A 22-year-old man tells the nurse at the health clinic that he has recently had some problems with erectile dysfunction. Which question should the nurse ask first to assess for possible etiologic factors?
a. "Do you experience an unusual amount of stress?"
b. "Do you use any recreational drugs or drink alcohol?"
c. "Do you have chronic cardiovascular or peripheral vascular disease?"
d. "Do you have a history of an erection that lasted for 6 hours or more?"
ANS: B
A common etiologic factor for erectile dysfunction (ED) in younger men is use of recreational drugs or alcohol. Stress, priapism, and cardiovascular illness also contribute to ED, but they are not common etiologic factors in younger men.
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