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809779 · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A 65-year-old male patient complains of problems emptying his bladder, especially at night. The nurse realizes that the patient is demonstrating symptoms of which health problem?

1. benign prostatic hypertrophy
2. urinary tract infection
3. bladder cancer
4. testicular cancer

Question 2

A male patient is diagnosed with stage 1 testicular cancer. The nurse realizes that the first step in the treatment for this patient would be:

1. surgical removal of the testicle.
2. aspiration of the enlarged testicle.
3. chemotherapy.
4. radiation.

mohan · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) begins at 40 to 45 years of age, and continues to progress slowly through the rest of life. It is estimated that more than half of all men over age 60 have BPH. Primary symptoms associated with benign prostatic hypertrophy are associated with voiding and difficulty starting the urine stream, dysuria, and nocturia. Urinary tract infection may share the symptom of dysuria with BPH, but the patient would not have difficulty starting urine stream. Bladder cancer may also have pain as a symptom, but is also accompanied frequently by hematuria. Testicular cancer would first be manifested by a growth in the testicle.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1
Radical orchiectomy is the treatment used in all forms and stages of testicular cancer. Aspiration is not a part of treatment for stage 1 testicular cancer. The type and progression of the disease process will determine whether the patient needs chemotherapy or radiation.