Final Exam: NR511 / NR 511 (Latest Update 2026 /
2027) Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Practicum
||Exam Review Questions & Answers||
Management of cauda equina syndrome - ANSWER-
Involves compression of multiple lumbar nerve roots and
is a medical emergency.
Prostate cancer screening - ANSWER-Beginning at age
50; age 45 for African Americans. Have prostate-specific
antigen (PSA) blood test and digital recal exam (DRE)
yearly.
, BPH treatment - ANSWER--Alpha blockers [relax bladder
neck muscles in the prostate making urination easier];
alfuzosin (Uroxatral), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin
(Flomax), and silodosin (Rapaflo),
-5-alpha reductase inhibitors [shrink your prostate by
preventing hormonal changes that cause prostate growth];
finasteride (Proscar), dutasteride (Avodart)
Chronic prostatitis tx - ANSWER-long duration (4-6weeks)
of Bactrim or fluoroquinolone
varicocele - ANSWER-enlarged veins of the spermatic
cord
2027) Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Practicum
||Exam Review Questions & Answers||
Management of cauda equina syndrome - ANSWER-
Involves compression of multiple lumbar nerve roots and
is a medical emergency.
Prostate cancer screening - ANSWER-Beginning at age
50; age 45 for African Americans. Have prostate-specific
antigen (PSA) blood test and digital recal exam (DRE)
yearly.
, BPH treatment - ANSWER--Alpha blockers [relax bladder
neck muscles in the prostate making urination easier];
alfuzosin (Uroxatral), doxazosin (Cardura), tamsulosin
(Flomax), and silodosin (Rapaflo),
-5-alpha reductase inhibitors [shrink your prostate by
preventing hormonal changes that cause prostate growth];
finasteride (Proscar), dutasteride (Avodart)
Chronic prostatitis tx - ANSWER-long duration (4-6weeks)
of Bactrim or fluoroquinolone
varicocele - ANSWER-enlarged veins of the spermatic
cord
