Inspection of the male urethral orifice requires the examiner to:
a. ask the patient to bear down.
b. insert a small urethral speculum.
c. press the glans between the thumb and forefinger.
d. transilluminate the penile shaft.
C
Inspection of the urethral orifice is accomplished by pressing the glans between the examiner's thumb and forefinger. This maneuver opens the slitlike orifice for further inspection.
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