Urology Flashcards
What drugs promote urinary retention?
CCBS and anticholinergics
What drugs promote urinary frequency/nocturia?
Loop and thiazide diuretics
What drugs promote inability to micturate?
Alpha-adrenergic agonists and decongestants
Pharmacological causes of haematuria
- Rifampicin
- Nitrofurantoin
- Phenylbutazone
- Anticoagulants
5 side effects of alpha blockers
- Dizziness
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Muscle weakness
- Nasal congestion
- Ejaculation problems
What 2 drugs contraindicate the use of alpha blockers?
Nitrates and phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors
What do 5-alpha reductase inhibitors inhibit?
Conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone
5 side effects of phosphodiesterase 5-inhibitors
- Priapism
- Flushing
- Headaches
- Dyspepsia
- Impaired vision
Abx for prostatitis?
Fluroquinolone -Ofloxacin (cipro, o, levo)
Abx for pyelonephritis?
Cephalosporin beta-lactam - Cefalexin or fluroquinolone ciprofloxacin
Abx for chlamydia?
Azithromycin or doxycycline
Abx for gonorrhoea?
Azithromycin and IM ceftriaxone
Common bacteria to cause acute prostatitis?
E. coli
What type of cancer is prostate cancer?
Adenocarcinoma
Where does prostate cancer metastasise to?
Lymph nodes, bones, bladder, rectum
Management of prostate cancer
Surveillance, radiotherapy, brachytherapy, radical prostatectomy
Most common cause of epididymitis?
STIs
3 causes of orchitis
- STI
- Mumps
- Inguinal hernia
Where do hydroceles develop?
Tunica vaginlasis or spermatic cord
What is a communicating hydrocele?
A congenital serous fluid build up that drains peritoneal fluid.
What is a complication of a communicating hydrocele?
Inguinal hernia
A hydrocele in an adult is commonly caused by?
STIs