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A drug which increases the amount of uric acid excreted in the urine. Potentiating the excretion of uric acid in the urine. A drug (such as probenecid or sulfinpyrazone) that increases the urinary excretion of uric acid by blocking renal tubular absorption, thereby reducing the concentration of uric acid in the blood. It is used…

Immediately.  

Needing to be done quickly. A term that, in regard to a patient’s condition, refers to a degree of illness which is less severe than an emergency, but which requires care within a reasonably short time (more quickly than elective care).  

A condition in which someone feels a very strong need to urinate and cannot retain their urine.  

A strong need to do something. A strong desire; a force or a motive that impels action.  

Referring to the passing of urine. Associated with urine; a substance that encourages the production and release of urine.  

A surgical operation to open a blocked or narrowed urethra. The operation of cutting a stricture in the urethra. It is usually performed with a urethrotome. This instrument, a type of endoscope, consists of a sheath down which is passed a fine knife, which is operated by the surgeon viewing the stricture down an illuminated…

A surgical operation to make an opening for a man’s urethra between the scrotum and the anus. The operation of creating an opening of the urethra in the perineum in men. This can be permanent, to bypass a severe stricture of the urethra in the penis, or it can form the first stage of an…

An examination of the inside of a man’s urethra with a urethroscope. Inspecting the inside of the urethra using a urethroscope.  

A surgical instrument, used to examine the interior of a man’s urethra. An endoscope, consisting of a fine tube fitted with a light and lenses, for examination of the interior of the male urethra, including the prostate region. A surgical tool equipped with a light and lenses for inspecting the inside of the urethra.