Issues in Men's Health/Gynecologic Concerns Flashcards
Enlargement, often benign of the male breasts that usually resolves naturally:
Gynecomastia
What medication can cause gynecomastia?
spironolactone (Aldactone)
A collection of dilated veins around the spermatic cord is?
Variocele
“Bag of worms feel on physical exam”
Management for variocele includes:
NSAIDs
Surgical ligation, venous embolization
Acute inflammation or infection of the scrotum, secondary to an inflamed epididymis:
Epididymitis
A positive Prhen’s sign is indicative of?
Epididymitis
Treatment for epididymitis caused by chlamydia and gonorrhea in a heterosexual man?
Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM in a single dose
Plus
Doxycycline 100 mg BID x 10 days
Lifting the scrotum and there is relief of pain indicating epididymitis not testicular torsion is what sign?
Prhen’s sign
Treatment for epididymitis caused by chlamydia and gonorrhea in men who have anal sex?
Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM in a single dose
Plus
Levofloxacin 500 mg IM q-day x 10 days
Inflammatory infection of the prostate
Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
What Gram-negative bacteria is the usual cause prostatitis?
E. Coli
Non-bacteria prostatitis likely causes include (3)?
Chlamydia
Mycoplasma
Gardnerella
What is seen on a physical exam/palpation of the prostate in prostatitis?
Edematous prostate which may be warm, TENDER/BOGGY, pain
Diagnostic tests for prostatitis
Urinalysis
Urine culture: Positive for causative agent
Would you have a normal or abnormal cremasteric reflex in epididymitis?
Normal
Diagnostic tests for epididymitis
STI testing
Culture of urine
Scrotal ultrasound to rule out testicular torsion
Treatment for Acute Bacterial Prostatitis (4)?
ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 250 mg IM X1 OR
cefixime (Suprax) 400 mg x1 OR
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg BID x 10-14 days OR
Levofloxacin (Levaquin) 500-750 mg q-day x 10-14 days
Progressive, benign hyperplasia of prostate:
Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
What Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level would indicate BPH or possibly Prostate cancer
> 4 ng/ml
What is the most common cause of bladder obstruction in men?
BPH
Benign neoplasm of prostate gland:
Prostate cancer
What is the second most common cancer among men in the United States?
Prostate cancer
Palpation of the prostate is harder than normal with obscure boundaries, and nodules may be present in?
Prostate cancer
Breast buds with areola enlargement is Tanner stage?
2
Breast enlargement without separate nipple contour is Tanner stage?
3