When preparing educational information regarding benign prostatic ...

[frankwu]

When preparing educational information regarding benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) for a group of older male patients, the nurse includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Eighty percent of males experience the symptoms by age 80.
  b. Diabetes mellitus is a risk factor.
  c. It is only as the prostate enlarges that symptoms occur.
  d. The resulting urinary retention can cause urinary tract infections.
  e. Symptoms are a result of urethral obstruc-tion.

Question 2

To assess for osteoarthritis in an older adult patient, the nurse asks which of the following questions? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Do you have pain in your finger joints?
  b. Do your knees crackle when you bend down?
  c. Does you get dizzy when you turn your head?
  d. Does it hurt when you get up from a chair?
  e. Does your back creak when you bend over?

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Answer to Question 1

A, C, D, E
Approximately 80 of men may be diagnosed with BPH by the age of 80 . In early prostatic en-largement, the patient may be asymptomatic because the muscles may initially compensate for increased urethral resistance. As the prostate gland enlarges, the patient begins to manifest symptoms of an obstructive process. The symptoms may include hesitancy, a decrease in the force of the urinary stream, terminal dribbling, a sensation of a full bladder after voiding, and urinary retention. Urethral obstruction may cause urinary stasis, UTIs, hydronephrosis, and renal calculi. Diabetes is not a risk factor.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D, E
The distal interphalangeals, proximal interphalangeals, knees, hips, and spine are the joints most commonly affected by osteoarthritis. These would be the questions most likely to suggest os-teoarthritis. Getting dizzy is not a manifestation of this disorder.

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