ABU Urology study plan

Build a one-page reference that lays out TNM staging for renal cell, upper tract urothelial, and bladder carcinoma and states what finding moves a case to the next stage.

Sequence the imaging and biopsy pathway for an incidentally found small renal mass, writing the branch points that separate surveillance from partial or radical nephrectomy.

Draft a comparison of partial versus radical nephrectomy indications, listing oncologic, functional, and technical trade-offs in three sentences per indication.

Work through testicular germ cell tumors by histologic subtype, serum marker pattern, and stage-based management, then record every concept you miss.

Assign prostate cancer risk groups using PSA, Grade Group, and clinical stage, then match each group to guideline-concordant treatment options.

Explain the evidence behind neoadjuvant chemotherapy before cystectomy and contrast radical cystectomy with bladder-preserving trimodal therapy for muscle-invasive disease.

Differentiate non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer risk strata and justify the choice between induction and maintenance intravesical therapy versus early cystectomy.

Summarize staging and inguinal node management for penile and urethral carcinoma, including when to offer prophylactic versus therapeutic lymphadenectomy.

Classify urinary stones by composition and match each type to its characteristic metabolic derangement and the urine studies that confirm it.

Construct a 24-hour urine interpretation checklist that converts each abnormal value into a specific dietary or pharmacologic intervention.

Compare shockwave lithotripsy, ureteroscopy, and percutaneous nephrolithotomy by stone size, location, and composition, and list the contraindications and expected complications for each.

Outline metabolic evaluation for a first-time versus recurrent stone former, and describe endoscopic and laser options for benign prostatic obstruction with their complication profiles.

Grade renal and bladder trauma by injury severity and state the hemodynamic and imaging findings that mandate operative versus nonoperative management.

Evaluate urethral stricture disease by location, length, and cause, and choose among dilation, internal urethrotomy, and the appropriate urethroplasty technique.

Recognize intraoperative and delayed ureteral injury and describe repair principles by level of injury and timing of recognition.

Compare ileal conduit, orthotopic neobladder, and continent cutaneous diversion by patient selection criteria, metabolic consequences, and postoperative surveillance needs.

Separate stress, urgency, overflow, and functional incontinence using history, examination, and simple office testing, then map each diagnosis to first-line and second-line therapy.

Interpret full urodynamic studies by reading filling, voiding, and electromyographic phases and writing a structured conclusion for 15 tracings.

Correlate spinal cord lesion level with the expected neurogenic bladder pattern and select the matching management strategy including catheterization and pharmacotherapy.

Compare sacral neuromodulation, intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA, and augmentation cystoplasty for refractory urgency incontinence, and describe how to manage chronic urinary retention.

Construct a male infertility evaluation pathway covering semen analysis interpretation, hormonal testing, varicocele management, and the distinction between obstructive and nonobstructive azoospermia.

Diagnose testosterone deficiency using symptom assessment plus confirmatory laboratory testing, and compare replacement formulations by monitoring requirements and contraindications.

Stage erectile dysfunction and Peyronie disease from history and examination, then sequence oral therapy, intracavernosal therapy, and surgical options.

Differentiate uncomplicated from complicated urinary tract infection, categorize prostatitis syndromes, and outline urgent recognition and debridement of Fournier gangrene, including the basic science of biofilm and ascending infection.

Grade antenatal hydronephrosis and specify the postnatal imaging and prophylaxis timeline for each severity level.

Manage vesicoureteral reflux and pediatric febrile urinary tract infection by age, grade, and bladder-bowel dysfunction status, and state indications for surgical correction.

State the timing and technique of orchiopexy for undescended testis and outline the initial evaluation of hypospadias and disorders of sex development.

Sequence the transplant recipient evaluation, describe maintenance immunosuppression classes and their toxicities, and relate surgical complications such as ureteral stenosis and lymphocele to presentation and management.

Review renal physiology of sodium, potassium, water, and acid-base handling and apply it to post-transplant electrolyte and acid-base disorders.

Sit one full-length timed mock examination under exam conditions and score every domain separately.

Re-teach the two lowest-scoring domains from primary sources and rewrite each missed item as a one-line rule you can recall.

Run spaced retrieval over all flashcards, retiring cards answered correctly twice and re-flagging the rest.

Consolidate one page of high-yield rules per domain and rehearse them aloud without notes.