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
- Renal calculi.
- Rationale:
- Urethral-induced UTI.
- Rationale:
- Urethral stricture.
- Rationale:
- Urethral STD.
- Rationale:
Overview
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.