Urology Flashcards
when to refer infants with undescended testicles to urology
at 3 to 6 months
treatment for undescended testicle
orchiopexy by 12 to 18 months if still undescended
non palpable testes in a newborn management
urology evaluation and testicular US prior to discharge
syndromes associated with hypospadias
SLOB Silver Russell syndrome Laurence Moon Biedl syndrome Opitz syndrome Beckwith wiedmann syndrome
hypospadias management
no circumcision and surgical correction at 6 months
diagnosis of boy with micropenis, poor feeding and hypotonia
prader-willi syndrome
diagnosis with unilateral scrotal pain, dysuria and fever, no scrotal mass
epididymitis
testicular mass evaluation
bilateral US, LDH, b-HCG and alpha-fetoprotein levels
microscopic hematuria definition
5 or more RBCs per hpf in 3 centrifuged samples of freshly voided urine obtained over several weeks
microscopic hematuria mangement
repeat in a few weeks and if persistent check for hypercalciuria with urine Ca/Cr ratio …also monitor for HTN and proteinuria
persistent microscopic hematuria work up
urine Ca/Cr ratio looking for hypercalciuria
- If >0.35 check 24 hour total calcium excretion (if >4 get renal US looking for stone)
- If <0.25 check BUN, Cr, electrolytes
most likely cause of red/pink discoloration in diaper of newborn
urate crystals
causes of gross hematuria
HSP, Hereditary nephritis Easy benign familial Membranoproliferative Alport, IgA Trauma UPJ obstruction Renal stones Infectious (post, ex: strep) Abnormal blood cells (ex: sickle cell)
most common stones in kids
calcium stones (increased risk w/ distal RTA, hyperclaciuria from hyperPTH, hypercalcemia, loop diuretics)
initial diagnostic study for renal stones
xray or US
xray will not se what stones
uric acid stones (radiolucent), small stones and stones over bone
stone size that may need percutaneous nephrolithotomy
> 5 mm
long term treatment for kids with stones
increased fluid intake and restricting salt intake (if still not responding then thiazide diuretic)
orthostatic proteinuria diagnosis
first void spot urine will show no proteinuria but during the day urine will have it, if Cr is fine then check in 3 months
causes of transient proteinuria
fever, exercise, dehydration
persistent orthostatic proteinuria management
if still occurring after 3 months then check protein/creatinine ratio (if >0.2 suggests renal disease)
first symptom of Alport’s
hematuria by age 6
initial kidney US in alports
normal - progresses to renal failure
most commonly palpated renal mass in infants
hydronephrotic kidneys 2/2 UPJ obstruction and multi cystic dysplastic kidneys
enlarged kidney with non-communicating cysts with thin or no parenchyma and dysplasia
multicystic dysplastic kidney disease
bilateral kidney masses and signs of portal hypertension
autosomal receive polycystic kidney disease
most common cause of urinary retention in females
utererocele
palpable bladder and weak urinary stream in newborn
posterior urethral valves
prenatal US with bilateral hydronephrosis and reduced renal parenchyma
posterior urethral valves
diagnosis with bilateral hydronephrosis, undescended testicles and poor anterior abdominal wall musculature
prune belly syndrome (aka eagle barrett syndrome)
management of bilateral hydronephrosis on US
VCUG
posterior urethral valves occurs in
males only
UTIs most common in
males before 3 months, then females after that
first febrile UTI management
renal US - if abnormal then VCUG, if normal wait and see if they get another
triad of nephrotic syndrome
- hypoproteinemia
- proteinuria
- edema
most common cause of nephrotic syndrome in kids
minimal change nephrotic syndrome
minimal change nephrotic syndrome is most common in
males ages 2 to 8
symptoms of minimal change nephrotic syndrome
decreased UOP, abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight gain with normal renal function
liver reaction to nephrotic syndrome
due to spilling of protein there is low oncotic pressure which causes the liver to make more VLDL causing high LDL/HDL ratio, and increased fibrinogen, factor V and VII causing hypercoagulability
effect of proteinuria in nephrotic syndrome
immunodeficiency due to loss of immunoglobulins
hypocalcemia due to low albumin
functional hypothyroidism due to loss of TBG
complications of nephrotic syndrome
hyponatremia, vascular thrombosis, peritonitis
hematuria in a child with minimal change disease
vascular thrombosis
increased risk of what infections with nephrotic syndrome
pneumococcus due to hypogammaglobulinemia
treatment of nephrotic syndrome
sodium restriction and prednisone
worse prognosis in nephrotic syndrome if
2 or more (get a renal biopsy)
- > 10 years old
- persistent/gross hematuria
- HTN
- renal insufficiency
- low C3
management of continued proteinuria despite steroids with nephrotic syndrome
renal biopsy if proteinuria despite 4 weeks of daily prednisone and treatment with cyclophosphamide or cyclosporine
prognosis of nephrotic syndrome
based on response to prednisone
RBC casts
glomerular disease
symptoms of nephritic syndrome
Red urine
Oliguria
Proteinuria
Elevated BP and BUN (azotemia)
hematuria with proteinuria indicates
glomerulonephritis
focal segmental glomerulonephritis findings
edema, low serum albumin and normal C3 levels