A 57-year-old woman has been incontinent of urine for the past 2 months.Her health care provider has scheduled her to have a test to check for stress urinary incontinence.For which of the following tests should the nurse prepare the patient?

A) Abdominal radiograph
B) Intravenous pyelogram
C) Endoscopy
D) Ultrasound renal bladder

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Madiha Ahmadi · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Ultrasound renal bladder common uses: detect masses,obstruction,presence of hydronephrosis or hydroureter,abnormalities in the bladder wall,calculi,and measure postvoid residual.Common uses of endoscopy include: microscopic hematuria,detect/obtain specimens from bladder tumors,and obstruction of the bladder outlet and urethra.Common uses for IVP include: detect and measure urinary calculi,tumors,hematuria,and obstruction of the urinary tract.Abdominal roentgenogram (plain film; kidney,ureter,bladder [KUB] or flat plate)are commonly used to detect and measure the size of urinary calculi.

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