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NURl 242/l NUR242l Examl 2l –l (Newl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Medical-Surgicall
Nursingl Conceptsl Guide|l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen

QUESTION
BPHl (benignl prostaticl hyperplasia)l Patho

Answer:
enlargedl prostatel thatl blocksl urethral causingl urinel backl flowl whichl canl resultl inl
swollenl kidney



QUESTION
BPHl S/S

Answer:
-Urinaryl retention
-Dribbling
-Nocturia
-Dysuria
-Urgency
-calculi
-hemturia



QUESTION
BPHl Interventions

Answer:
1)l Drugl therapy

,-l 5-alphal reductasel inhibitorl willl reducel sizel ofl prostate.l finasteride,l dutasteride.l mayl
needl tol takel forl sixl monthsl beforel anyl improvementl isl noticed.l sidel effectsl inludel ED,l
decreasedl libido,l dizziness,l orthostaticl hypotensionl (keepl awayl froml pregnantl women)
-l alphal 1l selectivel blockingl agentl likel tamsulosinl relaesl smoothl musclel inl thel prostate,l
creatingl lessl urinaryl resistance.l sidel effectsl includel orthostaticl hypotension,l tachycardia,l
syncope.l
-l mostl effectivel therapyl isl al combol ofl thel abovel drugs!l

2)l Patientl Education
-l avoidl drinkingl tool muchl fluidl atl onel timel
-l avoidl alcohol,l caffeine,l diureticsl
-l voidl asl soonl asl youl feell thel urgel
-l avoidl drugsl thatl causel urinaryl retentionl
-avoidl anticholinergicl drugsl andl antihistamines

3)l Noninvasivel techniques
-l heat,l laser,l radiatinl canl diminishl thel prostatel tissue.l

4)l surgicall managementl
-l transurethrall resectionl ofl thel prostatel (TURP).l enlargedl portionl ofl prostatel isl removed.



QUESTION
transurethrall resectionl ofl thel prostatel (TURP)

Answer:
thel surgicall curel forl BPH.l Anl instrumentl insertedl throughl thel penilel urethral isl usedl tol
partiallyl cutl awayl thel prostatel tol relievel obstructionl ofl thel urinaryl tract.



QUESTION
TURPl interventions

Answer:
-monitorl forl signsl ofl infection
-assistl inl mobilityl asl earlyl asl possible
-Subtractl bladderl irrigationl solutionl froml urinaryl drainagel bagl whenl calculatingl Il &l Os
-Monitorl forl rarel complicationl ofl fluidl overload
-monitorl urinel outl putl everyl 2-3l hours

,-monitorl forl Hctl &l HgB
-Ifl ketchupl likel urinaryl ourl putl notifyl providerl andl irrigatel withl normall saline
-avoidl stringl duringl bowll movementsl (increasel fiber)
-preventl DVT
-avoidl 4l C's
-nol strenuousl activityl untill clearedl byl provider



QUESTION
nephrosclerosisl patho

Answer:
thickeningl ofl nephronl bloodl vessels,l narrowingl ofl bloodl vessels,l decreasingl bloodl flowl
andl hypoxia



QUESTION
nephrosclerosisl riskl factors

Answer:
HTN,l DMl andl atherosclerosis



QUESTION
nephrosclerosisl S/S

Answer:
HTN



QUESTION
nephorosclerosisl treatment

Answer:
anithypertensives
diuretics
preventl renall failure

, QUESTION
Renall Vascularl Diseasel patho

Answer:
severelyl narrowedl renall arteryl lumen,l decreasedl bloodl flowl tol kidney,l ischemial andl
atrophy



QUESTION
Renall Vascularl Diseasel causes

Answer:
renall arteryl stenosis,l thrombosis,l arthosclorisis



QUESTION
Renall vascularl Diseasel S/S

Answer:
SUDDENl hypertensionl
poorlyl controlledl diabetes
elevatedl seruml creatinine
decreasedl GFR



QUESTION
Renall vascularl Diseasel treatment

Answer:
Antihypertensives
angioplasty
stent



QUESTION
renall calculil patho

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