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Which client would the nurse identify as being at highest risk for the development of testicular cancer?
A 25-year-old male with a history of cryptorchidism
A client diagnosed with prostate cancer is to receive brachytherapy. Which of the following would the nurse include when discussing this therapy with the client?
Use of radioactive seeds implanted into the prostate
what are risk factors for testicular cance
Caucasians hx of cryptorchidism family hx men who are HIV + AIDS
After teaching a group of student about structural abnormalities of the male reproductive system, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which of the following as an example?
Cryptorchidism
A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the unit with a seizure disorder. The client seems upset and asks the nurse, "What will they do to me? I'm scared of the tests and of what they'll find out." The nurse should focus her teaching plans on which diagnostic tests?
EEG, blood cultures, and neuro-imaging studies
A 48-year-old man recently diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), reports taking Serenoa repens (saw palmetto berry). The nurse needs to intervene if the physician orders which of the following treatments?
Finasteride (Proscar)
A patient is undergoing treatment for prostate cancer. He has chemotherapy sessions regularly. However, of late he is showing symptoms of food allergy and loss of appetite. He has lost considerable weight due to this. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing task in this situation?
The nurse should ask the patient to keep a diet diary.
A client with benign prostatic hyperplasia doesn't respond to medical treatment and is admitted to the facility for prostate gland removal. Before providing preoperative and postoperative instructions to the client, the nurse asks the surgeon which prostatectomy procedure will be done. What is the most widely used procedure for prostate gland removal?
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP)
Testicular cancer is most common in men
between 15 and 34 years of age
A triple-lumen indwelling urinary catheter is inserted for continuous bladder irrigation following a transurethral resection of the prostate. In addition to balloon inflation, the functions of the three lumens include:
continuous inflow and outflow of irrigation solution.
Serotonin blockers are administered to
control nausea and vomiting
structural abnormalities of the male reproductive system
cryptorchidism torsion of the spermatic cord phimosis paraphimosis hydrocele spermatocele varicocele
Testicular cancer
is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men between 25 to 34 years of age