Your 77-year-old patient complains of frequent urination, hesitation in getting the stream started, and nocturnal frequency of urination that is bothersome. On DRE, there is an enlarged, firm, non-tender, smooth prostate
The clinician should recognize these as symptoms of:
A. Prostatitis
B. Prostate cancer
C. Urethritis
D. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
ANS: D
BPH is an enlargement of the transition zone of the prostate gland which occurs as men age. An enlarged prostate causes symptoms that include urinary urgency, frequency, hesitation in getting the stream started, decreased caliber and force of stream, and nocturnal frequency of urination that is bothersome. This collection of symptoms has also been termed prostatism. A patient with BPH shows symmetric or asymmetric enlargement and a firm, smooth, non-tender gland.
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