The primary care provider (PCP) performs a digital rectal examination (dRE) and asks for a post-void residual (PVR) urine test
Which of these findings from the digital rectal examination indicate BPH? Select all that apply.
a. Prostate is symmetrically enlarged.
b. Prostate feels firm.
c. Prostate feels hard.
d. Prostate is nodular.
e. Prostate feels smooth.
a, b, e
In BPH, the digital rectal examination (DRE) findings are a prostate gland that is firm, smooth,
and symmetrically enlarged. In prostate cancer, the DRE may reveal a prostate gland that is hard,
asymmetric, and nodular.
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Information in the critical pathway
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