APEA MSN572 Men's Health Study Guide with Verified Solutions

APEA MSN572 Men's Health Study Guide with Verified Solutions A 40-year-old male states that he felt something above his left testes. On examination, a painless cyst is noted above the left testicle. Transillumination is positive. This is consistent with a. - Answer️️ -Spermatocele of the epididymis A painless, movable cystic mass, just above the testicle, suggests a spermatocele, or an epididymal cyst. Both transilluminate and are difficult to distinguish clinically. An acutely inflamed epididymis is tender and swollen, and may be difficult to distinguish from the testicle. Additionally, the scrotum may be reddened, and the vas deferens inflamed. Coexisting, urinary tract, infection, or prostatitis, supports the diagnosis. Varicocele refers to varicose veins of a spermatic cord, usually found on the left. It feels like a soft bag of worms upon palpation of the scrotum. Torsion or twisting of the testicle on it spermatic cord produces an acutely painful, tender, and swollen organ that is retracted upward in the scrotum. The scrotum becomes red and edematous. There is no associated urinary infection. ©EMILLYCHARLOTTE PREMIUM EXAMS | PDF DOWNLOADABLE VIA ©STUVIA Page 2 of 8 When palpating the prostate gland during a rectal exam, the prostate feels tender, swollen, boggy, and warm. This findings consistent with. - Answer️️ -Acute bacterial prostatitis The prostate gland feels tender, swollen, boggy and warm in patients who have acute bacterial prostatitis. As palpated through the anterior rectal wall, the normal prostate is a rounded, heart shaped structure, somewhat rubbery and nontender. It measures approximately 2.5 cm long. In a patient with benign, prosthetic hyperplasia, the gland feels enlarged and increases with age. BPH is present in more than 50% of men by 50 years of age. Carcinoma of the prostate gland is suggested by an area of hardness in the gland. A distinct hard nodule that alters the contour of the gland may or may not be palpable. However, as the cancer enlarges, the prostate feels irregular, and may extend to beyond the confines of the gland When palpating the prostate gland during the rectal exam, the prostate pills enlarged and nontender. This finding is consistent with. - Answer️️ -Bph During assessment of a 3-month-old boy, an incomplete descent of the left testicle into the scrotum is noted. The practitioner understands that - Answer️️ -Testicles should descend by 6 months of age ©EMILLYCHARLOTTE PREMIUM EXAMS | PDF DOWNLOADABLE VIA ©STUVIA Page 3 of 8 Male infants with cryptorchidism experience incomplete descent of one or both testicles into the scrotum. Urology evaluation should be considered if the testicle is not descended by six months of age. Orchiopexy surgery is not performed until symptoms persist after one year. 75% of full- term and 95%, a premature cryptochid testes descend spontaneously by 1 year of age What is the most common non skin cancer in America - Answer️️ -Prostate cancer Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in America. One in eight men will be diagnosed with it at some point in their lives. In fact, nearly 6