Assignment: prostate disorder

Assignment: prostate disorder

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1 Question : Which of the following would lead you to suspect a hydrocele versus other causes of scrotal swelling?

The presence of bowel sounds in the scrotum

Being unable to palpate superior to the mass

A positive transillumination test

Normal thickness of the skin of the scrotum

Question 2 Question : You are examining a newborn and note that the right testicle is not in the scrotum What should you do next?

Refer to urology

Recheck in six months

Tell the parent the testicle is absent but that this should not affect fertility

Attempt to bring down the testis from the inguinal canal

Question 3 Question : A 50-year-old truck driver comes to your clinic for a work physical He has had no upper respiratory, cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, urinary, or musculoskeletal system complaints His past medical history is significant for mild arthritis and prior knee surgery in college He is married and just changed jobs, working for a different trucking company He smokes one pack of cigarettes a day, drinks less than six beers a week, and denies using any illegal drugs His mother has high blood pressure and arthritis and his father died of lung cancer in his sixties On examination, his blood pressure is 130/80 and his pulse is 80 His cardiac, lung, and abdominal examinations are normal He has no inguinal hernia, but on his digital rectal examination you palpate a soft, smooth, and nontender pedunculated mass on the posterior wall of the rectum What anal, rectal, or prostate disorder best fits his presentation?

Internal hemorrhoid

Prostate cancer

Anorectal cancer

Rectal polyp

Question 4 Question : A 15-year-old high school football player is brought to your office by his mother He is complaining of severe testicular pain since exactly 8:00 this morning He denies any sexual activity and states that he hurts so bad he can’t even urinate He is nauseated and is throwing up He denies any recent illness or fever His past medical history is unremarkable He denies any tobacco, alcohol, or drug use His parents are both in good health On examination, you see a young teenager lying on the bed with an emesis basin He is very uncomfortable and keeps shifting his position His blood pressure is 150/100, his pulse is 110, and his respirations are 24 On visualization of the penis, he is circumcised and there are no lesions and no discharge from the meatus His scrotal skin is tense and red Palpation of the left testicle causes severe pain and the patient begins to cry His prostate examination is unremarkable His cremasteric reflex is absent on the left but is normal on the right By catheter you get a urine sample and the analysis is unremarkable You send the boy with his mother to the emergency room for further workup

Acute orchitis

Acute epididymitis

Torsion of the spermatic cord

Prostatitis