On review of a patient's record, which manifestation does the nurse recognize as supporting a diagnosis of prostatodynia?
1. Negative urine culture
2. Denies history of STIs
3. Lower back pain
4. Fever absent
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Rationale 1: The lack of evidence of urinary or prostatic infection or inflammation is confirmation of prostatodynia.
Rationale 2: The fact that STIs are denied does not support or refute the diagnosis of prostatodynia.
Rationale 3: Chronic back pain can occur in bacterial prostatitis or in prostatodynia.
Rationale 4: Absence of fever does not indicate absence of infection.
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