Urology Clinic Flashcards
Renal pain caused by?
distension of renal capsule from:
obstruction, inflammation
bladder pain caused by?
acute overdistension from retention
testicular pain causes?
torsion
infection
hydrocele, varicocele
discoloration of urine cause?
beet root
blood
4 voiding symptoms of obstructive urinary?
hesitancy
slow flow
intermittent flow
straining
4 kinds of incontinence?
stress
urge
continuous
overflow
when and why do you get retrograde ejaculation?
usually after prostatic sx
and use of alpha blockers
what cancer most commonly causes haematuria?
transitional cell carcinoma
5 causes of haematuria
TCC stones UTI trauma BPH with bleeds
6 most common urological symptoms reported?
pain haematuria storage LUTS voiding LUTS incontinence sexual dysfunction
why is PSA not a good reading?
- could be high in a number of conditions: Ca, BPH, UTI
- biopsy is dangerous
- low reading doesn’t exclude prostate cancer
It’s a prostate specific, not disease specific antigen
what is paraphimosis?
foreskin is fixed in retracted position, swelling in glans
what is priapism?
persistent erection
two kinds of priapism are?
low flow: ischaemic decreased drainage
high flow: unregulated arterial from trauma
