urology and genitourinary Flashcards
Common urological sx
loin pain
infections
uro-sepsis
LUTS/retention or incontinence
haematuria
UTI
scrotal swelling and pain
erectile dysfunction
AKI
common presentation prostate cancer
raised PSA - 2ww
abnormal DRE
wt loss
bone pain
renail failure
LUTS
mx prostate cancer
prostatectomy
ERBT/ADT
brachytherapy
surveillance
serious complication metastatic prostate cancer
cord compression - need MRI and steroids
kidney stones
severe loin to groin pain
need pain relief NCCT, U+Es, Ca, uric acid
exclude sepsis
urological emergencies
testicular torsion
uro sepsis (epididymo-orchitis, pyelonephritis, fourniers gangrene)
ureteric colic
acute retention
haematuria
trauma
paraphimosis
2WW criteria for haematuria
aged over 45 and:
unexplained visible haematuria without UTI
visible haematuria that persists after UTI tx
aged 60 and over and unexplained non visible haematuria and either dysuria or a raised WCC
common causes haematuria
kidneys: transitional cell carcinoma, stones, clotting disorders, glomerulonephritis, acute tubular necrosis, HSP, cancer, trauma
ureters: transitional cell carcinoma, stones
bladder: transitional cell carcinoma, stones, cystitis, UTI
prostate: malignanct, BPH, prostatisi
urethra: cancer, trauma
vagina- need to rule out
pseudo: beetroot, rifampicin
mx signifiant haematuria
A_E
oxygen
IV access and bloods +/- fluids
3 way catheter
mid stream sample
ix haematuria
bloods
urine sample
imaging: USS, contrast CT
flexible cystoscopy
acute vs chronic urinary retention
acute painful, chronic not
chronic v large vol
chronic insidious onset and hx luts
features urinary retention
difficult passing urine
abdo/suprapubic pain
restless
preceding luts
dysuria or haematuria before this
examination: tenderness suprapubically, palpable bladder, enlarged prostate
causes urianry retention
uroloical: BPH, blocked catheter, failed TWOC, clot retention, cancer, urethral stricture
GI: constipation, infection, malignancy, IBD, surgery
systemic: infection, pain
medicationL phenylephrine, anticholinergics
neruo: MS, guillain barre, spinal cord injury, cauda equina
mx acute urinary retention
2 way catheter and record residual vol drained
urine sample
indications high pressure urinary retention
large residual vol urine (>1l)
deranged renal function (high creatinine)
features testicular torsion
sudden onset testicualr pain, may radiate to back/loin
common 10-30y
can be associated with local trauma
nausea and vomiting
examination: tender, fixed and high riding testicle, swelling, absent cremasteric reflex
mx testicualr torsion
surgical exploration
dont USS as wastes time
most common cause obstructed infected kidney
stone - gets stuck comonly at pelvi-ureteric junction, where ureter crosses iliac vessels, vesico-ureteric junction
features infected obstructed kidney
fever
rigors
loin-groin/back/abdo pain
haematuria
tachycardia
tachypnoea
high news
other features sepsis
mx infected obstructed kidney
bloods and fluid resus
urine sample for culture, pregnancy test
assess urine output
abx
CTKUB
drain: ureteric (JJ) stent, nephrostomy
features of renal trauma
suspicious mechanism of injury
possible haematuria
loin or back pain
haemodynamic instability
damage to surrounding structures - ribs, vertebrae, spleen, bowel
features ureteric trauma
suspicious mechanism of injury
insidious onset of generalised sx includin peritonitis, abdo pain, ileus, uronoma, urine leaking from a wound/fistula
features of bladder trauma
suspicious mechanism of injury
pelvic fracture
peritonism
abdo distension
ileus
oliguric/anuric
haematuria
blood at urethral meatus
perineal/scrotal bruising
high riding prostate
mx bladder injury
CT used to diagnise
if extraperitoneal: urethral catheter to allow healing
if intraperitoneal: surgical repair
features penile fracture
feeling of a snap or pop while the penis is erect followed by immediate detumescence
eggplant appearance: swelling, discolouration deformity
mx penile fracture
surgical repair
what is paraphimosis
foreskin retracted behind the glans and cannot be replaced
features paraphimosis
foreskin retracted behind corona of glans penis
penile oedema
discolouration and necrosis
cracks in the skin
may be pain
often in catheterised patients
mx paraphimosis
REDUCTION
methods:
ice: topical lidocaine 5 misn then ice wrapped in gauze
sugar: apply 50% dextrose then ice - not that good
surgical
what is fourniers gangrene
necrotising fascitis of the genitalia and perineum
common causes fourniers gangrene
e.coli, klebsiella, enterococci
clostridium, bacteroids
features fourniers gangrene
acutely unwell
sepsis
erythematous area around external genitalia or perineum
blistering of skin
crepitus
discolourisation as necrosis occurs
RF fourniers gangrene
DM
catheterisation
immunocompromise
post surgery
perineal and peri-anal infections
steroid therapy
mx fourniers gangrene
abx
make ITU aware
debridement necrotic tissue in theatre
what is priapism
persistance of an unwanted erection for more than 4 hrs in the abscense of sexual stimulation
types of priapism
low flow: caused by venous occlusion. rigid and painful
high flow: caused by dysfunction arterial flow. semi rigid and painless
recurrent: stuttering. oftne in sickle cell disease
mx low flow priapism
exercise and cooling
if fails: aspiration
if fails: intracavernosal injection of an alpha q adrenergic agonist (phenylephrine)
if fails: theatre
mx high flow priapism
conservativelt
selective embolisation of arterires
mx recurrent priapism
mx sickle cell disease
analgesia
features pelvic ureteric junction obstruction
narrowing of ureter as it joins renal pelvis
obstructs urine flow from kidney
congenital
increased risk infections and stones
may present with hydronephrosis, loin pain, discomfort
features horseshoe kidney
congenital
kindeys join so 1 big kidney - join=isthmus
risk kidney stones, pyelonephritis, PUJ obstruction
features renal agenesis and dysplasia
unilateral
kidney absent or underdeveopled
features renal cysts
increase with age
rarely affect renal function
if complex need to rule out malignanc
features adult polycystic kidneys
commonly causes CKD
increased risk hepatic and pancreatic cysts, HTN, intracranial aneurisms, valve abnormalitiies
features ectopic kidney
ascends insufficientky
increased risk PUJO
often foudn in pelvis
some are non functioning
common types of renal cancer
renal cell carcinoma: adenocarcinoma
transitional cell carcinoma: originates from urothelial cells
wilms tumour: nephroblastoma, children
RF renal cancer
smoking
CKS and dialysis
HTN
male
obesity
age
genetics: von-hippel lindaue, HNPCC, tuberous sclerosis
features renal cancer
mass
haematuria
loin pain
htn
signs metastatic spread
left sided variocele
paraneoplastic syndromes e.g. polycythaemia, anaemia, hypercalcaemia
classic triad renal cancer
mass, haematuria, pain
however less than 10% present with this
mx renal cancer
support
medical: surveillance, radiotherapy, chemo
surgical: nephrectomy, nephroereterectomy, renal artery embolisation
gold standard ix kidney stones
non contrast CT KUB
features renal colic
loin or loin to groin pain 0 very severe
cannto sit still
nausea, clammy
tachycardia
haematuria
sx infection
kidney stone composition
calcium oxalate - most common, radio-opaque, cause=acidic urine
uric acid: radio-lucent, cause = acidic urine
struvite: radio-opaque, cause=infection
cystine: slightly radio-opaque, cause=genetic
calcium phosphate: radio-opaque, cause=alkaline urine hyperparathyroidism
intrinsic RF for kindey stones
20-50y
males
genetics: caucasiana nd asian, fhx, cystinuria, hypercalcuira, hyperuricaemia
anatomy: horseshoe/duplex kindey, PUJO
UTIs
medication: loop diuretics, steroids, chemo, anti-epileptics
extrinsic RF kidney stones
western lifestyle
hot climae
fluid intake <1.2L/
sednetary lifetyle
working in a hot emvironment
deit: high protein, high salt, low ca, malabsorption
when do renal stones need emergency intervention
signs infection
single funtioning kidney
renal impairment
obstructed kidney
mx renal stones
active surveillance
extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
percutaneous nephrolithotomy
flexible uteroscopy
mx proximal ureteric stones
ESWL
rigif uteroscomy
conservative
mx distal ureteric stones
conservative
ESWL
rigid ureteroscopy
causes bladder calculi (stones)
urinary stasis - ibstructing prostate
common composition bladder calculi
calcium based
ix for bladder calculi
USS, XR, flexible cystoscopy
features bladder calculi
pain
luts
haematuria
utis
incidental finding
mx bladder calculi
endoscopic: cystolitholapaxy, laser fragmentation, pneumatic lithotripsy
open: cystolithotomy
bladder cancer types
most common= transitional cell carcinoma
others=squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma
RF bladder cancer
50-80y
male
caucasian
exposure to aromatic amines (dyes, rubber, leather, paint, textiles)
medications: cyclophosphamide
smoking
fhx
hnpcc
RF bladder squamous cell carcinoma
smoking
schistosomiasis
chronic cystitis
long term catheter
intermittent self catherisation
features bladder cancer
haematuria-often painless and visble
urgency
suprapubic/pelvic mass
suprapubic pain
recurrent uti
sx systemic spread
mx bladder cancer
support
medicalL radiotherpay, chemotherapy
surgical: TURBT most common, cystodiathermy, cystectomy
LUTS
storage: freq, urgency, urge incontience, nocturia, bedwetting
voiding: haematuria, dysuria, hesitancy, poor flow, terminal dribbling, incomplete voiding
ix for cause of luts
uroflowometry
post voidal residual vol
psa and renal function
urine dipstick and culture
freq vol chart
USS
urodynamic testing
causes voiding luts
BPH
prostate cancer
uretheral stricture
meatal stenosis
phimosis
causes storage luts
overactive bladder
cystitis
intravesical pathology - tumour or bladder calculi
what is BPH
increase in number of epithelial and stromal cells
often in transitional zone
presnetation BPH
luts
mx BPH
alpha blockers: tamsulosin
5alpha reductase inhibitors finasteride
TURP, laser prostatecomy
SE tamsulosin
retrogreade ejaculation, dizzy, hypotension
SE finasteride
erectile dysfunction, reduced libido and ejaculation
most common type of prostate cancer
adenocarcinoma - usually originates in the peripheral zone
features prostate canceerq
luts
haematospermia
rasied psa
abnormal dre - hard, nodular, craggy
bone or back pain due to metastases