pyuria/obesity

To detect the best antibiotic protocol for prostate biopsy and to assess the potential risk factors postbiopsy in Chinese patients.A total of 1526 patients underwent biopsy were assessed retrospectively. The effect of 3 antibiotic protocols was compared, including fluoroquinolone (FQ) monotherapy,

OBJECTIVE To determine which measurement variable, waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), or waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is most closely related to the prostate volume (PV), prostate-specific antigen (PSA), and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). METHODS Between January 2010 and September

BACKGROUND Diagnosing pacemaker lead perforation in the setting of chest pain and EKG changes is difficult and usually not considered unless we have awareness and high index of suspicion. This kind of clinical scenario represents one of the diagnostic challenges. METHODS A 77 year-old Caucasian

BACKGROUND The reference value of urine albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) has racial disparities. The ACR reference value in a healthy Beijing population is reported. METHODS A reference Beijing population was sampled via a multistage, clustered complex sampling method. By excluding subjects with

OBJECTIVE Two cases of reversible neurotoxicity associated with the administration of intravenous polymyxin B are described. CONCLUSIONS In the first case, a 60-year-old, obese, white woman with a medical history of recurring urinary tract infections, nephrolithiasis, and chronic renal insufficiency

A 56-year-old woman with obesity and poorly controlled diabetes mellitus presented with a two-day history of abdominal fullness and vomiting. No fever, flank pain or dysuria was present. On admission, her blood urea nitrogen concentration was 74 mg per deciliter and the serum creatinine

Severe dengue cases have been increasingly reported in Thailand, and the under-reporting of acute kidney injury (AKI) in cases of dengue viral infection has become an obstacle in obtaining an accurate description of the true nature and epidemiology of AKI. Because AKI may lead to patient morbidity

BACKGROUND Early identification of persons at risk for kidney disease provides an opportunity to prevent or delay its progression and decrease morbidity and mortality. Our hypothesis was that implementation of a targeted screening program in communities with high-risk populations would detect