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| benign prostatic hypertrophy |
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=BPH,
urinary frequency, urgency, hesitancy, straining, week stream, sensation of incomplete emptying, nocturia.
-symmetric nontender, enlargement,
-happens to males in middle ages |
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| -pain while passing bowel movement |
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painful longitudinal tear in the superficial mucosa in the anal margin.
>90% occur in th eposterior midline area.
-Frequency accompanied by a papule of hyperplastic skin called sentinel tag |
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| passing of intestinal gas |
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Term for varicose vein in the rectal or anal area.
-painless, flabby papules are due to a varicose vein of the hemorrhoidal plexus.
-When thrombosed it contains clotted blood and becomes painful, swollen, blue mass that itches, bleeds w/ defecation. |
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-tarry black stool from occult blood
-upper GI bleeding
-must lose more than 50cc of blood to be considered melena |
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-blood in stool
-usually indicated cancer of colon |
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lies in front of the anterior wall of the rectum & 2cm behind the symphysis pubis.
-Surrounds the bladder neck & urethra and has 15-30 ducts that open into the urethra.
-Produces thin milky alkaline fluid helps sperm viability |
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rectal mucous membrane prodrudes thru the anus, appearing as a moist, red doughnut w/radiating lines.
-when prolapse incomplete only mucosa bulges. When complete it includes anal sphincter. |
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| excessive fat in the stool (malabsorption of fat) |
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| The term for a cyst located over the coccyx or lower sacrum that may appear as a dimple with a tuft of hair |
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| A collection of hard, desiccated feces in the rectum |
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| Tarry, black stools from occult blood |
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| A painful longitudinal tear in the superficial mucosa at the anal margin |
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| A localized cavity of pus from an infection in a pararectal space |
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| Term for varicose vein in the rectal or anal area |
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| Abbreviation for noncancerous enlargement of the prostate gland |
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| BPH (Benign Prostatic hypertrophy) |
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| On palpation, the surface of the normal prostate gland should be ______. |
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| A circular, red doughnut of tissue visible in the rectum indicates a ________ ________. |
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| Frothy stool from increased fat content that occurs with malabsorption syndrome |
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| Pain while passing a bowel movement |
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| A protruding growth from the rectal mucous membrane |
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| Inflammation of the prostate gland |
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| Which of the following conditions requires no further assessment? |
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| "Anus moist, color darker than adjacent tissues. No lesions or discharge. Opening tightly closed." |
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| Urinary frequency commonly occurs with |
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benign prostatic hypertrophy.
prostatitis.
prostate carcinoma. |
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| Pruritus is the presence of: |
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| an itching or burning sensation in the skin. |
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| Long-term use of laxatives frequently leads to: |
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| Usually, toilet training is recommended: |
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| B. after nerves around the sphincter fully myelinate |
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| Prostate cancer affects approximately one in six men; prevalence is higher in some continents than others. Which continent has the lowest prevalence rate? |
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| The etiology of a pilonidal cyst is: |
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| Which of the following is the most likely cause for an anorectal fistula? |
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| Chronically inflamed gastrointestinal tract |
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