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Unable To Urinate. Had Morphine Test Trial. Using Tylenol And Percocet. Suggest?
Question: My husband, aged 70, cannot urinate. He was discharged yesterday from the hospital, after having morphine test trial. It became apparent in hospital of this kidney problem. It was not diagnosed, although my husband was catheterized, with output measured q6hrs. Upon DC, husband was referred to a kidney specialist, or Urologist. Since this process will take time...waiting on insurance authorization, is there anything you can tell me that may be the culprit for my husband's problem? For some time, he has been using great amounts of Tylenol in addition to Percocet and other meds.
Brief Answer:
H might be suffering from obstructive uropathy
Detailed Answer:
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Your husband might be suffering from a complicated obstructive uropathy which lead to kidney diseases. Given his age, the obstruction might have originated from a prostate disorder (benign prostate tumor or cancer). If his prostate is swollen it can then obstruct urination (preventing him from urinating).
Well the urologist has to evaluate the cause of the obstruction, evaluate his kidney function and from there can decide on which treatment option is best for him.
If it is just a benign hypertrophy of the prostate, then a surgical excision of his prostate gland can be done in order to remedy the situation, where as it is already a cancer, the doctor would need to find out if any metastasis has occurred (spreading to other organs) and from there decide on which treatment option.
If the prostate is not the culprit, then it is possible that might be having a urethral or ureteral obstruction maybe due to stones.
The obvious (given your description) is that your husband is suffering from an obstructive uropathy and his best chances and get the situation remedied is seeing a kidney specialist/urologist.
Also, at this point medications such as tylenol will not be advisable given that his kidneys might not be functioning well especially with the fact that his liver might become damaged with the use of tylenol.
Hope this helps clarify things for you.
Dr. Nsah
H might be suffering from obstructive uropathy
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
thanks for posting on XXXXXXX
Your husband might be suffering from a complicated obstructive uropathy which lead to kidney diseases. Given his age, the obstruction might have originated from a prostate disorder (benign prostate tumor or cancer). If his prostate is swollen it can then obstruct urination (preventing him from urinating).
Well the urologist has to evaluate the cause of the obstruction, evaluate his kidney function and from there can decide on which treatment option is best for him.
If it is just a benign hypertrophy of the prostate, then a surgical excision of his prostate gland can be done in order to remedy the situation, where as it is already a cancer, the doctor would need to find out if any metastasis has occurred (spreading to other organs) and from there decide on which treatment option.
If the prostate is not the culprit, then it is possible that might be having a urethral or ureteral obstruction maybe due to stones.
The obvious (given your description) is that your husband is suffering from an obstructive uropathy and his best chances and get the situation remedied is seeing a kidney specialist/urologist.
Also, at this point medications such as tylenol will not be advisable given that his kidneys might not be functioning well especially with the fact that his liver might become damaged with the use of tylenol.
Hope this helps clarify things for you.
Dr. Nsah
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