Look for discharge: Bloody. • Purulent. • If discharge, compress penis to express some for swab and culture Scrotum: inspect Gloves on Note size and symmetry Look for rashes, ulcerations, swellings, lesions. Scrotum: palpate Similar size, consistency for R and L. Smoothness, firmness. Absent testicle causes: Undescended [look in inguinal canal]. • Surgical removal. • Masses palpate around testes to see if testes is separately – identifiable and whether an inguinal hernia is likely if not Scrotum: translucency Performed if a mass was palpated. Turn off lights. Hold light up to posterior of swelling, and test for translucency: Opaque: solid mass. • Translucent: cystic. • Examine whether separate from the testis. Lepton & Kirkheaton Surgeries Chaperones Lepton & Kirkheaton Surgeries are committed to providing a safe and comfortable environment where patients and staff can be confident that Practice” guidance as recommended by “Best the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom is being followed at all times and the safety of everyone is of paramount importance. All patients are entitled to have a chaperone present for any consultation, examination or procedure where they feel one is
Look for discharge: • Bloody. • Purulent. If discharge, compress penis to express some for swab and culture Scrotum: inspect Gloves on Note size and symmetry Look for rashes, ulcerations, swellings, lesions. Scrotum: palpate Similar size, consistency for R and L. Smoothness, firmness. Absent testicle causes: • Undescended [look in inguinal canal]. • Surgical removal. Masses – palpate around testes to see if testes is separately identifiable and whether an inguinal hernia is likely if not Scrotum: translucency Performed if a mass was palpated. Turn off lights. Hold light up to posterior of swelling, and test for translucency: • Opaque: solid mass. • Translucent: cystic. Examine whether separate from the testis. Lepton & Kirkheaton Surgeries Chaperones Lepton & Kirkheaton Surgeries are committed to providing a safe and comfortable environment where patients and staff can be confident that “Best Practice” guidance as recommended by the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom is being followed at all times and the safety of everyone is of paramount importance. All patients are entitled to have a chaperone present for any consultation, examination or procedure where they feel one is
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