A male patient is admitted for removal of a bladder papilloma. Which assessment finding would the nurse evaluate as having increased the patient's risk of this disorder?
1. History of cigarette smoking
2. Low daily fluid intake
3. Weak pedal pulses
4. Decreased appetite level
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Rationale 1: Approximately 50% of those diagnosed with bladder cancer are smokers.
Rationale 2: Daily fluid intake is an important assessment, but this finding would not indicate an increased risk for bladder papilloma.
Rationale 3: Pedal pulses are an important assessment, but this finding would not indicate an increased risk for bladder papilloma.
Rationale 4: Appetite is an important assessment, but this finding would not indicate an increased risk for bladder papilloma.
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