STEP 2 CK Content Outline

Renal, Urinary, and Male Reproductive Systems

Health and Health Maintenance

• Infection (eg, urinary tract, sexually transmitted diseases [male])
• Acute and chronic renal failure including risk factors and prevention and methods of limiting progression
• Male health maintenance examination (eg, testicular, prostatic)

Mechanisms of Disease

• Disorders of the male reproductive system
• Urinary incontinence and obstruction, enuresis
• Renal insufficiency/failure
• Electrolyte and water metabolism and acid-base balance

Diagnosis

• Disorders of the male reproductive system (eg, infections; torsion of the testis; undescended testicle; neoplasms of the testis; benign prostatic hyperplasia; carcinoma of the prostate; hypospadias; hydrocele, varicocele; urethral stricture, impotence, premature ejaculation)
• Disorders of the urinary bladder and urinary collecting system (eg, cystitis; pyelitis; dysuria, hematuria, pyuria; carcinoma of the bladder; urolithiasis; ureteral reflux; neurogenic bladder; urinary incontinence; enuresis; obstruction; hydronephrosis)
• Disorders of the kidneys (eg, pyelonephritis; glomerulonephritis; interstitial nephropathy; renal insufficiency and failure; oliguria, anuria, azotemia, uremia, renal osteodystrophy; hypertensive renal disease; lupus nephritis; inherited disorders)
• Traumatic injury

Principles of Management
(With emphasis on topics covered in Diagnosis)

• Pharmacotherapy only
• Management decision (treatment/diagnosis steps)
• Treatment only