A Patient Is Diagnosed with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

question 45

Multiple Choice

A patient is diagnosed with benign prostatic hypertrophy. The nurse realizes that this patient's blood pressure should be closely measured to determine what?

• A) whether the patient can tolerate doxazosin mesylate (Cardura)
• B) whether surgery is indicated
• C) the volume of urine being retained in the bladder
• D) the dose of finasteride (Proscar)

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Definitions:

Psychological Therapy

A range of treatments for mental health disorders that involve talking to a psychologist or other mental health professional.

Sigmund Freud

Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Joseph Wolpe

A prominent psychologist known for developing systematic desensitization, a method used to treat phobias and anxiety by gradually exposing the patient to the anxiety source.

Biomedical Therapies

Treatments for mental disorders that involve physiological interventions, such as medication or electroconvulsive therapy, targeting the biological underpinnings of disorders.