LUTS Flashcards
1
Q
What is LUTS?
A
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
BPE: bengin prostatic enlargement
BPH: benign prostatic hyperplasia
2
Q
What are the symptoms of LUTS?
A
Storage: urgency, nocturne, frequency
Voiding: poor intermittent stream, hesitance, incomplete emptying, post-micturition dribbling, straining, haematuria, dysuria
3
Q
Investigations of LUTS?
A
PSA: raised in BPH
Bladder diary
DRE
Cystoscopy (GOLD STANDARD)
4
Q
Management of LUTS?
A
Anticholinergics eg. oxybutynin
alpha-1-blockers eg. tamsulosin
5a reductase inhibitors eg. finasteride
TURP