Dizziness, postural hypotension, dry mouth, depression
What is the mode of action of 5-AR inhibitors?
Block conversion of testosterone to DHT - shrinks prostate
What are some key things with finasteride?
Takes around 6m, reduced PSA concentrations by 50%
What are side effects of finasteride?
Erectile dysfunction, reduced libido, ejaculation probs, gynaecomastia
What increases the risk of bladder cancer?
Smoking, exposure to hydrocarbons (dyes, rubber), schistosomiasis
What is the commonest bladder malignancy?
Transitional cell carcinoma
What is the growth pattern of transitional cell carcinomas?
Papillary
How are superficial bladder malignancies managed?
TURBT
What are the medical benefits for circumcision?
Reduced risk of penile cancer, UTIs and STIs
What are the features of epididymo-orchitis?
Unilateral testicular pain and swelling, urethral discharge
What is the most important differential of epididymo-orchitis?
Testicular torsion
What is the management of epididymo-orchitis?
Ceftriaxone 500mg IM + doxycycline 100mg PO BD 10-14 days
What is epididymo-orchitis commonly caused by?
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, e coli
What does blood at the meatus indicate?
Urethral injury
What are the triad of signs for bulbar rupture?
Urinary retention, perineal haematoma, blood at meatus
What injury causes bulbar rupture?
Straddle type
What injury causes membranous rupture?
Pelvic fracture
What is found on PR in membranous rupture?
Prostate displace upwards
What investigation is done in urethral injury?
Ascending urogram
What is the management of urethral injury?
Suprapubic catheter
What is the investigation for bladder injury?
IVU or cystogram