Urology Flashcards
1
Q
Name some factors that can raise PSA levels.
A
Vigorous exercise
Digital rectal examination
Ejaculation
PSA testing can only be done after abstaining from these things for 48 hours.
2
Q
A patient has been suffering with an unresolving left varicoele for some months, what should you be concerned about? He later presents with macroscopic haematuria…
A
Underlying renal tract cancer can cause a left varicocoele.
3
Q
Is the cremasteric reflex normally present in a patient with testicular torsion?
A
Usually absent in torsion, however is preserved if the torsion only affects the testicular appendage and not the spermatic cord.
