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A 43-year-old male patient complains of right-sided abdominal and pain in the back in the right costovertebral angle region, fever, chills, dysuria, and nausea.
 
  On physical examination, there is 102 degree fever, tachycardia, and right costovertebral angle tenderness to percussion. The most likely condition is:
  A. Lower urinary tract infection
  B. Pyelonephritis
  C. Nephrolithiasis
  D. Hydronephrosis

Question 2

On a physical examination for employment, a 45-year-old male shows no significant findings and takes no medications. Past medical history and surgery are unremarkable. On urinalysis, hematuria is present.
 
  The urinalysis is repeated on another day and still reveals microscopic hematuria. It is important to recognize that painless hematuria can be diagnostic of:
  A. Urinary tract infection
  B. Bladder cancer
  C. Nephrolithiasis
  D. Pyelonephritis



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Pyelonephritis is a bacterial infection of the renal pelvis and parenchyma, typically caused by Escherichia coli ascending from the lower urinary tract. The patient will have bilateral or unilateral flank pain, fever, chills, nausea, and vomiting, and LUTS, such as dysuria, may also be present. The patient will appear ill on presentation, with fever and tachycardia commonly noted. Palpation and/or percussion over the infected side is painful. There may be accompanying abdominal discomfort or abdominal distension.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Approximately 80 to 90 of patients with bladder cancer present with painless gross hematuria. All patients with this classic presentation should be considered to have bladder cancer until proof to the contrary. Patients should be referred to a urologist. They usually undergo cystoscopy to rule out bladder tumor. The majority of patients with bladder cancer present with no urinary tract symptoms or palpable masses.




audragclark

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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