Week 12 GU/Urinary Flashcards
how does prostatitis occur? most common organism?
- ascending infection from urethra from urine into prostate
- E.coli
acute bacterial prostatitis sx’s
- acute onset
- frequency, urgency, burning
- weak stream, hesitancy (from inflamed prostate)
- Fever
- Suprapubic, perineal, or rectal pain
- Painful ejaculation, hematospermia
acute bacterial prostatitis PE
- abdominal exam
- bladder distention
- urinary retention
-
gentle digital rectal exam.
- prostate → tender, enlarged, or boggy
- don’t massage the prostate = spread infection
acute prostatitis diagnostics
- Urinalysis
- Urine culture
- CBC w/ diff
- GC/CT testing if
- < 35
- high-risk sexual behavior
- Transrectal ultrasound
- Only if not improving or Diagnosis unclear
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PSA testing should not be done
- will be elevated even 2 months after tx
- Diagnosis based on history and physical + urinalysis
acute prostatitis management
- if STI → give ceftriaxone and doxycycline x 10 days
- if > 35 yrs → fluoroquinolone or Bactrim x 10 - 14 days (up to 4 wks if severe)
- if lower urinary tract sx’s → hydration, pain control, and alpha-1 blockers
- if chronic (> 3 months) → refer urology
admission for acute bacterial prostatitis
- if failed outpatient management
- inability to take oral medications if n/v,
- resistance to recent fluoroquinolone use
- if they’re systemically ill or toxic appearing
- urinary retention
- chronic prostatitis = managed by urology
conditions that cause urethritis
gonorrhea
chlamydia
urethritis diagnostics
- most common cause non gonococcal → chlamydia
- NAAT chlamydia/gonorrhea
- women → vaginal swabs (preferred)
- or clean catch urine (easier)
- men → first catch urine
- women → vaginal swabs (preferred)
nongonococcal urethritis is most common with? Treatment
Chlamydia
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Treat empirically for both infections if you do not have lab evidence of just one infectious cause**
- Azithromycin 1 g once
- OR
- Doxycycline 100mg bid x 7 days + ceftriaxone
urethritis sx’s
- gonorrhea - many asymptomatic
- female: thin, purulent ,odorous leukorrhea, dysuria, intermenstrual bleeding, lower and pain
- male: burning on urination, penile discharge
- chlamydia - many symptomatic, dysuria
- female: mucopuruluent discharge from cervical os
- male: penile discharge
- Erythema
- Urethral pruritis
most common cause of epididymitis in men over 35? under 35?
- men under 35: STI - chlamydia/gonorrhea
- if anal sex: consider enteric organism
- men over 35: urinary tract pathogen
epididymitis on exam
- gradual onset
- Severe scrotal pain and swelling
- Pain radiate to lower abdomen
- Fever
- Dysuria • Frequency • Hematuria
- Epididymis is tender and swollen; erythema.
- Positive Prehn sign (pain relief when affected testicle elevated)
Epididymitis diagnostics
- Doppler ultrasound (differentiate torsion)
- UA and CBC (reveals WBC and bacteriuria)
- NAAT - dx chlamydia/gonorrhea
- CRP is not needed, but it is elevated in epididymitis
- normal cremaster reflex
Epididymitis treatment
- 2–14 yrs
- Based on urine culture
- Urology referral
- Sexually active, < 35 years old
- Empiric CT/GC treatment
- ceftriaxone IM & doxycycline
- Insertive anal intercourse
- Empiric treatment for CT/GC and enteric organisms
- > 35 years old:
- Treatment for enteric organism
- levofloxacin or ciprofloxacin
- Bed rest, scrotal elevation, hot or cold compresses, NSAIDS as needed
- F/u in 1 week if no improvement but should be improved in 3 days
orchitis occurs when? management
- testicular edema
- painful testes, tenderness
- systemic post viral infection
- mumps infection
- same bacteria or STI that caused epididmyitits (can occur same time)
- viral - conservative
- NSAIDS
- elevation
- doppler ultrasound
testicular torsion sx’s /exam
- trauma or strenuous exercise can cause pain
- severe pain with an acute onset, swollen
- unilateral
- nausea, vomiting, fever
- urinary symptoms
- High rise- raised testicle
- NO cremasteric reflex
- Newborn:
- painless firm, blue scrotal mass, non tender
testicular torsion management
- ASAP ER → urologic consultation and surgical!
- no US needed if high suspicion
- if questionable, get US
- if TT = absent or decreased blood flow on US
- intervention w/in 6-8 hrs to save testes
- can be asymptomatic
- scrotum feels like “bag of worms”
- dull aching pain
- worse with standing; valsava/straining make more apparent
varicocele
- abnormal dilation of the spermatic veins
- very common
- malfunctioning of the valves → retrograde flow
painless swelling in scrotum
long periods, can recur
hydrocele
hydrocele examination
diagnostic: tranillumination
intact cremaster reflex