Genitourinary Tuberculosis

• Tuberculosis of the Genitourinary System: a comprehensive review - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3073.htm

• Tuberculosis of the Genitourinary System: a radiological perspective - http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic721.htm

• Epididymal Tuberculosis - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic703.htm

• Tuberculous Prostatitis - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1921.htm

• American Thoracic Society, CDC, and Infectious Diseases Society of America: Treatment of Tuberculosis - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5211a1.htm

• American Academy of Family Physicians: Identification and Management of Tuberculosis - http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000501/2667.html

• American Academy of Family Physicians: Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: An Overview - http://www.aafp.org/afp/20051101/1761.html

Measures:

Lab Studies:

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/esr/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Complete Blood Count - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/cbc/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: White Blood Cell Differential Count - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/differential/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Liver Function Tests (LFT's) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/liver_panel/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/bun/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Creatinine - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/creatinine/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Blood Glucose and Urine Glucose - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/glucose/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: C-Reactive Protein (CRP) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/crp/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hscrp/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Blood Culture - http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood_culture/test.html

Urine Studies:

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Urinalysis - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/urinalysis/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Urine Culture - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/urine_culture/glance.html

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Susceptibility Testing (also known as Sensitivity testing, Drug resistance testing) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/susceptibility/glance.html

• Medline Plus: Urine culture - clean catch - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003751.htm

• Medline Plus: Urine culture - catheterized specimen - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003752.htm

Tuberculin Skin Test:

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Tuberculin Skin Test - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tb_skin/glance.html
• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: Tuberculin Skin Test - http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/tb/pubs/tbfactsheets/250140.htm

Acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear, and culture and sensitivity (C/S) test:

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Acid-fast bacillus (AFB) smear, and culture and sensitivity (C/S) test - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/afb_culture/glance.html
• Medline Plus: Acid-fast stain test - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003766.htm

Radiological Studies:

Chest X-Ray:

• Medline Plus: Tuberculosis, advanced - chest X-rays - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/1607.htm
• Medline Plus: Chest X-ray - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003804.htm

• ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Paediatric and Adult Chest Radiography - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12194&CID=545&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

 Spine Radiography:

• ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Spine Radiography in Children and Adults - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12289&CID=542&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Abdominal Radiography:

• ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Abdominal Radiography - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12176&CID=547&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Excretory Urography:

• ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Excretory Urography (also called Intravenous urography (IVU) and intravenous pyelography (IVP)  

-         http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12216&CID=544&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Cystography and Urethrography:

• ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Adult Cystography and Urethrography - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12205&CID=544&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Ultrasound Abdomen & Retroperitoneum:

• ACR practice guideline for the performance of an Ultrasound examination of the abdomen or Retroperitoneum - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12175&CID=539&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS):

• ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Ultrasound Evaluation of the Prostate and surrounding structures - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12274&CID=539&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Scrotal Ultrasound:

• ACR practice guideline for the performance of a Scrotal Ultrasound examination - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12283&CID=539&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Computed Tomography (CT) of the Abdomen and Pelvis:

• ACR Practice Guideline for the performance of Computed Tomography (CT) of the Abdomen and Computed Tomography (CT) of the Pelvis - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=12200&CID=547&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI):

• ACR Practice Guideline for the Performance of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the Abdomen (excluding the Liver) - http://www.acr.org/s_acr/bin.asp?TrackID=&SID=1&DID=22489&CID=547&VID=2&DOC=File.PDF

Renal scan:

• Medline Plus: Renal scan - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003790.htm

• Medline Plus: Renal perfusion scintiscan - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003831.htm

Rarely used radiological investigations:

• Medline Plus: Hysterosalpingography - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003404.htm

• Vasography (may demonstrate mechanical obstruction of the vas deferens) - http://www.maleinfertility.org/new-vasography.htm

Polymerase chain reaction:

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia: Polymerase chain reaction - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction

• Polymerase chain reaction: Protocols and Guides - http://www.pcr-online.org/Protocols.htm

• Polymerase chain reaction: Troubleshooting - http://www.pcr-online.org/Troubleshooting.htm

• The web guide to polymerase chain reaction - http://www.pcrlinks.com/

Laparoscopy:

• Medline Plus: Laparoscopy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007016.htm

• Medline Plus: Pelvic Laparoscopy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002916.htm

Biopsy:

• Medline Plus: Rectal biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003907.htm

• Medline Plus: Urinary bladder biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003902.htm

• Medline Plus: Testicular biopsy - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003908.htm

Semen Analysis:

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: Semen Analysis - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/semen/test.html

• Medline Plus: Semen Analysis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003627.htm

Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA):

• American Association of Clinical Chemistry: PSA - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/psa/glance.html

Rarely performed tests:

• Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia: High performance liquid chromatography - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_performance_liquid_chromatography

• DNA Probe - http://science.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence2.htm

Document Provenance and History

Document Author: Dr. Fazal Danish

Document Created: 21st April 2006

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