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International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)

Indications: - assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms Procedure: - score based on answers to 7 questions concerning urinary symptoms & 1 question about the degree to which symptoms are bothersome [2] - 0-5 points assigned to each urinary symptom question - score range 1-7 (mild), 8-19 (moderate), 20-35 (severe) - 0-6 points assigned to bothersome question (worse score higher) Clinical significance: - score can help guide timing & choice of interventions & assess their effect over time Notes: - compare with AUA symptom index

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American Urological Society (AUA) symptom index

References

  1. Rees J, Bultitude M, Challacombe B The management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men. BMJ. 2014 Jun 24;348:g3861 PMID: 24963071
  2. Geriatric Review Syllabus, 10th edition (GRS10) Harper GM, Lyons WL, Potter JF (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2019