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karlynnae

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A 53-year-old male presents to the urologist with complaints of nocturia and difficulty starting a stream of urine. After medical testing is completed, a diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is made.
 
  Which of the following statements by the client indicates the need for additional teaching?
  A) There are nonsurgical treatment options available.
  B) This condition may lead to cancer of the prostate.
  C) As my condition progresses, I may need to consider surgical management.
  D) Alpha blockers can be used to control my symptoms.

Question 2

The healthcare provider has decided to not treat an older patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus aggressively. What would be a risk of aggressively treating this patient?
 
  1. Decreased vision acuity
  2. Hypoglycemic episodes
  3. Frequent skin infections
  4. Development of foot ulcers



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jlaineee

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Decreased vision acuity would not be a risk of treating a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus aggressively.




karlynnae

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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