culture sensitivity test: Helps to find the right
anti-biotic to kill an infecting organism. This
test determines the sensitivity of a colony of
bacteria to an antibiotic.
Schistosoma
Life
cycle
Pathogenesis
S.
haematobium-
Painless terminal
haematuria
S. mansoni & S. japonicum-
bloody diarrhea
abdominal pain
Diagnosis
Biopsy
ELISA
Microscopy
Treatment
Praziquantel
Bladder cancer
signs
and
symptoms
Blood or blood clots in the
urine.
Pain or burning sensation
during urination
Feeling the need to urinate
many times throughout the
night.
Staging
Risk
Factors
Smoking
Increasing age
Exposure to
certain chemicals
Previous
cancer
treatment
Chronic bladder
inflammation
Personal or family
history of cancer
Treatment
Urinary diversion
Nephrostomy
Urostomy
Neobladder-to-urethra
Diversion
Prognosis &
Follow ups
Epidemiology
Globally, in 2010, bladder cancer resulted in 170,000 deaths
up from 114,000 in 1990.[52] This is an increase of 19.4%,
adjusted for increase in total world population
Ninth most common
malignancy worldwide
The 5-year relative survival rate is about 77%
The stage of the cancer (whether it is superficial
or invasive bladder cancer, and whether it has
spread to other places in the body). Bladder
cancer in the early stages can often be cured
regular physical
examinations, medical
tests, or both
leads
to
is most helpful in diagnosing high-grade
tumors and carcinoma in situ