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Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
lung, breast, prostate ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
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 ... grows inwards -> Prostatic
Causes of Hematuria - Glomerular vs Non-glomerular

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

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

PRE-RENAL 
Impaired perfusion: 
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Causes of Acute ... fibrosis Benign prostatic ... enlargement Prostate
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Causes of Chronic ... nephropathy • Benign prostatic ... Constipation • Prostate ... Sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Prostate Zonal Anatomy
 • Transition Zone: Surrounds the prostatic urethra. Enlargement of this zone results in
Prostate Zonal Anatomy ... Surrounds the prostatic ... results in Benign Prostatic ... the base of the prostate ... aspect of the prostate
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Epithelial cell casts ... UIS) • Benign Prostatic ... Constipation • Prostate ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) 
5 Alpha-Reductase inhibitors
 • Flnasterlde and dutasterlde act by reducing
Therapy for Benign Prostatic ... the size of the prostate ... needed before prostate ... , prostate capsule ... #Benign #Prostatic
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
urethra travel to prostate ... via prostatic ducts ... urea which may cause