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Dysuria with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Patient is a 72-year-old white man with symptoms of dysuria and frequency
before this admission. He recently was found to have colon cancer and is being admitted for colectomy. Preoperative
catheterization was not possible, and consultation with Dr. Moriarty was obtained.

PAST HISTORY:Negative for transurethral resection of the prostate or any urological trauma or venereal disease.
Past medical history includes hemorrhoid symptoms, bilateral inguinal hernia repair, high cholesterol, retinal surgery,
spontaneous pneumothorax ×2 requiring chest tube insertion. He also had a basal cell carcinoma.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: Head:Normocephalic. Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat:Within normal limits. Neck:
No nodes. No bruits over carotids. Chest:Clear to auscultation and percussion. Heart:Normal heart sounds. No
murmur. Abdomen: Soft and nontender. No masses are palpable. It is very distended. Penis: Normal. There is a right
hydrocele. Rectal: Examination reveals benign prostatic hypertrophy.

ASSESSMENT: 1.Mild to moderate benign prostatic hypertrophy.
2.Status post colon resection for carcinoma of the colon.
3.Right hydrocele, asymptomatic.

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Term Definition

inguinal hernia

ĬNG-gwĭ-năl HĔR-nē-ă

normocephalic

nor-mō-sĕ-FĂL-ĭk

palpable

PĂL-pă-bl

percussion

pĕr-KŬSH-ŭn

pneumothorax

nū-mō-THŌ-răks

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