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Urology General Medicine A

IPSS — International Prostate Symptom Score

7-item questionnaire for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in BPH. Guides treatment decisions.

Incomplete emptying: sensation of not fully emptying the bladder

Frequency: urinating again within 2 hours of last urination

Intermittency: stopping and starting several times while urinating

Urgency: difficult to postpone urination

Weak stream: weak urinary stream

Straining: straining to begin urination

Nocturia: number of times waking up to urinate per night

References

Barry MJ, et al. The American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Urol. 1992;148(5):1549-1557.

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