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UROLOGY - Bladder + Prostate Flashcards

1
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What type of cancer are 90% of bladder cancers?

A

TCC;s

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2
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RF bladder cancer/TCC (4)

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Smoking
Aromatic amines
Chronic cystitis
Pelvic irradiation

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3
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PS TCC/bladder cancer (4)

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Painless haematuria +/- clots
Recurrent UTI/’cystitis’
Voiding Sx
Haematuria –> anaemia

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4
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Mx TCC in situ/T1

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TURBT @ cystoscopy _ intravesical chemotherapy

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5
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Mx TCC T2-3

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Radical cystectomy + pre op chemo

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6
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Ix TCC

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Urine MCS
Cystoscopy + biopsy = GOLD STANDARD
CT/MRI - assess spread

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7
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Mx TCC T4

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Palliative

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8
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Mx of intraperitoneal bladder rupture

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Laparotomy + suturing of bladder

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9
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Mx of extraperitoneal bladder rupture

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Prolonged urethral/suprapubic catheter

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10
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Bladder outlet obstruction - luminal causes

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Bladder tumour

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11
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Bladder outlet obstruction - mural causes (3)

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Urethral stricture
Congenital abnormalities
Neuropathic bladder

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12
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Bladder outlet obstruction - extra mural causes (2)

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BPH/carcinoma
Phimosis/paraphimosis

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13
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CF Bladder outlet obstruction

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Suprapubic pain
Hesitancy + diminished force of stream
Terminal dribbling
Overflow incontinence
Signs infection - stasis urine

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14
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Signs - bladder outlet obstruction (3)

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Palpable full bladder
Loin tenderness
Enlarged prostate PR

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15
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Ix Bladder outlet obstruction (4)

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Bloods - FBC/U+E
Urine dip/MCS
USS
CT/MRI

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16
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What is BPH

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Benign proliferation of glandular layers of the prostate –> enlargement of inner transitional zone

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17
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What % of >70s have BPH

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70%

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18
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Sx BPH (8)

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Freq (1st noticed as nocturia)
Urgency
Hesitancy
Poor/int stream
Post void dribbling
Strangury
Retention w/ overflow incontinence/acute retention
Occasionally - haematuria

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19
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Ix BPH (8)

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PR
IPPS
Freq/vol chart
Bloods incl FBC/U+E/PSA
Urinalysis
Uroflowmetry
Bladder USS
Transrectal USS + biopsy

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20
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Norm PSA value

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<4

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21
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Apart from BPH/Prostate cancer, what other conditions cause PSA to rise (5)

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Inflammation
Infection
Trauma
Ejaculation
Ageing

22
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Acute Mx BPH

A

Attempt urethral catheter drainage

23
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Lifestyle mods BPH (4)

A

Avoid alcohol
Relax when voiding
void twice in a row
Bladder retraining

24
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Medical Tx BPH

A

Alpha blockers 0 tamulosin, doxasosin
5a reductase inhibitors - finasteride

25
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SE alpha blockers (4)

A

Dizzy
Drowsy
HoTN
Depression

26
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SE 5a reductase inhibitors (2)

A

Impotence
Decreased libido

27
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Surgical Mx BPH (2)

A

TURP - retrograde ejaculation almost universal after
HoLEP - endoscopic

28
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What % of >80s have prostate cancer

29
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What type of cancers are the majority of prostate cancers?

A

Adenocarcinomas

30
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Spread - prostate cancer (34)

A

Local
Lymphatic
Haematogenous
Bone to BONE

31
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Risk factors prostate cancer (2)

A

FHx
Raised testosterone levels

32
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PS Prostate cancer

A

Asymp often
Filling/voiding Sx
W loss/bone pain if mets

33
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O/E Prostate cancer

A

hard craggy prostate

34
Q

Ix prostate cancer (4)

A

PR
PSA
Transrectal USS/biopsy
Bone XR/scan

35
Q

What 2 scores can be used in Prostate cancer

A

Gleason grade
D’Amico risk stratification

36
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How does Gleason grade work

A

2 areas of tissue are graded/5
Indicative of prognosis

37
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Gleason grade 6

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Low risk/good prognosis

38
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Gleason grade 8>

A

High risk/ bad prognosis

39
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What is D’Amico risk stratfication

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Combines Gleason w/ clinical stage + PSA
==> more accurate prognosis

40
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Mx prostate cancer - T1/2

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Active surviellance
Radiotherapy
Radical prostatectomy

41
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Mx prostate cancer - T3/4

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Radiotherapy or surgery

42
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Mx prostate cancer - mets

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GnRH agonists - goserelin/busereline
+ antiandrogen (cyrpoterone acetate)
Prevents early rise testosterone

43
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Mx - urethral trauma - partial

A

Prolonged catheter

44
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Mx = urethral trauma - complete tear

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Suprapubic catheter + repair

45
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What is a urethral stricture

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Scar of the urethral epithleium, which commonly extends into the underlying corpus spongiosum

46
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What part of the urethra is most commonly damaged in a urethral stricture

A

Bulbar urethra

47
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Causes urethral stricture (4)

A

Blunt perineal trauma (#/saddle injury)
Iatrogenic (catheter)
Gonococcal/non-gonococcal urethritis
BXO

48
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PS urethral stricture (4)

A

Initial frequency/dysuria
Hesitancy/straining
Urinary retention
Splayed stream

49
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O/E urethral stricture

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Firm areas consistent w/ scarring

50
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Ix urethral stricture (3)

A

Uroflowmetry
Retrograde urethrogram
Urethroscopy

51
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Mx urethral stricture

A

Optical urethrotomy

52
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Mx recurrent urethral stricture

A

Urethroplasty

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