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penza

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on: Jul 11, 2018
The nurse has taught a 23-year-old patient how to perform a testicular self-examination. Which statement by the patient indicates the need for further teaching?
 
  a. The testes feel smooth and egg-shaped.
  b. The best time to perform TSE is after a shower.
  c. The best time to perform TSE is just before intercourse.
  d. The epididymis feels like a soft tube.

Question 2

A 22-year-old college student recently returned from a backpacking trip to Southeast Asia and has been experiencing increasing malaise over the past 2 weeks.
 
  Today, he is seeking care because he reports that he coughed up blood during a particularly heavy coughing fit this morning. The nurse would document the presence of:
  A) Apnea
  B) Dyspnea
  C) Cyanosis
  D) Hemoptysis


cswans24

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Perform TSE after a bath or shower when scrotum is warm and most relaxed. The testes should feel smooth and be firm to touch.

Answer to Question 2

D


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