A pregnant patient is concerned about the development of several urinary tract infections (U T Is) over the last few months of her pregnancy. What should the nurse explain as reasons for the development of these infections in this patient?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
A) Decrease in bladder tone
B) Hyperemic bladder mucosa
C) Urethral stricture and loss of micturition reflex
D) Ureters elongate and are displaced by the uterus
E) Distal ureters hypertrophy leading to ureteral stenosis

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The Answer of A pregnant patient is concerned about the development of several urinary tract infections (U T Is) over the last few months of her pregnancy. What should the nurse explain as reasons for the development of these infections in this patient?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
A) Decrease in bladder tone
B) Hyperemic bladder mucosa
C) Urethral stricture and loss of micturition reflex
D) Ureters elongate and are displaced by the uterus
E) Distal ureters hypertrophy leading to ureteral stenosis

A Pregnant Patient Is Concerned About the Development of Several