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khang · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

When performing a genital assessment on a middle-aged man, the nurse notices multiple soft, moist, painless papules in the shape of cauliflower-like patches scattered across the shaft of the penis. These lesions are characteristic of:

a. Carcinoma.
b. Syphilitic chancres.
c. Genital herpes.
d. Genital warts.

Question 2

During an examination of an aging man, the nurse recognizes that normal changes to expect would be:

a. Change in scrotal color.
b. Decrease in the size of the penis.
c. Enlargement of the testes and scrotum.
d. Increase in the number of rugae over the scrotal sac.

josephsuarez · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The lesions of genital warts are soft, pointed, moist, fleshy, painless papules that may be single or multiple in a cauliflower-like patch. They occur on the shaft of the penis, behind the corona, or around the anus, where they may grow into large grapelike clusters.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
When assessing the genitals of an older man, the nurse may notice thinner, graying pubic hair and a decrease in the size of the penis. The size of the testes may be decreased, they may feel less firm, and the scrotal sac is pendulous with less rugae. No change in scrotal color is observed.