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SB82 Urology quiz questions loosely based on Fiser's ABSITE Review, 3rd edition.

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Location of Gerota's fascia   Around kidney  
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Right renal artery crosses ________ (anterior/posterior) to IVC   Posterior  
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Ureters cross __________ (over/under) iliac vessels   Under  
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Reason why left renal vein can be ligated from IVC if necessary   Left renal vein has collaterals  
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Most common cause of acute renal insufficiency following surgery   Hypotension  
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Most common type of renal calculi   Calcium oxalate stones  
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Second most common type of renal calculi   Struvite aka magnesium ammonium phosphate  
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Collaterals involved with left renal vein   1) Left adrenal vein 2) Left gonadal vein 3) Left ascending lumbar vein  
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Percentage of renal calculi that are calcium oxalate   75%  
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Percentage of renal calculi that are struvite   15%  
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Type of renal calculi that are always radiolucent   Uric acid stones  
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Terminal ileum resection causes increase in what type of renal calculi?   Calcium oxalate  
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Struvite stones are more common in what conditions?   Infection with urease-producing organisms (Proteus mirabilis)  
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Staghorn calculi belong to which type of renal calculus?   Struvite  
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Uric acid stones are more common in these three conditions   Ileostomies, gout, myeloproliferative disorders  
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Renal calculi: Indications for surgery (4)   Intractable pain or infection, progressive obstruction, progressive renal damage, solitary kidney  
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If kidney stone size is greater than ________, they are not likely to pass   6 mm  
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#1 cancer killer in men ages 25-35   Testicular cancer  
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Main symptom of testicular cancer   Painless hard testicular mass  
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Rationale during orchiectomy for testicular cancer for using an inguinal incision rather than transscrotal incision   Inguinal incision does not disrupt lymphatics  
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Most testicular masses are ____________ (benign/malignant)   Malignant  
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LDH correlates with what aspect of testicular cancer?   Tumor bulk  
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90% of testicular tumors are ___________   Germ cell tumors  
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Imaging for testicular cancer   US to assist in diagnosis, CXR to assess for pulmonary metastases, CT to check for retroperitoneal and mediastinal burden  
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Lab tests for testicular cancer   LDH, AFP, beta-HCG  
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What condition causes increased risk for testicular cancer?   Cryptorchidism  
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Most common type of testicular cancer in cryptorchidism   Seminoma  
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Most common testicular cancer   Seminoma  
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As opposed to seminomas, NSGCTs have an elevation of this substance   AFP  
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Testicular seminomas spread to the ____________   Retroperitoneum  
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NSGCTs spread through the __________________   Bloodstream  
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Seminoma is extremely sensitive to this treatment   Radiation therapy  
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Chemotherapy for seminoma patients with positive nodes, metastatic disease, or bulky retroperitoneal disease   Cisplatin, bleomycin, VP-16  
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Areas of spread for NSGCTs   Lungs and retroperitoneum  
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NGSCTs with a ___________ component are more likely to spread to the retroperitoneum   Teratomatous  
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Treatment for stage I NSGCT   Orchiectomy and retroperitoneal node dissection  
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Most common location of prostate cancer   Posterior lobe of prostate  
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Most common site and appearance of prostate cancer metastasis   Bone, usually osteoblastic and hyperdense on X-ray  
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Treatment for Stage IA prostate cancer discovered with TURP   No treatment necessary  
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Expected PSA three weeks after prostatectomy   0  
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Reasons for elevated PSA   Cancer, BPH, prostatitis, repeated catheterization  
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Action of flutamide   Testosterone blocker  
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Action of leuprolide   Luteinizing hormone blocker  
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Lab test to assess metastases from prostate cancer   Alkaline phosphatase - elevated with bony metastasis  
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Most common primary tumor of kidney   Renal cell carcinoma  
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Percentage of renal cell carcinomas that are calcified   15%  
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Triad of symptoms in RCC   Abdominal pain, hematuria, mass  
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Percentage of patient with RCC who have metastases at time of diagnosis   33%  
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Treatment for isolated lung or liver metastases due to RCC   Wedge resection  
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Most common site for RCC metastases   Lung  
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Cause of hypertension in RCC   Erythrocytosis due to increase erythropoietin in RCC  
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Structures excised in radical nephrectomy   Kidney, adrenal, fat, Gerota's fascia, regional lymph nodes  
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Most common primary tumor that metastasizes to kidney   Breast  
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Renal angiomyolipomas usually occur in this genetic disorder   Tuberous sclerosis  
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Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome   Multifocal and recurrent RCC, renal cysts, CNS tumors, pheochromocytomas  
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Rationale for excising renal angiomyolipomas   Excise if symptomatic, usually if >4cm  
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Most common type of bladder cancer   Transitional cell carcinoma  
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Main symptom of bladder cancer   Painless hematuria  
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Bladder cancer is more common in _________ (males/females)   Males  
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Risk factors for developing bladder cancer   Smoking, aniline dyes, cyclophosphamide  
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Treatment for stage I bladder cancer   Intravesical BCG or transurethral resection  
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Treatment for stage II bladder cancer   Cystectomy with ileal conduit, chemotherapy, radiation  
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Chemotherapy regimen used to treat bladder cancer   MVAC - methotrexate, vinblastine, adriamycin, cisplatin  
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Cause of squamous cell carcinoma of bladder   Schistosomiasis  
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