Term
| Difference between acute and chronic prostatitis |
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Definition
Acute: fever, chills, localized pain
Chronic: recurrent UTI, prostatic enlargement, often asymptomatic |
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Term
| How do you diagnose acute prostatitis? |
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Definition
| Clinical presentation, midstream culture |
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Term
| How do you diagnose chronic prostatits? |
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Definition
| Sequential cultures: EPS should have 10x more bacteria than VB1 and VB2 |
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Term
| Which medications can penetrate the prostate with or without inflammation? |
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Definition
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Term
| Treatment for acute prostatits <35 |
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Definition
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Term
| Treatment for acute prostatitis >35 |
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Definition
| Levo or Cipro or TMP/SMX x 10-14 days (some say 3-4 weeks) plus stool softeners, bed rest |
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Term
| Treatment for chronic prostatis |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Voided urethral and midstream cultures |
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Term
| Treatment for epididymitis <35 |
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Definition
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Term
| Treatment for epididymitis >35 or homosexual |
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Definition
| Levo or Cipro x 10-14 days |
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