NURS 5334 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Case Study

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5334 CASE SUMMARY TABLE  Symptoms: List two pertinent signs and symptoms or risk factors  The only risk factor for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is being a male over the age of 60 beca... use the growth of the prostate gland begins at birth and continues until the age of 40 or 45, at which time hyperplasia begins, lasting until death (Rodway & McCance, 2013, p. 897 - 898).  The symptoms of BPH presented by the patient are long history of urinary tract infections (UTI) including urosepsis requiring hospitalization; urinary hesitancy, nocturia, urinary dribbles, postvoid residual urine estimated to be 200 mL, urinary flow rate 8 mL/s, PSA 4.5 ng/mL, prostate approximate size 35g, and American Urological Association (AUA) symptom score of 20 (Wells, Schwinghammer, DiPiro, & DiPiro, 2017, p. 868).  Recommended Drugs: List three recommended drugs as indicated for this diagnosis 1. Tamsulosin (Flomax) (Vallerand, Sanoski, & Deglin, 2013, p. 1183) 2. Tadalafil (Cialis) (Vallerand et al., 2013, p. 1180) 3. Oxybutynin (Ditropan) (Vallerand et al., p. 961)  Drug Categories and Subcategories: Identify the category of each recommended drug [Show More]

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