Pizzotti Sexuality 4 Flashcards
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What is the probable cause of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?
It is likely a result of a combination of aging and influence of androgens that are present in the prostate tissue such as dihydrotestosterone or DHT
What is the gold standard management indicated for BPH if the patient does not want to take drugs?
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate or TURP
What is the most common type of cancer in men?
Prostate Cancer
What are the two major hormones of an adult male?
Testosterone and Dihydrotestosterne or DHT
Is prostate cancer slow or fast growing?
Slow growing
What is the leading risk factor of Prostate Cancer?
Advanced age
What is the second most common risk factor for prostate cancer that affects African Americans more often than other ethnic groups?
Race
Which are the two risk factors that may play a role in having prostate cancer?
Family History, Diet high in animal fat
What kind of mutations does most men with aggressive prostate cancer possess that is similar to those women who have breast/ovarian cancer?
BRCA 2 mutations
At which age should men discuss the options of having prostate-specific antigen testing?
Age 50
During taking history of Prostate cancer patients, what are the three risk factors that you have to assess?
Age, Race or ethnicity, Family history of prostate cancer
Which are the first 3 symptoms that the prostate cancer patient reports in relation to bladder outlet obstruction?
Difficulty starting to urinate, Frequent bladder infections, Urinary retention
What are the 3 symptoms you have to ask about from patients with the possibility of having prostate cancer?
urinary frequency, hematuria, nocturia
Which two sign and symptoms are associated with advanced prostate cancer that is usually reported on late stage?
Bone pain, Weight loss
What is the most common clinical manifestation of late prostate cancer?
Hematuria
When are most early prostate cancers diagnosed?
While having a routine physical exam, While being treated for BPH
This is a type of imaging examination for prostate cancers, it allows a doctor to check the lower rectum, pelvis, and lower belly for cancer and other health problems
Digital Rectal Examination
How much is the PSA level in men younger than 50 years old?
Less than 2.5ng per ml
How much is PSA level when men reach to their 70s?
6.5ng per ml
What is the term used for the removal of the prostate?
Prostatectomy
What is the pallative surgery done to slower the spread of cancer by removing the main source of testosterone which are the testicles?
Bilateral Orchiectomy
During the care of a patient after Open Radical Prostatectomy, the nurse should remind the patient to:
Use patient controlled analgesia or PCA on as needed basis only
What is the most common potential long-term complication of open radical prostatectomy?
Erectile Dysfunction
