Urological Tests in Clinical Practice,9781846283901

Urological Tests in Clinical Practice

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9781846283901
ISBN10: 1846283906
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-01-19
Publisher(s): Springer Verlag
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Summary

This concise pocket guide to urological investigative procedures reviews the indications and pitfalls of tests before they are requested and suggests which tests should be performed in individual urological conditions.

Table of Contents

Preface v
Part I: Urological Investigations
(1) Urine Tests
3
(a) Urinalysis
3
(b) Flow Cytometry
19
(c) Cytology
21
(d) Glomerular Filtration Rate
25
(e) Creatinine Clearance
27
(f) 24-Hour Urine for Urinary Protein Excretion
28
(g) 24-Hour Urine Analysis for Stone Formers
30
(h) Urinary Electrolytes
34
(i) Renal Tubular Acidosis
38
(j) Adrenal-Specific Urinary Tests
40
(k) Urinary Markers for TCC Detection
42
(l) Urinary Markers for Prostate Cancer Detection
44
(2) Blood Tests
47
(a) Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
47
(b) Electrolytes
54
(c) Testicular Tumor Markers
55
(d) Bone Disease Related to Urology
61
(e) Sex Hormone Profile
63
(f) Serum Markers of Adrenal Function
64
(3) Radiology
69
(a) Plain Abdominal Radiograph (KUB)
69
(b) Intravenous Urography (IVU)
72
(c) Ultrasound Scanning (USS)
80
(d) Computed Tomography (CT)
87
(e) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
99
(f) Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
107
(g) Nephrostogram
110
(h) Retrograde Ureteropyelography (RPG)
114
(i) Doppler Studies
118
(j) Cystogram
119
(k) Urethography
122
(l) Cavernosography
127
(m) Fistulography
130
(4) Nuclear Medicine Investigations
132
(a) MAG3 Renography
136
(b) DMSA Renography
146
(c) Obtaining a Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR)
148
(d) Bone Scan
152
(e) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan
157
(5) Urodynamics
163
(a) Frequency Volume Charts
163
(b) Flow Rate Study
166
(c) Residual Bladder Urine Volume Estimation
172
(d) Pressure-flow Cystometry Studies
173
(e) Urethral Pressure Profile
181
(f) Video Urodynamics
186
(g) Ambulatory Urodynamics
189
(h) Sphincter Electromyography (EMG)
192
(6) Other
195
(a) Transrectal Ultrasound of the Prostate
195
(b) Urinary Stone Analysis
200
(c) Pad Test for Urinary Incontinence
203
(d) Laparoscopy for Undescended Testis
205
(e) Aspiration of Renal Cysts
207
(f) Urethral Swabs
208
(g) Bladder Catheterization
210
(h) Standard Semen Analysis
213
(i) Cystoscopy
216
Part II: Urological Conditions Requiring Investigations
(7) Scrotal Pain and Swellings (Excluding Tumors)
223
(a) Epididymal Cysts
223
(b) Epididymitis
223
(c) Scrotal Abscess
224
(d) Testicular Torsion
224
(e) Hydrocele
225
(f) Varicocele
225
(8) Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
226
(i) Bladder Outlet Obstruction
226
(ii) Urinary Incontinence
227
(a) Stress
227
(b) Urge
228
(c) Lower Urinary Tract Fistulae
228
(iii) Lower Urinary Tract Infections
228
(iv) Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis
229
(9) Loin Pain
234
(i) Urinary Stones
235
(a) Acute Ureteric Colic
236
(b) Renal Stones
236
(c) Bladder Stones
236
(d) Stones in Continent Pouch
237
(ii) Upper Urinary Tract Obstruction
237
(a) Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (UJPO)
237
(b) Ureteric Obstruction (Stricture/Tumor)
238
(c) Vesico-Ureteric Reflux
238
(iii) Upper Urinary Tract Infections
238
(10) Urological Cancers
240
(a) Renal
242
(b) Adrenal
244
(c) Urothelial
244
(d) Prostate
245
(e) Penis
247
(f) Testis
248
(11) Congenital and Pediatric Disorders
250
(a) Hydronephrosis
250
(b) Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
253
(c) Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV)
254
(d) Undescended Testis (UDT)
255
(e) Urinary Incontinence
256
(12) Andrology
258
(a) Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
258
(b) Peyronie's Disease
260
(c) Sub-Fertility
260
Index 267

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