Male 1 Flashcards

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Male reproductive system

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External genitalia
Internal structures
Endocrine regulation of hormones

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2
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Assessment and health history

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Includes conditions that affect both reproduction and sexuality and urinary elimination
Sexual function and dysfunction
Medications
Drug and alchohol use

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3
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Assessment physical

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Digital rectal examination

Testicular examination

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4
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Assessment diagnostic

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Prostate specific antigen
Ultrasonography
Prostate fluid
Test for male sexual function

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5
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Problems with scrotum and testes

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Orchitis
Epidymitis
Testicular cancer
Testicular torsion

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6
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Testicular cancer

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Most common cancer in men 15-35
highly treatable and curable
Risk factors
Family history 
Down’s syndrome
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7
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Testicular cancer symptoms

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No symptoms 
Most common painless selling
Change in size
Pain in abdomen
Feeling uneveness
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8
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Treatement

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Stage 1 (orchidectomy) if cancer is knly found in testicle

Radical orchidectomy
Testis remove through inguinal incision
Libido and orgasm not impaired
Remaining testicle still proces sperm

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9
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If cancer is beyond testicle

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May need retroperitoneal lymph node dissection
Chemotherapy
May leave male infertile

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10
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Effects on sexual reproduction

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Vasectomy
Vasovasostomy (sterilisation reversal)
Semen cryopreservation ( sperm banking)

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11
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Preventive health testicular self examination

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Screening: monthly self-exam and annual testicular examination
Teaching men to inform TSE is an important health promotion intervention for early detection of the disease
Best after shower or bath

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12
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Testicular cancer- nursing care

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Assessment of physicl and psychological status
Provide emotional and psychological support
Address issues of body image
Patient education
Testicular self examination

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