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What is cryptorchidism?
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Undescended testis when one or both testes is outside the scrotum
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What is the most common genetic abnormality connected to cryptorchidism?
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Klinefelter male
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What are retractile testes?
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testes that may reside in the inguinal region due to a hyperactive cremasteric muscle
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What is the treatment of choice for a cryptorchidism?
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orchiopexy
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A one-week old baby is brought into the office with the chief complaint of white discharge, what do you tell the mother?
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White discharge is common after birth due to fetal stimulation from maternal hormones. It can last for a week or so and can become blood-tinged a few days after birth
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What are the presenting symptoms of epididymitis and urine study findings?
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Can be B/L but usually unilateral, gradual onset and usually acute; urine studies negative
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What are the most common infectious organisms responsible for epididymitis?
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S. aures, N. gonnorhea, Chlamydia and E.coli; also can be caused by trauma, autoimmune dx and colitis
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What can untreated epidymitis lead to?
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orchitis, and abscess formation
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What do you see on doppler to differenciate between testicular torsion, epidymitis and orchitis?
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TT and Orchitis: flow is asymmetric with symptomatic side pointing to diagnosis
- TT: decreased flow on symptomatic side - Orchitis: increased flow on symptomatic side E: flow to testicles is bilateral and symmetrical |
