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Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis of Bladder Pain Syndrome

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The diagnosis of bladder pain syndrome (BPS), a chronic bladder condition in which patients characteristically report symptoms of urinary frequency, urgency, and pelvic pain/pressure, remains a challenge to many clinicians. Symptom overlap with other disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and gynecological systems may further confound the diagnosis. Despite the absence of a “definitive diagnostic test” and specific biological markers, there are tools available for the clinician to recognize and diagnose these patients. Early diagnosis and treatment initiation are salient in improving the overall physical and mental quality of life of the BPS patient.

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  1. The Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute, Drexel University College of Medicine, 207 N. Broad Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA

    Jennifer Yonaitis Fariello M.S.N., C.R.N.P.

  2. Urology Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, FPMRS, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Jennifer Yonaitis Fariello M.S.N., C.R.N.P. & Kristene E. Whitmore M.D.

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Fariello, J.Y., Whitmore, K.E. (2013). Clinical Evaluation and Diagnosis of Bladder Pain Syndrome. In: Nordling, J., Wyndaele, J., van de Merwe, J., Bouchelouche, P., Cervigni, M., Fall, M. (eds) Bladder Pain Syndrome. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6929-3_13

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