Mens health Flashcards
BPH presentation is
urinary frequency, hesitancy, nocturia, postvoid dribbling and weak stream
on digital rectal exam the prostate feels
non-tender, enlarged, symmetrical rubbery prostate
Treatment for BPH
Alpha aldrogergic blockers
(zosin)
terazosin - take them at bedtime
5 alpha reducaste inhibitors
Finesteride (proscar) - take 6 months for full effect
Herbal supplent for BPH is
Saw Palmetto
Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
Do not massage the prostate
acute bacterial prostatitis treatment
STI - treat
bactrim or levaquin
Testicular cancer is diagnosed in
younger to middle age
Testicular cancer is usually a
firm , fixed, painless nodule
Biggest risk factor for testicular cancer is
crypotorchodism
epididymitis presentation
unilateral testicular pain
positive phrens sign
epididymtiits tx
usually STI related treat with rocephin or doxy - younger than 35
older than 35 treat with fluroquinolones usually bacterial
hydrocele
fluid around the fluid and testicles
can occur in infants
painless swelling and heaviness of scrotum
DX tool is transillumination
varicocele
enlargement of veins in the scrotum
feels like a bag of worms
dx - physical, US
Balanitis is
swelling of glans penis
risk - poor hygiene, diabetes, uncircumcised
Common cause - candida - fungal infection
treatment is usually antifungal
Peyronies disease
curvature of penis due to fibrous scar tissue
Erections become painful
Refer to urology
medication to treat peryronies disease is
collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (Xiaflex).
Priapism has what
painful erection over 4 hours
Who is higher risk of priapism
sickle cell anemia patients
treatment for ED is
PDE (penis doesnt erect)- 5 inhibitors
Viagra
do cardiac work up
what is contraindicated in PDE
nitrate
When diagnosing a patient with erectile dysfunction, the nurse practitioner knows which of the following questions would best determine a psychogenic cause?
do you ever wake up with an erection? Evaluating the patient’s ability to experience an erection while sleeping can help to determine a psychogenic cause of erectile dysfunction (ED).
BPh first tretment
Zosins - flomax, hytrin
Take at bedtime
what med shrinks the prostate
Proscar - finasteride (5 alpha reducate inhibitors0