A middle-aged male patient comes to the clinic complaining of "frequency" and voiding "small amounts of urine at a time." The nurse realizes that this patient might be experiencing symptoms of which health problem?
1. benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
2. cystitis
3. renal calculi
4. bladder cancer
Correct Answer: 1
Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is a common cause of urinary retention; difficulty initiating and maintaining urine flow is often the presenting complaint in men with BPH. Cystitis symptoms may include frequency but would be coupled with burning, pain during urination, and hematuria. Renal calculi would likely cause flank pain. Bladder cancer symptoms would include hematuria.
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