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PANCE Prep Pearls: 3rd Ed. (2019) | Physician Assistant (PA) School Study Aid
Testicular Torsion
- Characteristics
- Sudden Twisting of Spermatic Cord
- Affects Neonates and Adolescents
- Bell Clapper Deformity
- Clinical Features
- Severe Acute Testicular Pain
- Abnormal Testicular Position
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Diagnosis
- Doppler Ultrasound of the Scrotum
- Treatment
- Emergent Surgical Intervention
- Manual Detorsion
- Considerations
- Testicular Infarction
- Infertility in Males
4 mins
Testicular Carcinoma Assessment
- Cause/Mechanism
- Seminoma Germ Cells
- Non-Seminoma Germ Cells
- Assessment
- Painless Scrotal Mass
- Testicular Swelling
- Acute Pain Rare
- Elevated Serum Tumor Markers
- Considerations
- Males Between 15-35 Years Old
- Cryptorchidism
- Testicular Self Exam
2 mins
Hydrocele
- Mechanism
- Impaired Lymphatic Drainage
- Signs and Symptoms
- Large Scrotum
- Painless
- Considerations
- Needle Aspiration or Surgery
- Scrotal Support
- Monitor for Bleeding and Infection
1 min
Varicocele
- Pathophysiology
- Dilation of Pampiniform Plexus Veins
- Signs and Symptoms
- Soft Left-Sided Scrotal Mass
- Bag of Worms
- Increased Size with Standing or Valsalva
- Decreased Size while Supine
- Testicular Atrophy
- Subfertility
- Diagnosis
- Ultrasound
- Retrograde Venous Flow
- Treatment
- Surgical Gonadal Vein Ligation
- Scrotal Support
3 mins
