Painful or inflammatory condition affecting the prostate gland with or without bacterial etiology, often characterized by urogenital pain, voiding symptoms, and/or sexual dysfunction
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Acute prostatitis (class I):
Acutely ill with fever, chills, malaise
Low back pain, myalgias
Nausea, vomiting
Frequency, urgency, dysuria, nocturia
Prostatodynia, pelvic pain, perineal pai...
NSAIDs for analgesia
α1-Blockers for lower urinary tract symptoms (obstructive/voiding symptoms)
Antipyretics/stool softeners
Hydration
Sitz baths to relieve pain and spasm
Urinar...
Negative urine culture at 7 days predictive of cure after completion of treatment course
Consider prostatic abscess in patients who do not respond well to therapy.
Prostate Cancer; Prostatic Hyperplasia, Benign (BPH); Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Males
Algorithm: Hematuria
N41.9 Inflammatory disease of prostate, unspecified
N41.0 Acute prostatitis
N41.1 Chronic prostatitis
N41.4 Granulomatous prostatitis
9713002 Prostatitis (disorder)
79411002 Acute prostati...
Prostatic massage is contraindicated in acute prostatitis.
Fluoroquinolones are recommended first-line antibiotic for bacterial prostatitis.
At least 14 to 30 days of antibiotic therapy ...
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FIGURE 28.20. Hematuria. This field shows a large number of red blood cells (RBCs) accompanied by one polymorphonuclear neutrophil in the sediment. Note that the RBCs appear to be regularly shaped, biconcave disks. (Bright-field microscopy, 3160.)
FIGURE 28.20. Hematuria. This field shows a large number of red blood cells (RBCs) accompanied by one polymorphonuclear neutrophil in the ...