Your patient has been diagnosed with orchititis. What information about this disorder should you inform the patient about?
A- This disorder often occurs as the result of a streptococcus.
B- This disorder can be symptomatically treated with ice.
C- This disorder can be symptomatically treated with heat.
D- This disorder is typically treated with surgery.
Correct Response: B
The pain associated with orchiditis, an inflammation of the testicles, is symptomatically treated with the application of ice, not heat, to the groin area. It is not treated with surgery. This infection most often occurs as the result of mumps, the paramyxovirus and some sexually transmitted diseases, not streptococcus.
A- This disorder often occurs as the result of a streptococcus.
B- This disorder can be symptomatically treated with ice.
C- This disorder can be symptomatically treated with heat.
D- This disorder is typically treated with surgery.
Correct Response: B
The pain associated with orchiditis, an inflammation of the testicles, is symptomatically treated with the application of ice, not heat, to the groin area. It is not treated with surgery. This infection most often occurs as the result of mumps, the paramyxovirus and some sexually transmitted diseases, not streptococcus.
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