NSE 13A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Inguinal Canal, Abdominal Cavity, Cryptorchidism
16 Mar 2019
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Interviewing how to conduct an interview when assessing sensitive topics. Anatomy and physiology related to genitalia, rectum and prostate. Understanding anatomy and physiology is critical to assessment and accurate documentation of assessment findings. Anus, rectum, prostate chapter 23 ( jarvis, 2014) Testes develop in the abdominal cavity near the kidney during gestation. Testes descend along the inguinal canal into the scrotum prior to birth. The presence of palpable testes is a normal newborn finding. Round, smooth and firm is the expected finding on palpation. Cryptorchidism refers to undescended tests- may require surgery. Puberty begins between ages (9 and 1/2 to 13 and 1/2 years) and takes about 3 years. Refer to sexual maturity ratings in boys (tanner"s stages of development) page 719 (jarvis, 2014) It is important to understand normal changes that may occur so that you can answer questions and recognize changes male clients may be concerned about.
