Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 81%
Simulated
Which explanation should the nurse give to a male client on why benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) often causes urinary retention?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
BPH causes mechanical obstruction: the hypertrophied prostate compresses the prostatic urethra, impeding urine flow  incomplete emptying  retention. Nerve compression is not primary. Bladder tone loss occurs secondary to chronic overdistension. Spasms are not typical in BPH.