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89yrs Old Male Has Suffered Prostrate Problems And Infections. Now He Finding It Difficult To Pass Urine
My father is 89yrs old and has suffered prostrate problems and infections in the past.Today he is passing blood and also finding it difficult to pass urine, he also says he doesn't feel like he wants to pass water either, upto the time of this e-mail he hasn't been to the toilet this morning.
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need to see urologist urgently and get ultrasound done. may require catheterisation if bladder is palpable
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