A nurse is caring for a client with a history of benign prostatic hypertrophy who has been admitted for a urinary tract infection. A student nurse asks what causes benign prostatic hypertrophy in men. The nurse should respond with which of the following statements?
"It is an inherited disorder that causes fluid-filled cysts in the kidney that continue to grow and multiply eventually leading to renal failure."
"It is caused by smooth muscle and epithelial cells multiplying at an uncontrolled rate within the transition zone."
"It is caused by infections such as streptococcal bacteria, bacterial endocarditis, viral kidney infections, and HIV and leads to inflammation from antibodies to the bacteria build up in the glomeruli."
"It is caused by plaque made of calcium in the interstitial tissue of the renal papilla which continues to grow, breaking through the membrane of the renal pelvis into the urine."
The Correct Answer is B
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