Diseases of the Testes, Scrotum, and Intrascrotal Contents 5.1 Epididymitis/Epididymo-Orchitis Cause: Males < 35 yr; condition is usually caused by STDs (Chlamydia, gc, ureaplasma). In older men, gram-neg bacteria more…
Diseases of the Urethra 4.1 Reiter’s Syndrome Bull Rheum Dis 1987;37:1; Ann Intern Med 1984;100:207; N Engl J Med 1983;309:1606 Cause: Autoimmune Epidem: Most common polyarthritis in men. Sometimes the…
Diseases of the Bladder 3.1 Bacterial Cystitis See Table 3.1. N Engl J Med 2003; 349: 259 3.2 Emphysematous Cystitis See Table 3.1. 3.3 Candidal Urinary Tract Infections See Table…
Diseases of the Kidney and Ureter 2.1 Acute Pyelonephritis Ann Intern Med 1989;111:906 Cause: Gram-neg rods in 95% of cases. Most commonly Escherichia coli (particularly uropathic strains) (N Engl J…
Diseases of the Adrenal 1.1 Cushing’s Syndrome Am J Fam Phys 2000;62:5; J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2003;88:5593; N Engl J Med 1995;332:791 Cause: A condition resulting from long-term exposure to…
Cardiac Medications 18.1 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Nejm 2000;342:210; 1999;341:577 Drugs of this type: Benazepril (Lotensin), captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), fosinopril (Monopril), lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril), moexipril (Univasc), perindopril (Aceon), quinapril (Accupril),…
Prevention and Assessment 17.1 Prevention of CAD See also ASHD. Circ 1999;100:988 Risk Assessment See Table 17.1 and Figures 17.1 and 17.2 for assessment. Smoking Compared with other preventive interventions,…
Heart Disease in Women 16.1 Coronary Artery Disease Nejm 1996;334:1311 Despite its limited prognostic value, chest pain is the most common initial manifestation of ASHD in women. The risk of…
Congenital Heart Disease in Adults 15.1 Atrial Septal Defect Nejm 2000;342:256 Cause: ASD: 75% ostium secundum defects (fossa ovalis); 15% ostium primum defects (lower intra-atrial septum); 10% sinus venosus defects…
Aortic and Peripheral Vascular Disease 14.1 Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Circ 2005;111:816; Nejm 2003;348:1895; 1993;328:1167 Cause: Thoracic aortic aneurysms result from cystic medial degeneration and are seen in Marfan…
