A patient comes into the emergency department with complaints of an erection that has lasted for more than 4 hours. Which topics should the nurse include in the patient's assessment?
1. Use of medications for erectile dysfunction
2. Substance abuse
3. Blood pressure
4. Number of sexual partners
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Rationale 1: Men who use injection therapy or sildenafil (Viagra) for erectile dysfunction are at risk for priapism.
Rationale 2: Substance abuse assessment would be included in any admission process but is not directly relevant to the sustained erection.
Rationale 3: Blood pressure measurements would be included in any admission process but are not directly relevant to the sustained erection.
Rationale 4: The number of sexual partners is not related to the problem.
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