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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
urethral compression ... and bladder outlet ... testicular Leydig cells ... inflammation #BPH ... #Pharmacology #Urology
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Tract • BPH ... • Prostate ... cancer • Urethral ... • Posterior Urethral ... Algorithm #Causes #Urology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
hematuria • Signs ... /Prostate Causes ... catheterization • BPH ... • Prostate cancer ... Diagnosis #causes #urology
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
tumour, stone, BPH ... , urethral or bladder ... poorly coapting urethra ... Pathophysiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Urology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
cells, especially ... production -> Bladder ... stones #BPH ... Pathophysiology #Urology ... #Signs #Symptoms
Ureteral Stone on Renal POCUS

A 23yo male with no significant PMHx presents with acute LLQ pain,
Ureteral Stone on ... Renal POCUS ... Bladder ultrasound ... DC home (w/ op urology ... controlled, & no signs
Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO)

Functional obstruction may be caused by detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia (DSD), either at the level
Bladder outlet obstruction ... ) or urethral stricture ... and severity of symptoms ... of BOO include urethral ... @DharSaty #BPH
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
, Mild sensory symptoms ... or signs, Cranial ... • Persistent bladder ... nervous system signs ... diagnosis #criteria #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
, and bowel or bladder ... Autonomic: Bowel/Bladder ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... diagnosis #management #neurology