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12 Cards in this Set
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______ is a fairly common, probably congenital, abnormality located in the midline superficial to the coccyx or the lower sacrum |
Pilonidal cyst |
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What are external hemorrhoids? |
Dilated hemorrhoidal veins that originate below the pectinate line and are covered with skin. They cause acute local skin pain that increases with defecation and sitting |
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What are internal hemorrhoids? |
Enlargements of the nml vascular cushions located above the pectinate line. May cause bright red bleeding during defecation. May also prolapse through the anal canal and appear as redish, moist protruding masses. |
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What is a prolapsed rectum? |
On straining for a BM, the rectal mucosa, with or without its muscular wall, may prolapse through the anus, appearing as a doughnut or rosette of red tissue. |
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____ is a very painful oval ulceration of the anal canal, found most commonly in the midline posterior, less commonly in the midline anteriorly. |
anal fissure |
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____ is an inflammatory tract that opens at one end of the anus/rectum and at the other end onto the skin surface or into another viscus. |
anorectal fistula |
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What are polyps of the rectum? |
Fairly common, variable in size and number. Can develop on a stalk or lie in the mucosal surface. They are soft and may be difficult or impossible to feel |
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What is a rectal shelf |
Area of metastases that may be just palpable with the tip of the examining finger |
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What is the shape of a nml prostate? How long is it? What surface can be felt on exam?
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Rounded, heart shaped 2.5 cm posterior |
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Acute bacterial prostatitis presents with what symptoms? |
fever and urinary tract symptoms such as frequency, urgency, dysuria, incomplete voiding, and sometimes low back pain. |
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____ is a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland that increases with age, present in more than 50% of males over age 50. Symptoms may be irritative (urgency, frequency, nocturia), obstructive ( decreased stream, incomplete emptying, straining) or both |
BPH |
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____ is suggested by an area of hardness of the prostate |
Cancer |
