Basic Urological Management

This book describes basic urological conditions and their management, with flowcharts to illustrate each step of patient treatment. Topics related to the upper and lower tract, urological infections, trauma, incontinence, andrology, and uro-oncology are a

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Basic Urological Management

Sanchia S. Goonewardene • Peter Pietrzak  David Albala

Basic Urological Management

Sanchia S. Goonewardene East of England Deanery Southend University Hospital London UK

Peter Pietrzak Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Southend UK

David Albala Associated Medical Professionals Syracuse NY USA

ISBN 978-3-319-98719-4    ISBN 978-3-319-98720-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98720-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018959561 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Preface

Welcome to Basic Urological Management. We hope you enjoy and learn from this book. The aim of this book is to not only gain knowledge but an understanding of patient pathways and what to do next for patients at different steps in each pathway. It is perfectly fine not to know something in medicine and then to go and study about a topic or area. It is how we evolve our knowledge. The key is to study it in detail and then apply that knowledge to each clinical situation. Everyone, at some point, has been at the start of their career. As a young doctor, I often had a difficult time, with consultants who expected a CCT level of knowledge, prior to gaining a training number. A few situations in particular stood out in my mind, where a knowledge of patient pathways or what to do in each specific clinic scenario would have helped. I had been through the library of textbooks to no avail. I needed a practical book that told me what to do and when. It was in that job that I started to write. The first thing I wrote was a list of clinical management scenarios; it would be good to be aware of those scenarios as a junior do