Sample Viva Questions

Imaging Technology

  • How do you perform a Bone Scan?
  • What imaging is suitable follow up for a patients with cytstinuria?
  • How does urine dip testing detect microscopic hameaturia?
  • What is a DEXA Scan?
  • What is Risk Reduction?

Emergency

  • Young patient falls on to lower abdomen following excessive alcohol intake. How would you manage this?
  • How would you manage a Post Vasectomy Haematoma?
  • Persistant haematuria in recovery after TURP. How would you manage this?

Cancer – Prostate / Testes / Penile

  • What risk Stratifications do you know for Prostate Cancer?
  • Retention 3 weeks post bracytherapy. How do you manage this?

Cancer – Renal / Bladder

  • 45 year old smoker with visable haematuria on 3 occasions. What would you do?
  • 67 year old with filling defect on CT Urogram seen in mid left ureter. What would you do?

Stones

  • After first stone episode which passed spontaneously, what investigations would you undertake?
  • What information would you need in evaluating a staghorn calculus?

UTI

  • 84 Year old lady with recurrent proven UTI’s resolving with oral antibiotics over past 6 months. How would you investigate this?
  • 34 year old male with 6 months of intermittent dysuria, pelvic pain, saddle paraesthesia. What would you do?

BPH

  • 66 year old who presents with first episode of acute retention after a christmas party. What would you do?
  • 45 year old asymptomatic man is concerned about risk of urinary retention. What would you do?

Andrology

  • 24 year old man with painful large left sided varicoele. What would you do?

Female Urology & Gynaecology

  • 55 year old with mixed incontinence. What evaluation would you do?