UROLOGY
Serious complications can occur if this common benign tumor goes untreated.
In 2010, the urinary bladder was the fourth most common site
of new cancer cases in the United States, with an estimated 70,530 new
cases and 14,680 deaths.
Pharmacists should counsel these patients about lifestyle, dietary factors, and medication effects.
Normal aging, diseases, and drugs can lead to disturbances of fluid balance with symptomatic consequences.
Certain categories of OTC products are problematic for patients with renal or prostate disorders.
Antimicrobial therapy recommendations for these conditions were revised in 2010.
The challenge of developing guidelines for the diagnosis, management,
treatment, and prevention of urinary tract infections is a
daunting one.
Existing guidelines on this type of infectious disease have recently
been revised to concentrate on prevention, diagnosis, and management.
Awareness of chronic renal disorders is low in the U.S., so screening
and assessment are important.
Urinary incontinence (UI) is best defined as a variety of abnormalities of the urinary tract that result in the inability to experience normal micturition, leading to involuntary loss of bladder control.
Acute renal failure (ARF) is defined as a rapid loss of renal function due to damage to the kidneys.