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1
Q

T/F: Testicular tumors are most often hard. enlarged, and painless.

A

True

2
Q

What are the stages called that are used to rate sexual maturation?

A

Tanner stages

3
Q

T/F: Older adults may have graying and more abundant pubic hair.

A

False; graying and less abundant

4
Q

When should a DRE be performed in healthy males?

A

over the age of 50 (over 40 for high risk)

5
Q

T/F: Changes in urination, defecation, and sexual function are all clues that a DRE should be performed.

A

True

6
Q

T/F: As the rectum fills with feces, reflexive stimulation tightens the internal sphincter.

A

False; relaxes it

7
Q

What sphincter is under voluntary control and prevents/delays defecation?

A

striated external sphincter

8
Q

T/F: Somatic sensory nerves are found in the upper half of the anal canal.

A

False; lower half

autonomic control in upper half

9
Q

T/F: the median lobe of the prostate is not palpable on examination.

A

True

10
Q

When is the first stool passed? what is it called?

A

within the first 24-48 hours;

meconium

11
Q

It is common for newborns to have a stool after each feeding. What is this reflex called?

A

gastrocolic reflex

12
Q

Why are both the internal and external anal sphincters of a newborn under involuntary control?

A

myelination of the cord is incomplete

13
Q

When are children developmentally ready to begin toilet training typically?

A

around 18 months

14
Q

greenish-black, viscous, sterile stool containing occult blood

A

newborn meconium

15
Q

T/F: Stools of formula fed babies are more irritating to the skin than that of breast fed babies.

A

True

16
Q

How can you tell if a pediatric patient has a congenital hip dislocation?

A

asymmetric creases

17
Q

T/F: shrunken buttocks of a pediatric patient is a sign of a chronic debilitating disease.

A

True

18
Q

When is an “anal wink” observed?

A

lightly touch the anal opening during a pediatric exam which should produce a contraction (absence may indicate a lower cord lesion)

19
Q

T/F: transient rectal prolapse may occur during a rectal exam of a pediatric patient.

A

True

20
Q

Constipation but empty rectum?

A

Hirschsprung disease

21
Q

T/F: Sphincter tone is usually stronger in older adult males.

A

False; sphincter tone may be decreased

22
Q

Prolonged painful erection,
constant or intermittent,
associated with alcohol and medication

A

prostate infection

23
Q

Lifestyle factors that may increase temperature of the scrotum, history of undescended testes, and varicocele are all associated with what?

A

infertility

24
Q

Peyronie disease

A

contracture of penis

25
Q

Abnormal testicle development

A

Klinefelter syndrome

26
Q

cryptochordism, Klinefelter’s, 20-54 years old, and being white are all associated with?

A

testicular cancer

27
Q

What age range of men is most at risk of colorectal cancer?

A

over 50

28
Q

Ashkenazi Jewish decent

A

colorectal cancer risk factor

29
Q

T/F: Black men are twice as likely to contract prostate cancer as white men.

A

True

30
Q

What is the term for involuntary “fecal soiling” in children who have already been potty trained?

A

encopresis

31
Q

T/F: According to the American Cancer Society, PSA screening, inconjunction with a DRE, should be offered to men over 40 who wish to be screened.

A

False; this is the recommendation of the American Urological Association

32
Q

At what age does the American Cancer Society suggest men of average risk should be given info about prostate cancer, PSA, DRE, etc?

A

age 50

33
Q

What organisation recommends against PSA-based prostate cancer screening?

A

U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF)