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10/05/2010

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Term
what is the most common cause of hematuria?
Definition
UTI
Term
what is the most common symptom of urothelial CA?
Definition
hematuria
Term
what constitutes hematuria?
Definition
more than 3 RBCs/HPF
Term
what % of pts w/asymptomatic hematuria have major pathology?
Definition
20% - 2/3 of whom have GU CA
Term
what should f/u a positive urine dipstick for blood?
Definition
a microscopic evaluation of the urine sediment, urine cytology (for CA), and thorough physical exam
Term
what are questions to ask about hematuria?
Definition
*is it initial, total or terminal? (initial: bleeding distal to external urinary sphincter, total: bladder/kidney, terminal: bleeding proximal to external urinary sphincter). *color? *clots? (blobs=from bladder, long+stringy=from ureter). discomfort? (dysuria=infection). do you smoke? (most common cause of bladder/kidney CA). contact w/environmental carginogens? (petroleum, hair dye). associated w/dysuria, urgency, increased frequency? (commonly: infection)
Term
what are the most common causes of hematuria in neonates?
Definition
bleeding tendencies, UPJ (ureteropelvic junction) obstruction, renal vein thrombosis, etc
Term
what are the most common causes of hematuria in children?
Definition
UTI, glomerulonephritis, coagulapathy
Term
what are the most common causes of hematuria in adults <40?
Definition
UTI, calculi, tumor
Term
what are the most common causes of hematuria in adults >40?
Definition
tumor, calculi, UTI
Term
what are the most common causes of hematuria in men >60?
Definition
tumor, BPH, calculi
Term
what are the most common causes of hematuria in women >60?
Definition
UTI, tumor, calculi
Term
what are common causes of painless gross and microscopic hematuria?
Definition
renal neoplasm (kidney, renal pelvis), ureteral neoplasm, bladder neoplasm, nonobstructing calculus (kidney or bladder), chronic obstruction (UPJ, etc), nephropathy/nephritides, anticoagulant therapy (coumadin/warfarin), sickle cell disease/trait, idiopathic (follow these pts, concerned about small neoplasms)
Term
what are common causes of painful gross and microscopic hematuria?
Definition
UTI (upper: flank/abdomen pain, fever, n/v, lower: suprapubic burning bladder pain), calculus (obstructing or passing: renal or ureteric), trauma, and neoplasm (obstructing type)
Term
what are diagnostic studies performed for hematuria?
Definition
urinalysis, urine cytology (do if hematuria continues after infection is cleared), spiral CT/urogram (contrast shows tumors better and w/o contrast you can see stones better), IVP (rare), ultrasound (not good initial study, good for general scan of hydronephrosis, tumors, & stones), cystourethroscopy (catches small tumors CT may miss), retrograde pyelography (r/o urothelium CA), ureterorenoscopy/bx, renal scanning, and renal bx (90% solid tumors from kidney=malignant)
Term
what is are possible causes of hematuria in the kidney?
Definition
CA (urothelial/parenchymal), infection, calculus, trauma, obstruction, cystic disease (very common, can be benign/malignant), sickle cell, vascular malformations, renal vein thrombosis, and TB
Term
what is are possible causes of hematuria in the ureter?
Definition
calculus, CA, infection, inflammation, stricture, TB, trauma, and obstruction
Term
what is are possible causes of hematuria in the bladder?
Definition
CA, infection, inflammation, neurogenic dysfunction, calculus, bladder outlet obstruction, trauma, parasitic disease, and TB
Term
what is are possible causes of hematuria in the prostate gland?
Definition
BPH (as it enlarges=more vascular), CA (if this is causing hematuria=very advanced), infection, inflammation, prostatic calculi (common, rarely symptomatic), infarction (asymptomatic)
Term
what is are possible causes of hematuria in the urethra?
Definition
infection, inflammation, stricture, trauma, foreign body, calculus, CA
Term
what % of pts w/asymptomaticpts w/hematuria will require tx?
Definition
50%
Term
why is it better to follow an initial CT scan w/an ultrasound?
Definition
less radiation=better, cheaper
Term
what is the good thing about most bladder CA?
Definition
80% are superficial and well differentiated - easier to remove, don't usually have to remove entire bladder
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