Male Health Concerns

Question 1

Chiropractors role for the male exam

Answer 1

• Take a complete history
• Talk to patient about their comfort level with this exam and with you doing this exam (always have another individual in the room if you do this exam
• If either you or the patient feels uncomfortable with the exam, refer to another health professional
• If not done by you, make sure that is is performed by another healthcare professional

Question 2

T/F A chiropractor that does not follow up in making sure another health care provider utilizes a test that the chiropractor did not perform is considered liable for a misdiagnosis

Answer 2

True

one of the MC malpractice claims against chiropractors is failure to diagnose

Question 3

Leading causes of death in males in U.S. that account for almost 50% of all cases

Answer 3

1) Heart disease (25.2%)

2) Cancer (lung, prostate, colorectal = 24.4%)

Question 4

Life expectancy of men is ____ years while the life expectancy of women is _______

Answer 4

Men = 75.6
Women = 80.6

Question 5

Why do men have a shorter life expectancy compared to women?

Answer 5

• Tend to smoke and drink more than women.

- Don’t seek medical help as often as women

Question 6

Health screenings for men 18-39

Answer 6

• Blood pressure (every 1-2 years)
• Cholesterol screening (>34, check every 5 years)
• Preventative health visits (every 2 years)

Question 7

What should be checked/screened for in preventative health visits for men?

Answer 7

• Height and weight
• Screen for alcohol and tobacco use
• Screen for depression

Question 8

Health screenings for men 40-64

Answer 8

• Blood pressure screenings (every 1-2 years)
• Cholesterol screening (>34, check every 5 years)
• Preventative health visits (yearly >50)
• Colon cancer screening
• Prostate cancer screening (>50)
• Osteoporosis screening (50-70 with risk factors)

Question 9

How colon cancer is screened for in men 50-75

Answer 9

• Stool test done every year
• Sigmoidoscopy every 5 years along with a stool occult blood test
• Colonoscopy every 10 years

Question 10

Health screenings for men >65

Answer 10

• Blood pressure (every year)
• Cholesterol screening (check every 5 years)
• Preventative health visits every year
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
• Colon cancer screening
• Prostate cancer screening
• Osteoporosis screening

Question 11

What should be checked/screened for in preventative health visits every year in men >65?

Answer 11

• Height and weight
• Alcohol and tobacco use
• Depression
• Risk of falls
• Medication interactions
• Hearing loss

Question 12

Actions emphasized during National Men’s Health Week

Answer 12

• Take action daily to live a healthier and productive life
• Get 7-9 hours of sleep
• Toss out the tobacco
• Move more
• Eat healthy
• Tame stress

Question 13

Who should do a monthly self-exam and why?

Answer 13

• Every adolescent/adult

- Detects tumors, diseases, and infections

Question 14

Male Self Exam

Answer 14

• Examine the head/gland
• Examine the shaft
• Examine the scrotum and testes
• Note other s/s of STI’s (pain or burning on urination.)

Question 15

Signs and symptoms of STI’s

Answer 15

• Reddened urethral meatus
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Pain/burning with urinations
• Discharge from penis (esp gonorrhea)
• Lesions, sores, bumps, discolorations on penis (varies on STI)
• Pain or itching on penis (herpes?)

Question 16

Curable STI’s

Answer 16

Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chlamydia

Question 17

Incurable STI’s

Answer 17

Herpes
HPV
HIV

Question 18

3 most common STI’s

Answer 18

HPV
Herpes
Chlamydia

Question 19

Keys to prevention of STI’s

Answer 19

Abstinence
Monogomy
Use a condom every time