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I'm going to tell you a story
about somebody
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that came into clinic one day.
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Um, he had always
been a really healthy guy.
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No issues, really, but about a year ago,
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he started noticing that he
had an increased urgency
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and frequency to urinate at night.
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Um, and it also burned
when he urinated, and it
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was difficult for him
to keep a steady stream.
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It kind of started and stopped,
and started and stopped.
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He noticed he wasn't voiding
as much as usual,
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and it felt like he could never
really empty his bladder.
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He had pain in his back flank region,
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and he started to
notice blood in his urine.
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Um, and he said that it also
had a foul smell to it.
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Um, he went to see his PCP,
who referred him to a physician
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that specializes in the urinary system,
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and another one that specializes
in the kidneys.
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They said that they
may need to insert a camera
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into his bladder, um, to look around,
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but they were able to
diagnose him before they
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had to do that procedure.
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They ordered blood tests that indicated
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that he had excess waste product
within his urine.
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He also gave them a sample of his urine
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to be tested with a dipstick,
and the dipstick results
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came back with increased RBCs
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and an enzyme associated
with leukocytes.
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He had a DRE performed on him, um,
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indicating that he had an enlarged organ
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that interfered
with urine leaving his body.
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Um, he was diagnosed
with two separate things.
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One was regarding the urinary system,
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and then the other one
regarding his reproductive system.
