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Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia — NCLEX Cheat Sheet

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👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-07-11 🏷️ Physiological Adaptation 🔖 Free to read, print, and share

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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Signs

What to look for

weak stream, hesitancy, dribbling
frequency, nocturia, urgency
retention, incomplete emptying

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Meds

Key numbers

-osin (alpha block) → ↓BP, dizzy
finasteride: shrinks, takes wks

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Report

Notify / act now

acute retention = emergency
no void → hydronephrosis, AKI

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Post-Turp

Key facts

CBI: keep urine pink, not red
bright red + clots → bleeding
no straining, no heavy lifting

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Quick Tip

Obstructive symptoms include weak/hesitant stream, dribbling, incomplete emptying, and straining to void.

📖 Related Topics

Hypokalemia Hyperkalemia Hyponatremia Heart Failure

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