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What ETHNIC GROUP has the HIGHEST INCIDENCE of PROSTATE CANCER? - Answer AFRICAN
AMERICAN
Men with an initial PSA level below 2.5 ng/ml can reduce their screening frequency to what
intervals? - Answer every 2 years
Your 55-year-old male patient presents to your office with complaints of sudden development
of severe right-sided, colicky lower abdominal pain. He cannot sit still on the examining table.
The patient has previously been in good health. On physical examination, there are no signs of
peritoneal inflammation. A urine sample reveals hematuria and crystalluria. Which is the next
diagnostic test that should be done immediately? - Answer spiral CT scan
The most common complication of an untreated urinary obstruction due to a urethral calculus
is: - Answer hydronephrosis
A 43-year-old male patient complains of right-sided abdominal and pain in the back in the right
costovertebral angle region, fever, chills, dysuria, and nausea. On physical examination, there is
102 degree fever, tachycardia, and right costovertebral angle tenderness to percussion. The
most likely condition is: - Answer pyelonephritis
On a physical examination for employment, a 45-year-old male shows no significant findings and
takes no medications. Past medical history and surgery are unremarkable. On urinalysis,
hematuria is present. The urinalysis is repeated on another day and still reveals microscopic
hematuria. It is important to recognize that painless hematuria can be diagnostic of: - Answer
bladder cancer
On DRE, you note that a 45-year-old patient has a firm, smooth, non-tender but asymmetrically
shaped prostate. The patient has no symptoms and has a normal urinalysis. The patient's PSA is
within normal limits for the patient's age. The clinician should: - Answer Recognize this as a
normal finding that requires periodic follow-up
Age-related changes in the bladder, urethra, and ureters include all of the following in older
women except: - Answer Increased estrogen production's influence on the bladder and ureter