Renal & Urology — Flashcards

What is the first-line investigation for urinary tract calculi (kidney stones)? _____

_____ kidney stones are the third most common and also called struvite stones

What antibiotics are used in lower UTIs? 1st-line: _____ or trimethoprim If pregnant: Amoxicillin or Cefalexin

Name the common urinary tract calculi: ~75% _____ ~10% Uric acid stones ~5-10% Struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) stones <5% Calcium phosphate, Cystine stones

Urinary tract calculi = _____ Urinary tract calculi and pregnancy = Ultrasound

Hint: imaging

UTIs classification: _____ = UTI in healthy, non-pregnant women Complicated = UTI in pregnant women, men, indwelling catheter (symptomatic), anatomical/functional abnormalities of urinary tract

In younger male patients presenting with epididymo-orchitis is vital you think of _____ as a differential

What is the management for epididymo-orchitis with suspected STI cause? _____ Refer to sexual health

Hint: specific

_____ = inflammation of the epididymis ± inflammation of the testicles

_____ is inflammation/infection of the bladder