NR 511 Final Exam|49 Questions and
Answers Distinction Graded
Management of cauda equina syndrome - -Involves compression of multiple
lumbar nerve roots and is a medical emergency.
-Prostate cancer screening - -Beginning at age 50; age 45 for African
Americans. Have prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and digital recal
exam (DRE) yearly.
-BPH treatment - --Alpha blockers [relax bladder neck muscles in the
prostate making urination easier]; alfuzosin (Uroxatral), doxazosin (Cardura),
tamsulosin (Flomax), and silodosin (Rapaflo),
-5-alpha reductase inhibitors [shrink your prostate by preventing hormonal
changes that cause prostate growth]; finasteride (Proscar), dutasteride
(Avodart)
-Chronic prostatitis tx - -long duration (4-6weeks) of Bactrim or
fluoroquinolone
-varicocele - -enlarged veins of the spermatic cord
-Undescended testes cause infertility because - -sperm are exposed to
internal body temperature and are damaged by the heat.
-Signs and symptoms and management of musculoskeletal
sprains/strains/dislocations - -
-Signs and symptoms and management of spinal disorders (spondylosis,
stenosis, etc.) - -
-Maneuvers and expected findings with joint pain (knee, shoulder, wrist,
etc.) - -
-hypospadias - -abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra on the
undersurface of the penis
-priapism tx - -aspiration of the corpus covernosum with dilute epi or
phenylephrine ... may need to create a communication through the glans
with a scalpel
-Erectile dysfunction causes and treatments - -
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