Symptoms of urological diseases
Changes in urine volumeAnuria - diuresis < 100 ml/24h
Oliguria -diuresis < 500 ml/24h
Polyuria- diuresis > 1500 ml/24hChages in urine appearance
Haematuria-blood presence in urinePyuria : pus presence in urinae Bacteriuria – bacteria in urine Leukocyturia- leucocytes in urineChages in urine appearance
Proteinuria- proteins in urine Pneumaturia – passage of gassStercoruria-stool presence in urineVoiding disorders
Polakisuria or frequency – going to void too often Urine retention- inability to void – subvesical obstruction Overflow incontinence – bladder overdistension Nocturia- frequet voiding on the nightStranguria – painful voidingVoiding disorders
Urinary incontinence : - Urgent- overactive detrussor - Stress – due to raised abdominal pressure - Reflex - Mixed - Overflow incontinece - Ureteric – ectopic ureteric orifice under the level of sphincter - Enuresis nocturnal
Voiding disorders
Dysuria- difficult voiding Voiding initiation delay Interrupted voiding Weak urine stream Necessity of abdominal pressure during voidingP a i n
Renal painNefralgia -constant ache in lumbar area caused by distention of renal capsul - inflamation, tumor, hydronephrosis Renal colic - colicky pain caused by spam and hyperperistalsis of smooth muscle organ. - radiats from costovertebral angle, toward the lower anterior abdominal quadrant, along the corse of the urether into the scrotum or vulva - passage of blood clot or stone.
Vesical pain
Cystalgia - persistant pain localised behinde pubic Painful contraction - spasmodic bladder contractionUrethralgia - Several pain along the urethra Inflammation, tumor, foreign body Prostatic pain - prostatodynia -sharp pain promoting to the perineum Orchalgia -pain localised it the testes, often propagating along the spermatic cord - inflammation, tumor, torsion
Haematuria
Presence of blood in the urine Danger signal, that cannot be ignoredMacrohematuria:
- Total Initial- prostate, urethra Terminal- urinary bladder Microhemturia: Noticeable just with microscope 4 erytrocytes/fields of view Dismorphic erytrocytes detected by phase-contrast indicative of glomerular disease
Diferential diagnosis
Trauma Urolithiasis Tumor Inflammation GlomerulonephritisBPH Malformation Sports Coagulophaty
ExaminationChemical and microscopic examination Bacterial culturs PCR for TBC Urine cytology
Ultrasonography
Pyelolithiasis Trauma Dilatation of KPSRenal tumor, cysts
Tumor of urinary bladder Anomalies CystolithiasisBHP
CT
Trauma Tumor of urinary tract Urolithiasis Abcess