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Duke PA Genito-Urinary Emergencies

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Definition of acute renal failure   Rapidly deteriorating kidney function (accumulation of nitrogenous waste)  
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Urine output less than 0.5-1cc/kg/hr (400cc/day in adults)   oliguria  
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Most common cause of acute renal failure   Hypovolemia  
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No urine output   Anuria  
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Prerenal cause of ARF   Hypovolemia, ineffective circulating volumes (sepsis, anaphylaxis, third spacing), decreased cardiac output (chf, mi)  
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What can cause dehydration   Vomiting and diarrhea, diuretics, skin losses (burns)  
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Renal origins of ARF   Tubulointerstitial, glomerular, vascular  
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Postrenal origins of ARF   Ureteral or bladder obstruction, urethral obstruction  
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Causes of ureteral or bladder obstruction   Kidney stones, blood clots, malignancies, prostatic hypertrophy  
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Urethral obstructions   Strictures, phimosis, meatal stenosis  
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What lab are you looking at to determine ARF   Creatinine >1.4  
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Treatment for prerenal ARF   Volume replacement, maximize cardiac output  
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Treatment for renal ARF   Low dose dopamine, mannitol in early rhabdomyolysis, dialysis  
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Treatment for postrenal ARF   Relieve obstruction (foley, ureteral stent, nephrostomy)  
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Signs and symptoms of UTI   Dysuria, frequency, urgency, hematuria, urethral discharge, pain (suprapubic, rectal, costovertebral)  
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Most common UTI pathogen   E-coli  
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Safe UTI treatments during pregnancy   Nitrofurantoin  
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Duration of treatment for uncomplicated UTI’s   3 days  
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Duration of treatment of pyelonephritis, pregnant patients with UTIs, complicated/frequent UTIs/prior treatment failure   7-14 days  
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Treatment for GC   Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) IM  
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Treatment for Chlamydia   Azithromycin or doxycycline  
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Treatment for trichomonas   Metronidazole (Flagyl)  
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Presentation of acute prostatitis   Fever, malaise, back or rectal pain, rectal exam reveals swollen/firm/painful prostate  
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Source of acute prostatitis in males<35 yo   GC, chlamydia  
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Source of acute prostatitis in males>35   E-coli, klebsiella, Enterobacter, proteus  
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Treatments for acute prostatitis   Quinolone, Bactrim  
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Presentation of urolithiasis   Flank pain (abrupt onset, severe, colicky, may radiate to scrotum), N/V, previous episodes, CVA tenderness, LQ pain  
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What are some deadly diseases that can mimic presentation for kidney stones   AAA, appendicitis, tuboovarian abscess, ectopic pregnancy  
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Any female of childbearing age with abdominal pain gets a work up for what   Pregnancy  
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Modality of choice for evaluation of urolithiasis in pregnant females   Ultrasound  
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Presentation of testicular torsion   Young men, pain with abrupt onset (after exertion, or during sleep), severe low abdominal/inguinal canal/scrotum, N/V, horizontal lie of testicle, absence of cremasteric reflex  
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Testicular torsion must be detorsed within __ for salvage   4-6  
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Blue dot sign on translumination of testes is pathognomonic for what   Testicular appendage torsion  
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What is Prehn’s sign and what is it a sign of   Pain relief with elevation of testicle, epididymo-orchitis  
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Treatment for priapism   Subcutaneous terbutaline/phenylephrine, Surgery  
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Inability to retract the foreskin due to fibrous constriction or scar   Phimosis  
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Inability to reduce retracted foreskin over the glans   paraphimosis  
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