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Causes of Urinary Tract Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Upper Tract - Bladder NOT distended on ultrasound,
Obstruction - Differential ... Tract • BPH ... • Prostate ... #UrinaryTract #Differential
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 ... volume o Helps differentiate ... BPH from cancer ... prostatecancer #BPH
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
Hematuria - Differential ... Diverticulum Urethra/Prostate ... catheterization • BPH ... • Prostate cancer ... #Hematuria #Differential
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
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

== Glomerular ==
- Glomerulonephritis 
- Thin basement membrane disease 

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Other - Benign prostatic ... hyperplasia - Prostate ... Nonglomerular #Causes #Differential
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
Urinary Frequency - Differential ... Obstruction: • Benign prostatic ... Prostatitis • Prostate ... Urinary #Frequency #Differential
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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fibrosis Benign prostatic ... enlargement Prostate ... Postrenal #Failure #Differential
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
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... nephropathy • Benign prostatic ... Constipation • Prostate ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology #Differential