A male client's left testicle and scrotum rise when the left inner thigh is stroked with the handle of a reflex hammer. How should the nurse document this finding?
A. Negative cremasteric reflex
B. Cremasteric reflex intact
C. Negative Chvostek's sign
D. Chvostek's sign intact
B
The cremasteric reflex is intact if the testicle and scrotum on the tested side rise in response to stroking the inner thigh with a blunt instrument. This reflex should be intact in the normal adult male.
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