ACUTE PROSTATITIS; ACUTE MANIA.

Acute bacterial prostatitis Authors

PATHOGENESIS — Entry of microorganisms into the prostate gland almost always occurs via the urethra. In most cases, bacteria migrate from the urethra or bladder through the prostatic ducts, with intraprostatic reflux of urine (figure 1). As a result, there may be concomitant infection in the bladder or epididymis. Uropathogenic bacterial isolates that cause prostatitis may have a higher accumul...

Acute Bacterial Prostatitis in Dogs

1Corresponding author : Email : [email protected] Prostatitis represents the inflammatory process of the prostate gland. It is the most common urologic disorder occurring in older intact male dogs (Krawiec, 1994). Prostatitis may be acute or chronic in nature and is generally associated with prostatic infection (Kraft et al., 2008) either by ascending (from the urinary tract) or descendin...

Treatment guidelines for acute mania

Nowadays, psychiatrists have a wide range of treatment choices to treat acute mania. Introduction of atypical antipsychotics in the last decade has increased the range of available treatments. A good number of double-blind randomized clinical trials have supported the efficacy of several atypicals, (aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone) both as monotherapy and in combi...

Acute Mania Following Simple Ovariotomy

Valproate in Acute Mania - a Controlled Study

A controlled blind study was carried out to establish the efficacy of Sodium Valproate as the first line of treatment in Acute Mania. Patients were studied over a period of 4 weeks. Using randomised table patients were assigned to either lithium or valproate. Decrease in the psychopathology was evident within 2-3 weeks. Valproate was found to be as effective as Lithium in controlling the manic ...