A nurse anticipates urodynamic testing for a patient with which symptom?
a. Involuntary urine leakage
b. Severe flank pain
c. Presence of blood in urine
d. Dysuria
ANS: A
Urodynamic testing evaluates the muscle function of the bladder and is used to look for the cause of urinary incontinence. Severe flank pain indicates renal calculi; CT scan or IVP would be a more efficient diagnostic test. Blood indicates trauma to the urethral or bladder mucosa. Pain on elimination may warrant cultures to check for infection.
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