Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: Plan

question 19

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: Plan:
Since there is significant risk for cancer, we will schedule Mr. Joules for a radical orchidectomy. We will send samples to Pathology to confirm the diagnosis and staging. I outlined the general treatment and follow-up plan with Mr. Joules. Today, we will check a sperm count to establish a baseline, as azoospermia and oligospermia are risks of surgery.
Which of the following statements is NOT true, given the health record information?

• A) A low sperm count is a risk for surgery.
• B) If the patient lacks living sperm, this is a risk for surgery.
• C) The patient is at significant risk for testicular cancer.
• D) The patient will be scheduled to have his testicle removed.
• E) The patient will undergo a spermatolysis.

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