A male client has come to the clinic with symptoms of hematuria, back pain, bilateral lower extremity weakness, and fatigue. The nurse suspects that, with these symptoms, the client may have which of the following?
1. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
2. Testicular cancer
3. Prostate cancer
4. Bladder cancer
3. Prostate cancer
Rationale:
Unfortunately, many clients with prostate cancer remain undiagnosed until the cancer is well established. Hematuria, back pain, cilateral lower extremity weakness, and fatigue are symptom associate with prostate cancer. The client with BPH will have voiding issues without the fatigue or weakness. Testicular cancer will not produce back pain or limb weakness. Bladder cancer will have symptoms of hematuria.
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