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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Pathogenesis and Medications
Aging
 -> Increased Testosterone -> Testosterone metabolized into DHT by type
Benign Prostatic ... a-reductase in prostate ... -> Prostate encapsulated ... inflammation #BPH ... #Pathophysiology
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 ... #Pathophysiology
Exogenous Testosterone Side Effects
 • Mood disorder, Depression, Aggression
 • ↑ Erythropoiesis
 • Hypogonadism +/-BPH, prostate
Hypogonadism +/-BPH ... , prostate cancer ... Hemostatic changes - BWH
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Left Shift (↓ O2 unloading to tissue), Left = Lower:
 • ↓ H+ (↑
Lower: • ↓ H+ (↑ pH ... PCO2 • ↓ 2,3-BPG ... Exercise • ↑ 2,3-BPG ... Dissociation #Curve #pathophysiology
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
urethra travel to prostate ... via prostatic ducts ... UrinaryTractInfection #LUTI #Pathophysiology
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

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

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Other - Benign prostatic ... hyperplasia - Prostate
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 Acute Kidney Injury ( AKI ) - Prerenal, Renal, and Postrenal

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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fibrosis Benign prostatic ... enlargement Prostate
Hyponatremia in Hypothyroidism - Pathophysiology

- BWH Medicine Chiefs @BrighamChiefs

#Hyponatremia #Hypothyroidism #Pathophysiology #endocrinology
Hypothyroidism - Pathophysiology ... - BWH Medicine ... Hypothyroidism #Pathophysiology
Increased Urinary Frequency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-increased urine volume (<2mL/min), Rule out polyuria
Extrinsic to Urinary Tract:
Obstruction: • Benign prostatic ... Prostatitis • Prostate