Urinary Tract and Male Genitourinary Disorders

What this unit covers

The page brings together the urinary tract and the male genital tract. On the urinary side you will find urolithiasis, urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, incontinence, haematuria and bladder cancer. On the male side there are benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, torsion and diseases of the penis and testis.

Where to start

Begin with the flashcard deck Genitourinary System: Acute and Chronic Urinary Retention. It runs through causes, signs, diagnosis and emergency management in short question-and-answer form. Then open the Urolithiasis mind map, which separates stones by site: kidney, ureter and bladder.

Next, follow a sensible order:

1. Infections: the UTIs flashcards, the Pyelonephritis mind map and the UTI decision map flowchart.
2. Bladder and haematuria: the Urinary Bladder Cancer mind map, which defines haematuria and classifies it, and the Hematuria flowchart.
3. Prostate: the Benign prostatic hyperplasia mind map, which starts from anatomy, histology and development, then Prostate cancer detection and Prostate Staging.
4. Testis: Testicular torsion, Testicular Cancer and the Testicular/scrotal lump differential map.

Using quizzes and maps together

Read a mind map first to see how a topic hangs together. Then take a quiz on the same subject, such as Renal calculi, and note which answers you missed. Go back to the map or flashcards for those points only. Flowcharts are useful for rehearsing the steps of a work-up, from symptoms to investigation to management.

Where it sits

This unit belongs to the strand Renal, Endocrine, Metabolic and Reproductive Medicine, within Internal medicine, pathology and clinical semiology. All of it was made by GoConqr users, so styles and depth vary. Teachers can pick out the decks and maps that suit a class.

Choose one topic today, try its quiz, and see what you can add in your own notes.