In planning care, the nurse considers the elevation in the prostatic specific antigen (PSA) level to mean that there is:
1. a possibility of prostatic cancer.
2. an erectile dysfunction.
3. a probability of orchiditis.
4. a significant indication of Peyronie's disease.
2
Prostate-specific antigen levels may be increased with cancer of the prostate, as well as prostatic hypertrophy.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
REF: 1085, Diagnostic Tests and Procedures table OBJ: 3
TOP: Laboratory Studies in the Male Reproductive System
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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