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33 Cards in this Set
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poor stream in an infant is significant because |
it may indicate a stricture or neurogenic bladder |
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infection of the urethra causes painful , burning urination, or pruritus. meatus edges are reddend, everted, and swollen with purluent discharge. urine is cloudy with discharge and mucus shreds |
urethritis |
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empty scrotal sac. common in premature infants |
absent testis cryptochidism S |
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inspection- in true maldesent, atrophic scrotum on affected side. palpation- not testis a- absent testis |
absent testis, cryptochidism O |
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no symptoms |
small testis s |
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palpation- small and soft (rarely firm). small testis |
small testis o |
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excruciating unilateral pain in the testicle. sudden onset, often during sleep or following trauma, may also have lower abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, no fever |
testicular torsion s |
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inspection- red, swollen scrotum, one testis ( usually left) higher owing to rotation and shortening |
testicular torsion insp |
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cord feels thick, swollen, tender, epididymis may be anterior, cremasteric reflex absent on side of torsion |
testicular torsion palpation |
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severe pain of sudden onset in scrotum, relieved by elevation, also rapid swelling, and fever |
epididymitis s |
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inspetions- enlarged scrotum reddened palp-exuisitely tender, epididymis enlarged, indurated, hard to distinguish from testis. overlying scrotal skin may be thick and edematous. lab-wbc and bacteria in urine |
epididymitis o |
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dull pain, constant pulling or dragging feeling or may be asymptomatic |
varicocele s |
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insp- usually no sign, or bluish color through light scrotal skin palp- when standing, feel soft, irregular mass posterior to and abovetestis, collapses when supine, refils when upright. like a "bag of worms" soft mass on spermatic cord |
varicocele o |
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painless usually found on exam |
spermatocele s |
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insp-does transilluminate higher in the scrotum than a hydrocele and the sperm may flouresce palp- round freely movable mass lying above and behind testis, if large feels like a 3rd testis free cycstic mass on epididymis |
spermatocele o |
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painless, found on exam. may have history of undescended testicle or familial testicular cancer |
early testicular tumor s |
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palp- firm nodule or harder than normal section of the testicle, testicular swelling occurs in most. solitary nodule |
early testicular tumor o |
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enlarging testis (most common symptom) when enlarges has feel of increased weight |
diffuse tumor s |
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insp- enlarged, doesn't transilluminate palp-enlarged, smooth, ovoid, firm firm pal does NOT cause usual sickening discomfort as with normal testis. nontender swelling of the testis |
diffuse tumor o |
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painless swelling, although person may complain of weight and bulk in scrotum |
hydrocele s |
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insp- enlarged mass does transilluminate with a pink or red glow (in contrast to hernia) |
hydrocele o |
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swelling may have pain with straining |
scrotal hernia s |
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insp- enlarged, may reduce when supine, doesn't transilluminate palp- soft, mushy mass, palpating fingers can't get above mass. mass is distinct from testicle that is normal. nontender swelling of the scrotum |
scrotal hernia o |
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acute or moderate pain of sudden onset, swollen testis, feeling of weight, fever |
orchitis s |
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insp- enlarged, edematous, reddened, doesn't transilluminate palp- swollen, congested, tense, and tender, hard to distinguish testis from epididymis tender swelling of the testis |
orchitis o |
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tenderness |
scrotal edema s |
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insp- enlarged, may be reddened (local irritation) palp- taut with pitting. probably unable to feel scrotal contents |
scrotal edema o |
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sac herniates through internal inguinal ring, can remain in canal or pass into scrotum |
indirect inguinal hernia |
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hernia. most common. 60% of all hernias. More common in infants <1 year and males 16-20 years |
indirect inguinal |
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directly behind and through external inguinal ring, above inguinal ligament, rarely enters scrotum |
direct inguinal hernia |
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hernia. less common, occurs most often in men older than 40. rare in women |
direct inguinal |
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through femoral ring and canal, below inguinal ligament, more often on right side |
femoral hernia |
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least common. 4% of all hernias. More common in women |
femoral hernia |