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Is PSA reliable in a patient who has a foley catheter or has undergone recent DRE?
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Urology · Northwestern
PSA is usually not reliable in a patient who has a Foley catheter and is transiently unreliable for 24-48 hours in a patient who has undergone a recent DRE. The reason is inflammation or infection from a Foley catheter, the underlying condition requiring a Foley catheter, or the physical trauma from...