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What causes acute bacterial prostatitis?

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MC gram negative: E.coli and pseudomonas

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What is the presentation for acute bacterial prostatis?

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Abrupt:
PERINEAL, SACRAL, suprapubic pan

High FEVER

Initiative voiding
+//- urinary retention

Exquisitely tender prostate
(GENTLE DRE) NO PROSTATIC MASSAGE could have bacteria leak out and cause septicemia

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What are the labs for acute bacterial prostatis?

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UA: pyuria, bacteriuria, hematuria
CBC: leukocytosis
Urine culture: + offending pathogen

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What is the treatment for acute bacterial prostatitis?

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You have to base your abx off of you cultures

IV: fluoroqunolone + aminoglycoside
(Ciprofloxacin/levofloxacin + gentamicin or tobramycin)

P.O.: fluoroquinolone: TMP-SMX after afebrile for 24 hours

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When would you admit for acute bacterial prostatitis?

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Septicemia, comorbidities, unlikely to f/u

Initiate parenteral broad spectrum: ampicillin + aminoglycoside

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How long is treatment for acute bacterial prostatitis?

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4-6 weeks

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What happens if urinary retention develops as a result of acute bacterial prostatitis?

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Percutaneous suprapubic tube indicated

URETHRAL CATH CI DUE TO RISK OF SEPTICEMIA

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What is the f/u for acute bacterial prostatitis?

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Urine and prostatic secretion culture to ensure eradication

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Patient presents w/ irritating voiding symptoms, low back pain, perineal pain, HX OF UTIs w/ a prostatic calculi?

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Chronic bacterial prostatis?

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How do the labs for chronic and acute bacterial prostatitis differ?

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In chronic the UA and culture are likely unremarkable and you WANT TO DO A POSTPROSTATIC MASSAGE W/ EXPRESSED PRSTATIC SECRECTIONS: indicates inflammation not necessarily infection

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What is the treatment for chronic bacterial prostatitis?

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TMP-sulfamethoxazole 6-12 weeks

Symptomatic relief
NSAIDS or sitz baths

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What are your options for if treatment for chronic bacterial prostatitis fails?

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Try again w/ longer course of abx

Consider possibility of infected prostate stone

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What is the MC prostatitis?

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Chronic non bacterial prostatitis

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What is the difference between the clinical presentation of chronic bacterial and non bacterial prostatitis?

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Nonbacterial prostatitis does not have a hx of UTIs

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How are the labs for bacterial and non bacterial chronic prostatitis different?

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They will both show increased leukocytes on prostatic secretions becuase that indicated inflammation not infection, but all cultures are negative

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What is thee treatment for chronic nonbacterial prostatitis?

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Trial of abx against atypical organisms

ERYTHROMYCIN: 14 DAYS

NSAIDs
Sitz baths

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What is prostatodynia?

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Voiding dysfunction or pelvic floor musculature dysfunction

Leads to similar symptoms as chronic prostatis, but everything is normal.

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What is the treatment for prostatodynia?

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Alpha-blockers: bladder neck and urethral spasms

Diazepam: pelvic floor dysfunction

Sitz baths

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What 2 factors are essential for BPH development?

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DHT, aging

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What does 5-alpha-reductase do?

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Converts testosterone to DHT

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What does DHT do?

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Promotes prostate cell proliferation, leading to BPH

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What is the pathology of BPH?

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Hyperplastic process increasing cell numbers leads to nodular growth pattern.

Growth occurs in the transition zone and includes stroma and epithelium

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How do the treatments for BPH affect the different tissue types?

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Alpha blockers decrease the tone of the prostatic stroma

5 alpha reductase inhibitor: works on the increased prostate epithelium

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What are the two ways that symptoms can show for BPH?

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Obstructive and irritating

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What is the single most important tool for the evaluation of BPH?
American urological association symptom index (questionnaire)
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How does the prostate feel in BPH?
Smooth, firm, elastic enlargement, If there is induration further work up needed to rule out cancer (Transrectal U/S and biopsy)
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If the AUA score is >=8 what are other studies you can consider for BPH?
Urodynamic studies or Post void residual
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When should you get imaging for BPH?
Only if there are complications: hematuria, UTI, CKD, urinary stone disease
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What lab do you need to get for BPH?
UA to rule out infection and PSA to r/o cancer
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What is the treatment for mild BPH (AUA score 0-7)?
Watchful waiting , some men will undergo spontaneous resolution
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What is the treament for moderate to severe symptoms of BPH?
Watchful waiting, surgery, medical therapy
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What are absolute surgical indications for BPH? +/-
Refractor urinary retention (failing at least 1 attempt at catheter removal) Large bladder diverticula BPH sequelae: 1. Recurrent UTI 2. Recurrent or persistent hematuria 3. Bladder stones 4. CKD (renal insufficiency/failure)
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what does the 5-alpha-reducatase inhibitor do finasteride do?
reduces serum PSA by 50%
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what if you have BPH and erectile dysfunction?
tadalafil
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what are the essentials for diagnosis of prostate cancer?
PROSTATIC INDURATION on DRE or PSA elevation
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what is the MC non cutaneous cancer in men in US?
prostate
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what is the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related death
prostate cancer
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if you have symptoms w/ prostate cancer what does that mean?
locally advanced or metastatic disease, think bone pain or lumbar spine pain, obstructive or irritative
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what labs are important for indicating prostate cancer and what level means confined to the prostate and what level indicates advanced disease?
PSA retention or obstruction: inc. BUN or creatinine skeletal metastases: inc. alk phos or hypercalcemia confined: <10ng/mL advanced: PSA >40 ng/mL
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what is important to remember about PSA and prostate cancer?
even if it's negative you can still have cancer
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what do you do if someone has an elevated PSA?
ultrasound and biopsy
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what do you do if someone has an abnomral DRE, but a normal PSA>
refer for u/s and biopsy
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if a patient is older and has a low cancer risk what is an option for prostate cancer treatment?
active surveilance
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who is a poor candidate for radical prostectomy?
T4 advanced disease or lymph node mets (not good candidates)
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what is a good treatment for cancer that has metastasized?
androgen suppression via hormonal therapy
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what is used for prognosis of prostate cancer and what does a high score mean?
CAPRA nomogram higher is worse
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what's prevention of prostate cancer?
``` antioxidants cruciferous veggies vit. D omega 3 lose weight dont smoke high fiber/low fat green tea (polyphenols) decreased ETOH intake ```
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what is the screening criteria for prostate cancer according to american cancer society?
``` begin at 50 for average age white 45 at w/ high risk -black -BRCA-1 -FAm HX ``` stop when life expectancy <10years
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what does the USPSTF recommend for prostate cancer screening?
against it
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what rate for PSA change indicates cancer?
>.75 ng/mL/ year
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what does free PSA indicate?
>25% cancer unlikely | <10% = 50% chance of cancer

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