Renal & Urology — Flashcards

Patients with hypocalcaemia should have _____ done to exclude chronic kidney disease as the cause

Hint: blood test

_____ diuretics can precipitate calcium oxalate / phosphate kidney stones

Urinary tract calculi may be treated and prevented by encouraging _____ intake

Magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite) kidney stones classically form _____ in renal calyces

What is the preferred class of antibiotics for acute prostatitis in men?\n_____

Management of uric acid kidney stones may include _____, especially in patients with gout or tumour lysis syndrome

Lower urinary tract infections can present with _____, urinary frequency & urgency, suprapubic pain and offensive-smelling urine

What are the most common urinary tract calculi (kidney stones)? _____

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

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