NURS 623 FINAL EXAM - Men's Health Section
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
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A 63 year old man is seen in the clinic with a chief complaint of nocturia. Which of
the following should be included in the differential diagnosis?
a. psychogenic nocturia
b. urethral polyp
c. irritative posterior urethral lesion
d. benign prostatic hypertrophy. - ANSWER D.
A 76 year old man in seen in the office for complaints of urinary incontinence. The
clinician should explore which of these causes in men?
a. urethral polyps
b. urinary tract infection
c. anticholinergic medication
d. all of the above. - ANSWER B.
A 14 year-old male is seen with complaints of severe testicular pain. The clinician
suspects testicular torsion. Which of the following is the appropriate action?
a. refer to a urologist immediately.
b. obtain CT scan
c. instruct the patient to elevate the scrotum.
d. prescribe ibuprofen. - ANSWER A.
,An 82 year old man is seen in the primary care office with complaints of dribbling
urine and difficulty starting his stream. Which of the following should be included
in the list of differential diagnoses?
a. BPH
b. Parkinson's disease
c. Prostate CA
d. all of the above. - ANSWER D.
Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment for a patient with mild
BPH?
a. refer to a urologist for surgery.
b. prescribe a trial of tamsulosin.
c. recommend cranberry supplements.
d. reevaluate symptoms in 1 to 3 months. - ANSWER D.
A 30 year old man is seen with a chief complaint of loss of libido. Which of the
following laboratory tests would help establish a diagnosis?
a. testosterone level
b. prostate-specific antigen
c. nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity
d. prolactin level. - ANSWER A.
Which of the following should be considered in a patient presenting with erectile
dysfunction?
a. Diabetes mellitus.
b. hypertension
,c. atherosclerosis.
d. all of the above. - ANSWER D.
A 35 year old man presents with complaints of painful erections, and he notices
his penis is crooked when erect. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Peyronie's disease
b. damage to the pudendal artery
c. scarring of the cavernosa.
d. all of the above. - ANSWER A.
The patient with BPH is seen for follow-up. He has been taking finasteride
(Proscar) for 6 months. The clinician should assess this patient for which of these
side effects?
a. erectile dysfunction
b. glaucoma
c. hypotension
d. headache - ANSWER A.
The clinician should prescribe an antibiotic that covers which of these organisms
for a patient with acute prostatitis?
a. Gram positive cocci
b. gram negative cocci
c. gram positive bacillus
d. gram negative bacillus - ANSWER D.
, The 56 year old man with chronic prostatitis should be treated with trimethoprim
80mg-sulfamethoxazole 400 mg (TMP-SMX, Bactrim) for how long?
a. 3-7 days.
b. 14 to 21 days.
c. 3 to 6 weeks.
d. 6 to 12 weeks. - ANSWER D.
A 46 year old man presents with urinary hesitancy and low back pain. He has no
history of UTI. Digital rectal examination reveals a normal prostate, and a
diagnosis of prostatodynia is made. Which is the appropriate treatment?
a. Terazosin 2 mg PO once a day
b. Ice pack to the scrotal area
c. Saw palmetto 320 mg per day.
d. all of the above. - ANSWER A.
A 23 year old sexually active man is seen in the clinic with unilateral painful
testicular swelling, and he is diagnosed with epididymitis. In order to prescribe the
correct drug, the clinician must understand that which of these is the most
common causative organism?
a. escherichia coli
b. staphylococcus aureus
c. chlamydia trachomatis
d. pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANSWER C.
Which test is used to confirm a diagnosis of epididymitis?
a. Urinalaysis
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY SCORED A+ | NEW UPDATE 2025
A 63 year old man is seen in the clinic with a chief complaint of nocturia. Which of
the following should be included in the differential diagnosis?
a. psychogenic nocturia
b. urethral polyp
c. irritative posterior urethral lesion
d. benign prostatic hypertrophy. - ANSWER D.
A 76 year old man in seen in the office for complaints of urinary incontinence. The
clinician should explore which of these causes in men?
a. urethral polyps
b. urinary tract infection
c. anticholinergic medication
d. all of the above. - ANSWER B.
A 14 year-old male is seen with complaints of severe testicular pain. The clinician
suspects testicular torsion. Which of the following is the appropriate action?
a. refer to a urologist immediately.
b. obtain CT scan
c. instruct the patient to elevate the scrotum.
d. prescribe ibuprofen. - ANSWER A.
,An 82 year old man is seen in the primary care office with complaints of dribbling
urine and difficulty starting his stream. Which of the following should be included
in the list of differential diagnoses?
a. BPH
b. Parkinson's disease
c. Prostate CA
d. all of the above. - ANSWER D.
Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment for a patient with mild
BPH?
a. refer to a urologist for surgery.
b. prescribe a trial of tamsulosin.
c. recommend cranberry supplements.
d. reevaluate symptoms in 1 to 3 months. - ANSWER D.
A 30 year old man is seen with a chief complaint of loss of libido. Which of the
following laboratory tests would help establish a diagnosis?
a. testosterone level
b. prostate-specific antigen
c. nocturnal penile tumescence and rigidity
d. prolactin level. - ANSWER A.
Which of the following should be considered in a patient presenting with erectile
dysfunction?
a. Diabetes mellitus.
b. hypertension
,c. atherosclerosis.
d. all of the above. - ANSWER D.
A 35 year old man presents with complaints of painful erections, and he notices
his penis is crooked when erect. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a. Peyronie's disease
b. damage to the pudendal artery
c. scarring of the cavernosa.
d. all of the above. - ANSWER A.
The patient with BPH is seen for follow-up. He has been taking finasteride
(Proscar) for 6 months. The clinician should assess this patient for which of these
side effects?
a. erectile dysfunction
b. glaucoma
c. hypotension
d. headache - ANSWER A.
The clinician should prescribe an antibiotic that covers which of these organisms
for a patient with acute prostatitis?
a. Gram positive cocci
b. gram negative cocci
c. gram positive bacillus
d. gram negative bacillus - ANSWER D.
, The 56 year old man with chronic prostatitis should be treated with trimethoprim
80mg-sulfamethoxazole 400 mg (TMP-SMX, Bactrim) for how long?
a. 3-7 days.
b. 14 to 21 days.
c. 3 to 6 weeks.
d. 6 to 12 weeks. - ANSWER D.
A 46 year old man presents with urinary hesitancy and low back pain. He has no
history of UTI. Digital rectal examination reveals a normal prostate, and a
diagnosis of prostatodynia is made. Which is the appropriate treatment?
a. Terazosin 2 mg PO once a day
b. Ice pack to the scrotal area
c. Saw palmetto 320 mg per day.
d. all of the above. - ANSWER A.
A 23 year old sexually active man is seen in the clinic with unilateral painful
testicular swelling, and he is diagnosed with epididymitis. In order to prescribe the
correct drug, the clinician must understand that which of these is the most
common causative organism?
a. escherichia coli
b. staphylococcus aureus
c. chlamydia trachomatis
d. pseudomonas aeruginosa - ANSWER C.
Which test is used to confirm a diagnosis of epididymitis?
a. Urinalaysis
