UroRef

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About this app

UroRef is a free quick reference app for urology trainees at all levels (FY1–ST8), written by a urology registrar and reviewed by consultant urological surgeons.

Whether it's your first urology on-call or you're revising before a case, UroRef gets you from "I've been called about…" to a safe, structured plan — fast.

🧠 ASK UROREF AI
Describe your on-call scenario in plain English — "70M acute retention, painful palpable bladder" — and get back:
• An urgency triage (emergency / urgent / soon / routine)
• A numbered immediate management plan
• What to AVOID and when to escalate
• Tap-to-call contacts and site-specific pathways at supported hospitals
• One-tap SBAR handover summary to copy for the registrar
Answers adapt to your seniority (FY1/FY2, SHO/CST, Registrar). Decision support only — every answer carries an escalation prompt and clinical responsibility stays with the treating team.

📞 "I'VE BEEN CALLED ABOUT…"
Step-by-step decision trees for the classic on-call phone calls — catheter problems, haematuria, testicular pain, sepsis and more.

🚨 EMERGENCY DEEP-DIVES
Torsion, obstructed infected kidney, Fournier's gangrene, priapism, paraphimosis and other time-critical presentations, with timeframes and escalation triggers. Emergency content reviewed by consultant urological surgeons.

📖 PROCEDURE GUIDES
Structured guides — history, examination, investigations, consent risks (with BAUS leaflet links), key operative points and post-op care — grouped by urgency from scrotal exploration to elective circumcision.

🏥 CONTEXT MODES
Switch the home screen to Ward Round, On-Call or Clinic mode: post-op orders, escalation triggers, drug quick-picks, clinic presentations and 2-week-wait reminders — whatever the shift needs.

🧮 CALCULATORS & REFERENCE
TWIST score, eGFR, prostate volume/PSA density, prostate cancer CPG stratification, TNM staging, classifications (Clavien-Dindo and more), plus links to BURST IDENTIFY and MIMIC.

💊 DRUG DOSES & ANTIBIOTICS
Quick-access doses for phenylephrine (priapism), instillagel, gentamicin, tamsulosin, mitomycin C and more — with safety warnings and antibiotic protocols.

✂️ OPERATIVE QUICK GUIDE
113 urological procedures, from catheterisation to cystectomy, transplant and paediatrics. Each hub gives its purpose, a five-step key sequence for the corridor, the approaches and variations, and anatomical plates. Written and reviewed by a urology registrar, cross-checked against EAU, BAUS and NICE guidance and pitched at ST3 level. Share any procedure as text. Operative notes, danger zones, complications and FRCS viva answers are on UrOops3D (uroops3d.com), our 3D operative atlas.

🎓 EXAM & TEACHING
FRCS-level deep dives with staging and viva practice, surgical anatomy, key evidence summaries, and a daily clinical pearl.

🌙 NIGHT SHIFT SURVIVAL
Practical guides for the 3 a.m. problems nobody teaches — bypassing catheters, CBI troubleshooting, post-obstructive diuresis.

TRUSTED CONTENT
• Consultant-reviewed sections are labelled with the named reviewer; unreviewed content is clearly marked as author draft
• Built-in clinical review register: every topic listed with its reviewer, date and status, exportable as text for departmental governance
• Sourced from EAU, NICE and BAUS guidance, with source editions and next scheduled review shown in the app
• Core reference content works offline
• Settings for system/light/dark appearance, text size, relaxed spacing and reduced motion; clear all on-device data in one tap
• No accounts, no third-party trackers; optional anonymous usage counts (screens and topics only, never who), with an off switch in Settings

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
UroRef is for educational quick reference and decision support only. It does not constitute formal clinical guidance and is not a substitute for clinical judgement, senior advice, or local trust protocols. Always verify with local guidelines and discuss with senior colleagues.

What's new

Operative Quick Guide: each procedure with a 3D scene now shows the scene preview from uroops3d.com in its link card. Plus the 3.3.0 refocus: key steps and illustrations in the app, operative notes, danger zones, complications and FRCS viva answers on uroops3d.com.