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Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) 
5 Alpha-Reductase inhibitors
 • Flnasterlde and dutasterlde act by reducing
Therapy for Benign Prostatic ... Hyperplasia (BPH ... the size of the prostate ... the symptoms of BPH ... #Hyperplasia #BPH
Pharmacology and differences between medications for treating benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).

#bph #pharmacology #medications #management #prostate
treating benign prostate ... hyperplasia (BPH ... #bph #pharmacology ... medications #management #prostate
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... a-reductase in prostate ... Hyperplasia of the prostate ... -> Prostate encapsulated ... inflammation #BPH
Exogenous Testosterone Side Effects
 • Mood disorder, Depression, Aggression
 • ↑ Erythropoiesis
 • Hypogonadism +/-BPH, prostate
Hypogonadism +/-BPH ... , prostate cancer ... Hemostatic changes - BWH
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Hormonal alterations (result of aging process)
    ->
Benign Prostatic ... binds to AR within prostate ... to ERs in the prostate ... bladder stones #BPH ... #Benign #Prostatic
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test

•	Total PSA (tPSA):
o	Measures overall PSA levels in the blood.
o	Used as the primary screening
Prostate-Specific ... levels based on prostate ... differentiate BPH ... • Pro-PSA & Prostate ... prostatecancer #BPH
Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO)

Functional obstruction may be caused by detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia (DSD), either at the level
enlargement (BPH ... The term benign prostatic ... The term prostate ... obstruction (BPO ... @DharSaty #BPH
Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Tract • BPH ... • Prostate
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Medications • Benign prostatic ... hypertrophy (BPH
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Diverticulum Urethra/Prostate ... catheterization • BPH ... • Prostate cancer