A man is diagnosed with prostatitis and is being treated with a broad-spectrum antibiotic. The goal of treatment is to prevent the development of:
A) Cancer
B) Abscess
C) Pain
D) Bladder spasm
Ans: B
Feedback: The goal of treatment is to prevent the development of abscess. Antibiotics neither prevent the development of cancer nor decrease pain as an infection is treated. The use of an antibiotics will not increase or decrease bladder spasm.
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