Run Time: 3 minutes Author: Dr. Jared Scott Educational Pearls: From 1992 to 2009, the number of CTs used to diagnose kidney stones has tripled. The radiation given by a CT of the abdomen and pelvis is roughly equivalent to the radiation given by 100 chest Xrays. American College of Radiologygg reports even one CT scan…
Read MoreRun Time: 4 minutes Author: Dr. Jared Scott Educational Pearls: NSAIDS should be prescribed for all patients with kidney stones. This helps to reduce the hyperactivity of your ureter. Narcotics work well for treating kidney stone pain. This should be accompanied by NSAIDS for best results. Using diuretics or fluid therapy do not significantly treat kidney…
Read MoreRun Time: 2 minutes Author: Dr. Erik Verzemnieks Educational Pearls: During an erection the corpus cavanosum fills with blood, when enough stress is placed on the penis during an erection the surrounding tissue can rupture. A broken penis most often occurs during intercourse in the “reverse cowgirl” position. This condition requires surgical repair of the…
Read MoreRun Time: 4 minutes Author: Dr. Samuel Killian Educational Pearls: Greater than 1 million visits per year in American for kidney stones. 12% men and 6% women will have kidney stone at some point during their lifetime. Most studies that discredited Flomax were not properly organized – there was no placebo, the study was not…
Read MoreRun Time: 4 minutes Author: Dr. Donald Stader Educational Pearls: Priapism originates from the Greek god of fertility, Priapus. Causes of Priapsim include: chemically induced – Viagra, Cialis, spinal injury, low flow state, and Leukemia. Treatment of priapism Phenylephrine, Tributyltin, Epinephrine – can cause penile necrosis, and drainage and irrigation from the corpus callosum of…
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