Author Question: Which intervention is appropriate when examining a male infant for cryptorchidism? a. Cooling the ... (Read 110 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

Which intervention is appropriate when examining a male infant for cryptorchidism?

a. Cooling the examiner's hands c. Eliciting the cremasteric reflex
b. Taking a rectal temperature d. Warming the room

Question 2

The narrowing of preputial opening of foreskin is called:

a. Chordee c. Epispadias
b. Phimosis d. Hypospadias

sarahccccc · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
For the infant's comfort, the infant should be examined in a warm room with the examiner's hands warmed. Testes can retract into the inguinal canal if the infant is upset or cold. Examining the infant with cold hands is uncomfortable for the infant and likely to cause the infant's testes to retract into the inguinal canal. It may also cause the infant to be uncooperative during the examination. A rectal temperature yields no information about cryptorchidism. Testes can retract into the inguinal canal if the cremasteric reflex is elicited. This can lead to an incorrect diagnosis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Phimosis is the narrowing or stenosis of the preputial opening of the foreskin. Chordee is the ventral curvature of the penis. Epispadias is the meatal opening on the dorsal surface of the penis. Hypospadias is a congenital condition in which the urethral opening is located anywhere along the ventral surface of the penis.