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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2023) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Disease
- Mechanism and Characteristics
- DHT-induced Growth Factors
- Common in Men > 50 Years Old
- Smooth, Symmetric, Firm Enlargement
- Affects Lateral and Middle (Periurethral) Gland
- Urethra Compression
- Symptoms and Complications
- Increased Urinary Frequency
- Nocturia
- Dysuria
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Hydronephrosis
1 min
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diagnosis
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Urinalysis to Detect Infection or Blood
- Treatment
- Alpha-1 Antagonists
- Tamsulosin
- 5 Alpha Reductase Inhibitors
- Finasteride
- TURP (Transurethral Resection of Prostate)
1 min
Prostatitis
- Chronic Bacterial Prostatitis
- Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
- Types
- Sexually Transmitted Organisms
- E. Coli Infection
- Assessment
- Flu-Like Symptoms
- Perineal Pain
- Dysuria
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Recurrent UTIs
- Urinalysis
- Tender Boggy Prostate
- Management
- Antibiotics
- Considerations
- Chronic Prostatitis
3 mins
Prostate Adenocarcinoma Characteristics and Presentation
- Characteristics
- Most Common Cancer in Men
- Screening Test if Suspicious
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Peripheral Zone
- Risk Factors
- African American
- Advanced Age
- Presentation
- Usually Asymptomatic
- Terminal Hematuria
- Urinary Retention or Incontinence
- Lower Back Pain
2 mins
Prostate Cancer Assessment
- Most Common Cancer in Men
- Assessment
- Mimics BPH
- Metastasis to Back
- Low Back Pain
- Fatigue
- Considerations
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
- Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS)
- Biopsy
2 mins
Prostate Adenocarcinoma Diagnosis and Management
- Diagnostic Workup
- Increased Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Digital Rectal Examination (DRE)
- Biopsy
- CT or MRI
- Management
- Observation
- Surgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Anti-androgen Agents
- Considerations
- Metastasis
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Urinary Incontinence
3 mins
Acute Prostatitis
- Etiology
- Older Adult
- Escherichia coli
- Young Adult
- Chlamydia trachomatis
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Signs and Symptoms
- Urinary Frequency and Urgency
- Dysuria
- Low Back Pain
- Warm, Tender, Swollen Prostate
- Treatment
- Treat Underlying Cause
1 min
Chronic Prostatitis
- Characteristic
- Onset > 3 Months
- Etiology
- Bacteria
- Non-bacteria
- Secondary Previous Infection
- Nerve Problems
- Chemical Irritation
- Signs and Symptoms
- Urinary Frequency and Urgency
- Dysuria
- Low Back Pain
- Warm, Tender, Enlarged Prostate
- Treatment
- Treat Underlying Cause
3 mins
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