Benign prostatic hyperplasia: diagnosis and treatment

Article Abstract:

An Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) Guideline outline for provision of health care for the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in older men has been designed. It makes recommendations related to both evaluation and management. It is important to use the most appropriate and effective methods of diagnosis and to gauge severity of this very common benign neoplasm of the aging human male. Pharmacologic therapy is relatively low-risk and effective as well as, in most cases, less expensive than alternatives.

Health aspects, Complications and side effects, Men, Men's health, Hyperplasia, Prostatectomy, Transurethral, Transurethral prostatectomy

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Causes and prognosis of acute renal failure in the very old

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Older people with acute renal failure (ARF) should be offered the same treatment as younger patients. Among 13 Madrid hospitals that have nephrology units, 103 cases of ARF occurred in patients 80 or older, 256 cases in patients 65 to 79 and 389 cases in patients younger than 65. Acute tubular necrosis was more likely to occur in younger patients whereas prerenal ARF and obstructive ARF were more common in the elderly. Mortality rates were similar in all three groups.

Prognosis, Acute renal failure, Acute kidney failure

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Survival after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy among older residents of Quebec

Article Abstract:

Researchers conducted a study to explain the use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy among older patients of Quebec and to evaluate the characteristics of patients. The study found that survival after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is poor. They also found that the use of this procedure is appropriate with in these patients.

Evaluation, Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

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