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asan beg · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A 57-year-old woman has been incontinent of urine for the past 2 months. Her health care provider has scheduled her to have a test to check for stress urinary incontinence. For which of the following tests should the nurse prepare the patient?

a. Abdominal radiograph
b. Intravenous pyelogram
c. Endoscopy
d. Ultrasound renal bladder

Question 2

A 34-year-old patient is being seen in the ED for complaints of severe flank pain lasting for 2 days. The ED physician suspects that the patient has hydroureter. Which of the following tests would the nurse expect the health care provider to order?

a. KUB (kidney, ureter, bladder) radiography
b. IVP (intravenous pyelogram)
c. Endoscopy
d. Ultrasound renal bladder

mmpiza · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Ultrasound renal bladder common uses: detect masses, obstruction, presence of hydronephrosis or hydroureter, abnormalities in the bladder wall, calculi, and measure postvoid residual. Common uses of endoscopy include: microscopic hematuria, detect/obtain specimens from bladder tumors, and obstruction of the bladder outlet and urethra. Common uses for IVP include: detect and measure urinary calculi, tumors, hematuria, and obstruction of the urinary tract. Abdominal roentgenogram (plain film; kidney, ureter, bladder KUB or flat plate) are commonly used to detect and measure the size of urinary calculi.

Answer to Question 2

D
Health care providers use the x-ray examination to determine the size, shape, and location of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder structures. It is also useful in visualizing calculi (stones) or tumors in these organs. Common uses of endoscopy include: microscopic hematuria, detect/obtain specimens from bladder tumors, and obstruction of the bladder outlet and urethra. Common uses for IVP include: detect and measure urinary calculi, tumors, hematuria, and obstruction of the urinary tract. Doing an ultrasound renal bladder would detect masses, obstruction, the presence of hydronephrosis or hydroureter, abnormalities in the bladder wall, calculi, and measure postvoid residual.