Urology — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: Which study is helpful to assess the difference between low Qmax secondary to either obstruction or a neurogenic bladder?_____

Answer: Pressure-flow study

Extra: A **pressure-flow study** (part of a full urodynamic evaluation) is the gold standard for differentiating **bladder outlet obstruction (BOO)** from **detrusor underactivity** (which can occur in neurogenic bladder). - **BOO:** High detrusor pressure + Low flow rate (Qmax). - **Detrusor Underactivity:** Low detrusor pressure + Low flow rate (Qmax). Cystometrogram (CMG) technically refers to the filling phase, while the Pressure-Flow Study refers to the voiding phase.

Flashcard 52: In patients with BPH, a specialized catheter called _____ may be placed for rx of acute urinary retention

Answer: coude catheter

Flashcard 53: Stone fragments collecting in the distal ureter following ESWL are called _____.

Answer: steinstrasse

Flashcard 54: AUA IPSS score is done for grading symptoms of _____

Answer: benign prostatic hyperplasia

Flashcard 55: A foley's tube with a _____ coloured ring has size 22FR/CH

Answer: violet

Flashcard 56: Peyronie's disease causes the penis to bend, usually _____ the side of the plaque.

Answer: towards

Flashcard 57: Is volume of residual urine an indication for surgery?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 58: _____ foleys is used for irrigation and helps in preventing clot retention following surgeries like TURP

Answer: Three way

Flashcard 59: A foley's tube with a _____ coloured ring has size 10FR/CH

Answer: black

Flashcard 60: In Prostatectomy, _____ approach is the most commonly used approach

Answer: Transurethral