During a physical assessment, the client tells the nurse that his penis "hurts" when it is touched. The nurse would suspect that the client is experiencing which of the following?
1. Inflammatory disease
2. Acute epididymitis
3. Urethral stricture
4. Acute orchitis
3. Urethral stricture
Rationale:
Normally, palpation of the penis should not cause tenderness. The client's complaining of it hurting could indicate a urethral stricture. Redness or lesions on the penis could indicate inflammatory disease. Acute epididymis and acute orchitis are associated with a tender scrotum.
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