Male Flashcards
Prostate and Rectal Exam steps
Inspection
- Anus
Palpation
- Rectum
- Prostate
Additional
- Check for occult blood
- Clean up patient
Compare/Contrast Inguinal Hernias: Direct versus Indirect
Identify the Inguinal Hernia: Direct versus Indirect
Physical Exam
- Palpable mass at side of finger outside of inguinal canal
- No scrotal mass
Direct hernia
Male Inspection (4 items)
- Tanner stage
- Penis
- Foreskin
- Scrotum
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Identify:
- Urgent and frequent urination
- nocturia
- double voiding
- split stream
- straining
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- Hydronephrosis secondary to BPH
Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of __________
15 and 34
Is testicular cancer treatable?
Highly treatable
Male palpation
- Penis
- Scrotum—testes
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Guaiac negative means what?
Occult blood test negative
Male Tanner Staging:
- Prepubertal
- Villus hair only
Stage 1
Common hernia sites: Name the hernia
- (in inguinal canal)
Indirect inguinal hernia (in inguinal canal)
_______ is a Swollen male breast tissue caused by a hormone imbalance.
gynecomastia
Signs/symptoms of Hydronephrosis secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
- Urgent and frequent urination
- nocturia
- double voiding
- split stream
- straining
The need strain or push (called _______) to initiate and maintain urination in order to more fully evacuate the bladder
Valsalva maneuver
Identify the Inguinal Hernia: Direct versus Indirect
History
- Men over 40
- Large, painless groin mass for many years
Direct hernia