Chapter 18 Urology and Male Reproductive Examinations and ...



Chapter 18 Urology and Male Reproductive Examinations and Procedures

Diseases and Disorders of the Urinary System

Disorders of the urinary system may involve the kidneys, bladder, ureters, or urethra. Urinary problems can affect all systems of the body. Conversely, other metabolic disorders may adversely affect the urinary system. Familiarity of disorders will allow for the provision of better health care, a more credible level of communication, improved patient education, and higher patient compliance with treatment protocols.

|Disease |Symptoms |Treatment |

|Urethral strictures |Straining when voiding |Dilation of the urethra |

|(narrowing of the urethra) |Change in size of stream | |

|Urethritis |Painful urination, dysuria, without frequency or |Appropriate antibiotics |

|(inflammation of the urethra) |urgency | |

| |Urethral discharge | |

|Bladder carcinoma |Sudden hematuria |Surgery |

| |Dysuria |Radiation therapy |

| | |Chemotherapy |

| | |Biotherapy |

|Cystitis |Frequency |Antibiotics |

|(inflammation of the bladder) |Urgency | |

| |Dysuria | |

| |Dull pain in the lower abdomen | |

|Polycystic kidney disease |Enlarged Kidney |Treatment of symptoms |

| |Distorted contour |OTC pain medications |

| |Blood clots in urine |Surgery to shrink cysts |

| |Flank masses and pain |Treatment for UTIs |

| |Elevated BUN | |

| |Elevated blood pressure | |

|Simple renal cysts |Usually asymptomatic |Usually no treatment is required |

|Renal failure |Elevated BUN |Dependent upon the duration and whether or not |

| |Sclerosis of glomeruli |function returns |

| |Proteinuria | |

| |Hyperlipidemia | |

| |Edema | |

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