Renal Question #49

Question

A male client in intensive care is ordered to have a catheter placement but the nurse is unable to pass the catheter due to narrowing of the lumen of the urethra. The health care provider was notified and confirmed a mechanical narrowing which the nurse interprets as:

Answers

1. Renal calculi.
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2. Urethral-induced UTI.
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3. Urethral stricture.
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4. Urethral STD.
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Explanation

Urethral stricture may cause narrowing of the urethra lumen because of scar tissue that may occur as a result of injury/trauma, infection, congenital abnormalities, enlarged prostate, or untreated sexually transmitted diseases. Narrowing may cause difficulty when inserting a foley catheter. The narrowing is not identified as calculi, urethral induced UTI or STD.

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