Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH): Symptoms & Treatments - Ask A Nurse | @LevelUpRN

In this episode of Ask A Nurse - Cathy discusses benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). She explains what BPH is, what causes BPH, risk factors that increase the likelihood of developing BPH, symptoms of BPH, diagnosis of BPH, and treatment of BPH (including lifestyle changes, minimally invasive procedures, and TURP surgery). Level Up RN’s Ask a Nurse video series was designed to help individuals around the world better understand common medical conditions, tests, and treatments from our team of registered nurses. Our goal is to provide helpful, easy-to-understand healthcare information to help viewers improve their health-related knowledge. This helps individuals advocate for themselves or their family members to obtain the best possible care from their healthcare providers! 🌟 We want to hear from YOU! Click to submit your topic request, or just add your request in the comments! 🌟 This series can also be a resource for nurses, nursing students, or other medical professionals to provide informative and easy-to-understand healthcare teaching for their patients. Together we can: Learn. Lead. Level Up. All information presented in this series is provided by board registered nurses and is backed up by peer-reviewed evidence and evidence-based practice. However, it is important to note that the content of these videos is for educational purposes only, and not intended to serve as medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified health provider with any question you may have regarding a medical condition #AskANurse #Pneumonia #AAN #nclex #nurseeducator #nursingstudent #nursingschool #menshealth #womenshealth #ati #hesi #nurse #health #kaplan #communityhealth 00:00 Intro 00:17 What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)? 00:39 What causes Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)? 1:09 Who is more likely to develop BPH? 1:40 What are the symptoms of BPH? 2:21 How is BPH diagnosed? 3:18 How is BPH treated? Want more content like this or looking for study resources to help you master nursing school? Check out: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 👉 👈 ☝️👆☝️👆☝️👆☝️👆☝️👆 This is your one-stop-shop for materials to help you LEARN & REVIEW so you can PASS Nursing School. 🤔🤔🤔 DO YOU WANT TO PASS your classes, proctored exams and the NCLEX? 🤔🤔🤔 Our resources are the best you can buy. They are built with a single goal: help you pass with no fluff. Everything you need, and nothing you don’t. Don’t take our word for it, though! Check out our hundreds of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reviews from nurses who passed their exams and the NCLEX with Level Up RN. 🗂️ Our Ultimate Nursing School Survival Kit is your #1⃣ resource to get through nursing school and to pass the NCLEX. Whether you’re just starting school or you’re already prepping for the NCLEX, this bundle of flashcards is the best you can buy. It covers all the information you need to know to pass all your exams and it has FREE shipping! ➡️ ⬅️ L👀king for EVEN MORE resources to survive Nursing School? Make your Nursing School experience your own! Life’s difficult enough—learning shouldn’t be. 🪅 Games 💻 Digital resources 📅 Organizational tools ✨Want perks? Join our channel! 🏷 Head to for all our latest deals!🥳️ 📧 LOOKING FOR FREE RESOURCES TO HELP WITH YOUR EXAMS? Get exclusive tips, latest video releases and more delivered to your email! ➡️ ⬅️ ⚕ 👩 LEVEL UP NURSE SQUAD 👩⚕️ All of the nurses at Level Up RN are here to help! Cathy Parkes started helping her fellow classmates back when she was in nursing school, tutoring so they could pass their exams and graduate. After she got her BSN and started working as an RN at Scripps Encinitas Hospital, she started this YouTube channel to help nursing students around the world. Since then she has built a team of top-notch dedicated nurses and nurse educators who are focused on improving nursing education and supporting career advancement for nurses everywhere. With flashcards, videos, courses, organizational tools and more, we are singularly focused on helping students and nurses Level Up on their exams and nursing careers.