Urology Flashcards
Buldge either in the suprapubic or scrotal area that increases in size with crying or straining?
Inguinal hernia
What are findings with an incarcerated inguinal hernia?
- Irritability
- Tender abdomen
- Vomiting
- Mass is tense
- Can’t be reduced
What are 2 conditions that might be confused with an incarcerated inguinal hernia?
- Hydrocele
2. Inguinal lympadenitis
How does a hydrocele present?
Scrotal enlargement
How does inguinal lymphadenitis present?
Tender mass, skin overlying is red and warm to touch, history of infection distal to the node
2 year old in ED with abdominal pain. On peritoneal dialysis, afebrile, immunizations up to date, diaylsis drainage normal, crusted edges around catheter site, large mass in left lower abdomen lateral to catheter- no rebound or guarding…?
Hernia- Children on PD frequently develop abdominal hernias because of increased intraperitoneal pressure
Infant with painless swelling of the scrotum, transilluminates on exam
Hydrocele
What side is a varicocele usually on?
Left
What is described as a heavy sensation or a “bag of worms”?
Varicocele
When does the swelling of a varicocele decrease?
When the patient is lying down
Is the swelling in a varicocele painful or painless?
Painless
What happens to fertility if you have an undescended tesicle?
Goes down
Why do we do orchiopexy?
- Improves fertility
2. Make it palpable to do testicular exams to find cancer earlier
True or False: Doing an orchiopexy eliminates risk of malignancy in the testicle?
False- doesn’t completely eliminate the risk of malignancy
True or False: Only the undescended testicle is at risk for malignancy?
False- Descended testicle on other side has a higher malignancy risk too, but not as high as the undescended one
What is important to counsel boys on at puberty with a history of undescended testicle?
Importance of testicular self-exams
True or False: HCG and testosterone can be used to treat undescended testicles?
FALSE- Not conisdered effective treatment
When should infants with undescended testicles be referred to urology?
By 3-6 months if they haven’t descended
At what age should an orchiopexy be done by for an undescended testicle?
12-18 months
Doing a routine physical on a 3 year old that’s new to you. Can’t palpate right testicle, but see in old records bilateral descended testicles have been documented in past… what next?
Retractile testicles (overactive cremaster muscle)- Re-examine the patient in the “tailor position” or “frog-leg position” (crossed legs with knees out)
True or False: Once testicles descend, they can’t re-ascend?
False- There is such a thing as retractile testes that re-ascend and stay there (have to follow-up retractile testicles to ensure they are both descended or refer to Urology)
What must be done if you have non-palpable testes in a newborn?
Urology evaluation and testicular US prior to discharge
What can non-palpable testes in a newborn be a presentation of?
Ambiguous genitalia/CAH
What is a congenital condition in males in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside of the penis?
Hypospadias
What type of renal anomalies are associated with a distal hypospadias?
None- the incidence of renal anomalies is low