Download - 53, BPH - Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
BPH - Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaPathophysiology Course
Benign prostatic hyperplasia: prostate enlargement that compresses the urethra & surrounding bladder causing difficulty urinating!
- Bladder training & avoid caffeine
Think of a man with a SWOLLEN prostate riding around on a horse - OUCH - thats a very painful Ride So think - if you want a Fun ride - get FINasteRIDE lol
Big Prostate Holds
MEMORY TRICKPathophysiology
Signs & Symptoms
MEMORY TRICK
Test Tip
Urinary Retention Sensations of Incomplete emptying
Urinary Frequency & Nocturia
Straining to void
“Feel the need to urinate again immediately after urinating”
“Need to awake at night with the urge to urinate”
“strain to begin a stream of urine”
“stream of urine - weak or intermittent”
KEY WORDS
• Finasteride (brand Proscar)
Complications (NOT Normal) Treatments
“Burning sensation with urination”
Cloudy or smelly urine
UTI (infection)
• TURP - Transurethral resection of the prostate - less invasive as an instrument inserted directly through the urethra to remove the prostate. • Prostatectomy - MORE invasive as a surgical incision is made. After either procedure - 3 way Foley catheter is used for continuous bladder irrigation. This gives pressure to bleeding tissue & allows urine drainage.
Surgery
TURP(Transurethral resection of the prostate)TPROSTATECTOMYP
Assess amount & urine output
Light pink color - BEST
Output = MORE than input
NOT “equal to” or “less than”
Common Exam Question
Advise client to follow up with HCP immediately
Prostatectomy 5 days ago … small blood clots. First action?
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