2 Enlarged prostate A guide to diagnosis and treatment About this booklet This booklet is for men who want to know more about a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland, called benign prostatic enlargement (BPE). You may also hear this condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). We describe the causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of an enlarged prostate.Your partner or family might also find this booklet useful to help them understand the condition.
The nurse is assisting to prepare a nursing care plan for a patient with continuous IVs. The goal of IV therapy is to: 1. promote and maintain fluid and electrolyte balance. 2. promote drug blood levels when the patient is able to take liquid medication by mouth. 3. promote oxygen and carbon dioxide homeostasis. 4. balance plasma acidity levels.
Neoadjuvant treatment of breast cancer: The use of hormone therapy to treat breast cancer before surgery (neoadjuvant therapy) has been studied in clinical trials (11). The goal of neoadjuvant therapy is to reduce the size of a breast tumor to allow breast-conserving surgery.ormone therapy (also called hormonal therapy, hormone treatment, or endocrine therapy) slows or stops the growth of hormone-sensitive tumors by blocking the bodyâs ability to produce hormones or by interfering with hormone action. Tumors that are hormone-insensitive do not respond to hormone therapy.