A 38-year-old presents reporting difficulty having sexual ...

[Chloeellawright]

A 38-year-old presents reporting difficulty having sexual intercourse because his penis curves during erection. What term describes this condition?
 
  a. Phimosis
  b. Cryptorchidism
  c. Paraphimosis
  d. Peyronie disease

Question 2

A 30-year-old presents with penile tenderness and discharge while the physical examination re-veals that his foreskin cannot be retracted back over the glans penis. This assessment data is con-sistent with what condition?
 
  a. Paraphimosis
  b. Phimosis
  c. Peyronie disease
  d. Priapism

[mcarey591]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Peyronie disease is a fibrotic condition that causes lateral curvature of the penis during erection. Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin cannot be retracted back over the glans. Cryptor-chidism is a condition of testicular maldescent. Paraphimosis is the opposite: the foreskin is re-tracted and cannot be moved forward (reduced) to cover the glans.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin cannot be retracted back over the glans. Paraphimo-sis is the opposite: the foreskin is retracted and cannot be moved forward (reduced) to cover the glans. Peyronie disease is a fibrotic condition that causes lateral curvature of the penis during erection. Priapism is a prolonged erection.