Penile Blood Gas Sample to Assess Recurrent Priapism
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Blood gas analysis on penile samples.
Penile blood gas can aid in the determination of the subtype of priapism to further guide treatment. A pH 7.25, PO2 30, and PCO2 60 indicate low-flow (ischemic) priapism, which needs to be treated immediately by administration of phenylephrine and draining of blood from the penis. High-flow priapism (1, 2) is usually self-limiting. The sequential samples were obtained to determine the effective...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2019.306662