Deck 26: Alterations of the Male Reproductive System

Question 1

A student in the medical clinic is reviewing a patient's medical record and sees the diagnosis of Peyronie's disease and asks the healthcare professional for an explanation of this disorder. What statement by the professional is most accurate?

A)When the man's foreskin is retracted and cannot go back over the glans
B)When the man's foreskin cannot be retracted over the glans penis
C)A very painful condition of prolonged erection seen in some diseases
D)A fibrotic condition that leads to curvature of the penis and sexual dysfunction

Answer 1

A fibrotic condition that leads to curvature of the penis and sexual dysfunction

Question 2

What is the most common infectious cause of orchitis in postpubertal boys?

A)Herpes
B)Escherichia coli
C)Mumps
D)Cytomegalovirus

Answer 2

Mumps

Question 3

A man has balanitis. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?

A)Educate the man on the side effects of chemotherapy.
B)Perform a finger stick for a blood glucose reading.
C)Administer pain medication before retracting the foreskin.
D)Prepare the man for a needle aspiration of the corpus.

Answer 3

Perform a finger stick for a blood glucose reading.

Question 4

What is the reason breast cancer in men has such a poor prognosis?

A)Breast cancer is extremely aggressive in men.
B)Treatment is usually delayed as a result of late detection.
C)Chemotherapies are not as effective in men.
D)Breast tumors tend to be small and hard to isolate.

Question 5

A 7-year-old child has cryptorchidism. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?

A)Educate the child and parents on orchiectomy.
B)Instruct the parents to give the child all the antibiotics.
C)Describe skin precautions used during radiation therapy.
D)Describe the correct administration of GnRH.

Question 6

A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most symptoms are a result of which pathophysiologic condition?

A)Infection of the prostate
B)Obstruction of the urethra
C)Ischemia of the urethra
D)Compression of the urethra

Question 7

Priapism has been associated with the abuse of what substance?

A)Marijuana
B)Alcohol
C)Cocaine
D)Heroin

Question 8

How does the epididymis become infected?

A)The pathogenic microorganisms ascend the vasa deferentia from an already infected urethra or bladder.
B)The pathogenic microorganisms are attached to sperm that travel through the genital tract.
C)The pathogenic microorganisms from the tunica vaginalis are transported to the epididymis.
D)The pathogenic microorganisms from the prostate fluid ascend to the epididymis.

Question 9

Which age group should be targeted for testicular cancer education and screening?

A)15 to 35 year olds
B)20 to 45 year olds
C)30 to 55 year olds
D)45 to 70 year olds

Question 10

A healthcare professional sees a patient in the clinic who reports that his foreskin cannot be retracted back over the glans penis. What term does the professional use to document this condition?

A)Paraphimosis
B)Priapism
C)Prephimosis
D)Phimosis

Question 11

A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group about prostate cancer. What information should the professional include in the presentation? (Select all that apply.)

A)It ranks second to lung cancer as being most common among American men.
B)A familial history of prostate cancer is a risk factor.
C)Dietary habits seem to play a role in its development.
D)African-American men have an increased risk for its development.
E)Being over 65 years of age increases the risk for developing prostate cancer.

Question 12

Which information about urethritis does the student learn? (Select all that apply.)

A)A purulent drainage may be present.
B)A clear mucus-like discharge may be present.
C)Symptoms include urethral tingling and itching or burning on urination.
D)A 24-hour urine test is required to diagnose the disorder.
E)Treatment includes appropriate antibiotic therapy.

Question 13

What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?

A)Firm, nontender testicular mass
B)Painful, mobile, firm testicular mass
C)Painful fluid-filled testicular mass
D)Soft, nontender testicular mass

Question 14

A man reports to the healthcare professional that he had a sudden onset of malaise, low back pain, and perineal pain with high fever and chills, dysuria, nocturia, and urinary retention. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?

A)Assess the man's recent sexual history.
B)Recommend heat and acetaminophen for back pain.
C)Prepare the man for prostatic massage.
D)Assist the man in obtaining a urine sample.

Question 15

In the 95% of boys with delayed puberty, the problem is caused by which condition?

A)Disruption in the hypothalamus
B)Disruption of the pituitary
C)Deficit in estrogen or testosterone
D)Physiologic hormonal delays

Question 16

The risk of which cancer is greater if the man has a history of cryptorchidism?

A)Penile
B)Testicular
C)Prostate
D)Epididymal

Question 17

A student reads in a chart that a child has been diagnosed with mixed precocious puberty and asks for an explanation. What explanation by the healthcare professional is most accurate?

A)When a child develops some secondary sex characteristics of the opposite sex
B)When a child does not develop any identifiable external sex organs
C)When early puberty occurs due to multiple, integrated causative effects
D)When early puberty has signs of physical and hormonal abnormalities

Question 18

What is the first sign of puberty in boys?

A)Thickening of the scrotal skin
B)Growth of pubic hair
C)Enlargement of the testes
D)Change in voice