CHAPTER 18
Renal and Genitourinary
Emergencies
Liza J. Cadnapaphornchai, MD
Proteinuria 823
NEPHROTICSYNDROME 823Hematuria 824
Acute Renal Failure 825
PRERENAL 826
INTRINSIC 827
POSTRENALACUTERENALFAILURE 830Chronic Renal Failure 830
Dialysis-Related Emergencies 831
INDICATIONS FOREMERGENTDIALYSIS 831
COMPLICATIONS OFHEMODIALYSIS 832
PERITONITIS 833Renal Transplant Complications 834
INFECTIONS 834
GRAFTREJECTION 834Nephrolithiasis 835
ACUTERENALCOLIC 835Urinary Tract Infection/Pyelonephritis (Adults) 837
Urethritis 838
Acute Bacterial Prostatitis 840
Penile Ulcers 840
Epididymitis 843
Orchitis 844
Testicular Torsion 845
Fournier Gangrene 846
Balanitis/Balanoposthitis 847
Phimosis 847