Uretreoscopy&

Cystoscopy

BY Hannah Pitman and Zoe Beaudoin

What is the test?

Tube is inserted into the urethra

Urethroscope

What does it test for?

Kidney stones

When is it ordered?

Stones are stuck in the ureter

Close to the bladder and kidney

What do the results mean?

Show location of kidney stones

May be in a problem area

Removal?

What are kidney stones?

Hard mineral and crystalline material

Formed in kidney

Causes blood in the urine

Abdominal pain

Risks

Injury to ureter or enlarged prostate

UTI’s

Bleeding

Abdominal pain

Not possible/ difficult if surgery to ab. or pelvis

What is the test?

cystoscope lense insterted

focuses on insider of UT

What Does it test for?

Tests for a urinary problem

mainly focused on insider of urinary tract

wHEN IS IT ORDERED

Blood in urine, stone in urinary tract

loss of bladder control

overactive bladder

frequen UTI’s

cells found in urine sample

need for bladder catheter

sone in

What do results mean?

It does not cure problems but allows doctors to see what is going on inside the urinary tract

Procedure

anestia is used

no food must be consumed

test done under local anesthetic

two different scopes may be used

scope passed into bladder then urinary tract where it is view