Urinary Tract Disorders

Managing UTIs in debilitated patients

Anthony J. Schaeffer, MD February 17, 2010

Among this patient population, urinary tract infections are a serious complication--causing significant morbidity and mortality.
 

UTI symptoms in young women characterized

August 21, 2009

Urinary frequency and urgency are the two predominant presenting urinary symptoms in young women with their first UTI, according to a new prospective study of college-aged women.
 

Fluids prevent recurrent nephrolithiasis

April 23, 2009

Water intake greater than 2 L/day or enough fluids to achieve a urine output greater than 2.5 L/ day reduced stone recurrence risk by 61%, researchers reported.
 

Testosterone receptors and prostate cancer

Question by Mike Hutchins, MD, Missoula, Mont.; response by David T. Noyes, MD March 16, 2009

Is all prostate cancer testosterone receptor-positive?
 

Persistent Nocturia? Diuretic May Help

March 11, 2009

Adding a diuretic to alpha-blocker therapy may be an effective second-line treatment for nocturia in some men with lower urinary tract symptoms, according to researchers.
 

Uloric approved for gout patients' hyperuricemia

February 17, 2009

The new drug represents the first new gout treatment option in more than 40 years.
 

Elevated PSA with a negative biopsy

Question asked by Jack W. Spitzberg, MD, Dallas, and answered by David T. Noyes, MD January 22, 2009

How to proceed when a patient's PSA is >4 ng/mL and the biopsy is negative
 

Why does the prostate grow with age?

Question asked by Kishan Agarwal, MD, Edison, N.J., and answered by David T. Noyes, MD December 03, 2008

Since most tissues shrink with age, why does the prostate expand as men grow old?
 

Rationale for DRE

Question by Daniel Konold, DO, Canal Winchester, Ohio May 30, 2008

If DRE is not recommended to screen for prostate or colon cancer, why do we do it?
 

What's best for BPH?

Question by Abdullah S.M. Ameen, PharmD, Kuwait City; answer by David T. Noyes, MD September 20, 2007

Are there any advantages to using flavoxate (Urispas) instead of tolterodine (Detrol) or....
 

Could too much calcium have raised PSA?

Question raised by Jeffrey W. Glassheim, DO, Oshkosh, Wis. and answered by David T. Noyes, MD September 14, 2006

Can urinary tract stones from calcium supplementation cause inflammation as they pass through the urinary tract, causing an elevated PSA?
 

Longer antibiotic Tx for prostatitis?

Question by Jeffrey W. Glassheim, DO, Oshkosh, Wis.; answer by David T. Noyes, MD June 06, 2006

Could longer antibiotic therapy have averted prostate biopsy in this patient?
 

Antibiotics for an elevated PSA

Question from Mark S. Keating, Jasper, Ala.; response by David T. Noyes, MD April 12, 2006

For how long should an antibiotic for an elevated PSA be taken? And when should the patient's PSA be measured again?
 

CRP AND CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

Question raised by Robert Frank, MD, and answered by Daniel G. Tobin, MD February 16, 2006

 

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