A client with a history of a cystocele should contact the physician if she experiences:
a. backache.
b. constipation.
c. urinary frequency and burning.
d. involuntary loss of urine when she coughs.
ANS: C
Urinary frequency and burning are symptoms of cystitis, a common problem associated with cystocele. Back pain is a symptom of uterine prolapse. Constipation may be a problem with rectoceles. Involuntary loss of urine during coughing is stress incontinence and is not an emergency.
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