Prostate cancer
B. An area of prostatic induration correct answers 52. You perform a digital rectal
examination on a 72 year old man and find a lesion suspicious for prostate cancer. The
findings are described as:
A. A rubbery enlarged prostatic lobe
B. An area of prostatic induration
C. And indurated gland.
C. Prostatic tenderness
D. Posterior lobe correct answers 53. Which part of the prostate is readily palpable
during a DRE?
A. Anterior lobe
B. Median lobe
C. Lateral lobes
D. Posterior lobe
B. Repeat screening in one year correct answers 54. A 54-year-old white man with no
obvious risk for prostate cancer opted to undergo PSA screening and DRE testing. The
DRE findings are normal and his PSA is 3.7 you recommend:
A. Repeating the PSA test immediately
B. Repeat screening in one year
C. Repeat screening in two years
D. Repeat screening in five years
B. History of genital trauma correct answers 55. Risk factors for prostate cancer include
all of the following except:
A. African ancestry
B. History of genital trauma
C. Family history of prostate cancer
D. High-fat diet
C. 40, 10 correct answers 56. The average American man has an approximately
_____percent lifetime risk of prostate cancer and in approximately ____ percent
likelihood of clinical disease.
A. 15, five
B. 25, eight
C. 40, 10
D. 60, 15
D. Prostatectomy correct answers 57. All of the following can cause an elevated PSA
level except:
A. Prostate infection
B. Cystoscopy
B. An area of prostatic induration correct answers 52. You perform a digital rectal
examination on a 72 year old man and find a lesion suspicious for prostate cancer. The
findings are described as:
A. A rubbery enlarged prostatic lobe
B. An area of prostatic induration
C. And indurated gland.
C. Prostatic tenderness
D. Posterior lobe correct answers 53. Which part of the prostate is readily palpable
during a DRE?
A. Anterior lobe
B. Median lobe
C. Lateral lobes
D. Posterior lobe
B. Repeat screening in one year correct answers 54. A 54-year-old white man with no
obvious risk for prostate cancer opted to undergo PSA screening and DRE testing. The
DRE findings are normal and his PSA is 3.7 you recommend:
A. Repeating the PSA test immediately
B. Repeat screening in one year
C. Repeat screening in two years
D. Repeat screening in five years
B. History of genital trauma correct answers 55. Risk factors for prostate cancer include
all of the following except:
A. African ancestry
B. History of genital trauma
C. Family history of prostate cancer
D. High-fat diet
C. 40, 10 correct answers 56. The average American man has an approximately
_____percent lifetime risk of prostate cancer and in approximately ____ percent
likelihood of clinical disease.
A. 15, five
B. 25, eight
C. 40, 10
D. 60, 15
D. Prostatectomy correct answers 57. All of the following can cause an elevated PSA
level except:
A. Prostate infection
B. Cystoscopy
