LUTS Flashcards

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What is LUTS?

A

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
BPE: bengin prostatic enlargement
BPH: benign prostatic hyperplasia

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What are the symptoms of LUTS?

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Storage: urgency, nocturne, frequency
Voiding: poor intermittent stream, hesitance, incomplete emptying, post-micturition dribbling, straining, haematuria, dysuria

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Investigations of LUTS?

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PSA: raised in BPH
Bladder diary
DRE
Cystoscopy (GOLD STANDARD)

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Management of LUTS?

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Anticholinergics eg. oxybutynin
alpha-1-blockers eg. tamsulosin
5a reductase inhibitors eg. finasteride
TURP

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