Assignment: Difficulty With Urination

Assignment: Difficulty With Urination
Assignment: Difficulty With Urination
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Question 15
A 79-year-old retired banker comes to your office for evaluation of difficulty with urination; he gets up five to six times per night to urinate and has to go at least that often in the daytime He does not feel as if his bladder empties completely; the strength of the urinary stream is diminished He denies dysuria or hematuria This problem has been present for several years but has worsened over the last 8 months You palpate his prostate What is your expected physical examination finding, based on this description?
A) Normal size, smooth
B) Normal size, boggy
C) Enlarged size, smooth
D) Enlarged size, boggy
Question 16
A young man comes to you with an extremely pruritic rash over his knees and elbows which has come and gone for several years It seems to be worse in the winter and improves with some sun exposure On examination, you notice scabbing and crusting with some silvery scale, and you are observant enough to notice small “pits” in his nails What would account for these findings?
A) Eczema
B) Pityriasis rosea
C) Psoriasis
D) Tinea infection
Question 17
A 15-year-old high school sophomore comes to the clinic for evaluation of a 3-week history of sneezing; itchy, watery eyes; clear nasal discharge; ear pain; and nonproductive cough Which is the most likely pathologic process?
A) Infection
B) Inflammation
C) Allergic
D) Vascular
Question 18
A 68-year-old retired farmer comes to your office for evaluation of a skin lesion On the right temporal area of the forehead, you see a flattened papule the same color as his skin, covered by a dry scale that is round and feels hard He has several more of these scattered on the forehead, arms, and legsBased on this description, what is your most likely diagnosis?
A) Actinic keratosis
B) Seborrheic keratosis
C) Basal cell carcinoma
D) Squamous cell carcinoma
Question 19