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Immediate priorities
Stabilization and escalation
Sepsis physiology
Altered mental status
Hypotension
Tachypnea
Lactate elevation mmol/l
Early antimicrobials for high likelihood sepsis
Antimicrobials within 1 hour for septic shock or high likelihood sepsis
Blood cultures before antibiotics if no meaningful delay
Hemodynamic support
Isotonic crystalloid bolus for hypotension
Vasopressor for persistent hypotension after fluids
Urinary obstruction red flags
Acute urinary retention
Anuria or severe oliguria
Airway and breathing triggers
Respiratory failure signs
Refractory hypoxemia
Consultation triggers
Urology for suspected abscess
Urology for urinary retention requiring suprapubic drainage
ICU for shock or escalating vasopressor requirement
Key concepts
Condition frame
Acute bacterial prostatitis ICD-10 N41.0
Ascending infection from urinary tract
Common pathogens Enterobacterales
Complications
Sepsis and bacteremia
Acute urinary retention
Prostatic abscess
Epididymo-orchitis
Pitfall
Urethral instrumentation risk for bacteremia
Vigorous prostatic massage avoidance
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