A Patient Reports That He Has to Get Up Twice

question 8

Multiple Choice

A patient reports that he has to get up twice a night to urinate.The health care worker should chart that the patient has:

• A)enuresis
• B)dysuria
• C)nocturia
• D)polyuria

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Definitions:

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