Following an accident at a track meet, a young male is brought to the emergency department by his father. As the patient is being assessed, he cries out and says that he is having intense pain in his genitalia and begins to vomit
Based on these initial findings, the nurse suspects: 1. cryptorchidism.
2. testicular torsion.
3. varicocele.
4. epididymitis.
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Symptoms of testicular torsion are intense pain, often accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: 1098
OBJ: 5 TOP: Testicular Torsion
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity
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