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11 years ago
A male patient’s PSA (prostate-specific antigen) level is elevated. The nurse realizes that this patient most likely will need which of the following diagnostic tests to accurately diagnose the presence or absence of cancer?
1. abdominal x-ray
2. biopsy
3. CT scan
4. small bowel examination
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11 years ago
2 -- Prostate cancer is diagnosed and monitored by measuring prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The prostate may be examined by ultrasound to identify testicular torsion or masses, and by a prostate biopsy to accurately diagnose cancer. A CT scan, small bowel examination, and abdominal x-ray will not definitively diagnose the presence of prostate cancer.
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