Urology- Fleck Flashcards
Called to ER to see a 42 yo female
Fever to 102, tachycardia, hypotension
Flank pain, UA with bacteria, increased WBC
Exam….flank tenderness to percussion
What next?
Imaging?
thinking infection; CT w/out contrast
CT w/ and w/out contrast shows stones the best
CT w/out
this type of imaging avoids radiation but gives us less information
renal US
1 differential when you suspect infection in pt. w/ flank pain, fever, WBC’s
pyelonephritis
Dx?
pyelonephritis on CT
huge kidney stone seen (in renal pelvis area)
xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis
chronic pyelonephritis usually a/w what microbe and type of kidney stone
Proteus; struvite
bear claw sign
XGP
foamy macrophages
XGP
renal abscess
renal abscess w/ obstructing stone
air is seen
emphysematous pyelonephritis
air seen
emphysematous pyelonephritis
ureterolithiasis
how to treat pt?
Called to ER to see a 42 yo female
Fever to 102, tachycardia, hypotension
Flank pain, UA with bacteria, increased WBC
Exam….flank tenderness to percussion
identify pathogen
drain infection
Ab’s
ureteral stents
65 yo male w/ enlarged prostate
prostate abscess
how to treat prostate abscess
drain infection
Ab’s
24 year old female with history of “recurrent UTI”
All cultures negative, Labs normal
CC: Urgency, frequency, dysuria
UA normal without RBCs, WBCs or bacteria
Pain with a full bladder, relief with emptying
interstitial cystitis
Inflammatory Bladder Condition
No Known Cause
No Perfect Treatment or Cure…Treatment Algorithm to follow
ALL cultures negative
interstitial cystitis
pain and pressure in the pelvis; constantly peeing; Ab’s do not help
interstitial cystitis
hemorrhaging seen
interstitial cystitis
Cystoscopy under anesthesia with short-duration, low-pressure hydrodistension may be undertaken as a treatment option
for interstitial cystitis
hemorrhaging in bladder
interstitial cystitis
If ________are present, then fulguration (withelectrocautery) and/or injection of triamcinolone should be performed
Hunner lesions
Hunner lesion/ulcers
this rarely requires cystectomy
ulcerative cystitis
ulcerative cystitis
post void dribbling
dyspareunia
dysuria
urethral diverticulum
most common cancer in urethral diverticulum
adenocarcinoma
most common urethral cancer
squamous
most common bladder cancer
transition epithelium (urothelium)
what imaging does the best when looking at pelvic fluid
MRI
urethral diverticulum
urethral diverticulum
how to treat urethral diverticulum
surgery
67 year old man with intermittent painless gross hematuria and persistent microscopic hematuria
Long smoking history
UA with 50 RBC/HPF but no bacteria
Normal Creatinine
Normal physical
bladder cancer
1 cause of bladder cancer
smoking (and aniline dye exposure)
standard hematuria evaluation
CT Urogram; cystoscopy
gross painless hematuria (more than 3 RBC’s for microscopic field)
bladder cancer