Full Description
Urology Lecture Notes contains all the essential knowledge for medical students, junior doctors and early-stage trainees involved in urology placements or urological surgery. With a strong emphasis on clinical presentation, procedures and surgery, it provides an accessible, conversational guide to all the situations likely to be encountered on the wards.
Key features include:
Extensive illustration to clearly demonstrate relevant procedures, conditions, and physiology
Important information flagged up in key points
Self-assessment MCQs to test and help consolidate knowledge
Whether you are preparing for your first urology rotation or looking for a quick reference to all aspects of the system, Urology Lecture Notes provides key support to all students, junior doctors and trainees involved in this specialty.
Contents
Preface vi
Acknowledgements vii
Part 1 Meet the patient
1 Assessment of the urological patient: History and examination 3
2 Assessment of the urological patient: Urinalysis_and imaging 17
Part 2 The kidneys and adrenal gland
3 The kidney: Embryology, developmental errors and cystic disease 33
4 Kidney trauma 45
5 Kidney infections and inflammation 50
6 Urinary tract calculi 58
7 Kidney neoplasms 73
8 The renal pelvis and ureter 92
9 The adrenal gland 110
Part 3 The bladder and urethra
10 The bladder: Structure, function and investigations 117
11 Bladder infections and inflammation 128
12 Disorders of bladder function 134
13 Bladder cancer 150
Part 4 The prostate gland
14 Benign disorders of the prostate gland 169
15 Prostate cancer 185
Part 5 Male genitalia
16 The urethra 209
17 The penis 228
18 The testicle 245
19 Male infertility 270
Part 6 Additional therapeutic modalities
20 Radiotherapy 281
21 Minimally invasive urology 285
Appendix A: ECOG performance status 294
Appendix B: TNM classification of malignant tumours 295
Appendix C: Response evaluation criteria in solid tumours 297
Appendix D: The Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications 300
Appendix E: Adverse effects of cancer treatment 302
Appendix F: Urinary catheters 303
Appendix G: Evidence_based medicine 308
Multiple choice questions 309
Answers 315
Index 321
