Deck 34: The Male Genital or Reproductive System

Question 1

What symptom differentiates prostatitis from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)and prostate cancer?

A) urinary retention
B) fever/chills
C) pain
D) urinary frequency

Answer 1

pain

Question 2

Which of the following is associated with a reduced risk of BPH?

A) over 50 years of age
B) consuming 1 to 2 alcoholic drinks per day
C) cigarette smoking
D) African-American race

Answer 2

consuming 1 to 2 alcoholic drinks per day

Question 3

Which of the following is not a risk factor for impotence?

A) smoking
B) diabetes mellitus
C) coronary heart disease
D) hyperthyroidism

Answer 3

hyperthyroidism

Question 4

Which of the following surgical interventions for BPH require the client to wear a catheter for 1 to 3 weeks afterward?

A) transurethral prostatectomy (TURP)
B) transurethral incision prostate (TUIP)
C) Transurethral ethanol ablation of the prostate (TEAP)
D) water-induced thermal therapy

Question 5

Which of the following would be an inappropriate physical therapy intervention for a client with acute prostatitis?

A) straight leg raises
B) toe raises
C) stationary bicycle
D) hamstring strengthening

Question 6

Which type of prostatitis has no recommendation for treatment?

A) acute bacterial prostatitis
B) chronic bacterial prostatitis
C) chronic prostatitis
D) asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis

Question 7

Which of the following is not a severe symptom of BPH?

A) hematuria
B) incontinence
C) urine retention
D) nocturia

Question 8

What is the treatment of choice for stage D prostate cancer?

A) radiation therapy
B) surgical procedures
C) hormone therapy
D) chemotherapy

Question 9

What is usually the only clinically detectable site of metastasis of prostate cancer?

A) lung
B) bone
C) pancreas
D) liver

Question 10

Which of the following Gleason scores is related to a good prognosis for an individual with prostate cancer?

A) 2
B) 5
C) 7
D) 10

Question 11

Which of the following is often not a symptom of orchitis?

A) testicular pain
B) urinary dysfunction
C) fever
D) malaise

Question 12

A peak urinary flow rate of less than __________ is suggestive of urethral obstruction.

A) 10 mL/sec
B) 15 mL/sec
C) 20 mL/sec
D) 25 mL/sec

Question 13

Pelvic floor reeducation is an appropriate treatment for which of the following types of prostatitis?

A) acute bacterial prostatitis
B) chronic bacterial prostatitis
C) chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
D) asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis

Question 14

Which of the following is not a normal degenerative change of the male reproductive system?

A) The testes become larger.
B) The seminiferous tubules thicken.
C) The prostate gland enlarges.
D) Sclerotic changes occur in the local vasculature.

Question 15

What form of prostatitis is characterized by the presence of white blood cells in semen,but no complaints of pain or discomfort?

A) acute bacterial prostatitis
B) chronic bacterial prostatitis
C) chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
D) asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis

Question 16

What is the primary lymphatic and vascular drainage system of the testis?

A) cervical
B) supraclavicular
C) axillary
D) retroperitoneal

Question 17

Which of the following conditions is a medical emergency?

A) BPH
B) orchitis
C) epididymitis
D) testicular torsion

Question 18

At what point after prostate surgery do virtually all individuals gain continence?

A) 3weeks
B) 8 weeks
C) 4 months
D) 6 months

Question 19

Which of the following is a contraindication for pharmacologic treatment of erectile dysfunction with medications such as Viagra?

A) diabetes mellitus
B) heart disease
C) hypothyroidism
D) chronic alcoholism

Question 20

Which of the following anatomic structures is compromised if continuous urine flow occurs months after surgical procedure for prostate cancer?

A) puborectalis muscle
B) detrusor
C) intrinsic sphincter
D) extrinsic sphincter