Read the Following Excerpt from a Patient's Health Record: "Assessment:This

question 96

Multiple Choice

Read the following excerpt from a patient's health record: "Assessment:This is a 24-year-old male with a right-sided testicular mass. Given the ultrasound results, this is most likely testicular carcinoma. The differential diagnoses include epididymitis, testicular torsion, hydrocele, spermatocele, and varicocele." Which of the following statements is NOT part of the differential diagnoses, given this information?

• A) fluid-filled mass in the testicle
• B) hernia or distention of the epididymis caused by sperm cells
• C) inflammation of the organ that sits on top of each testicle and stores sperm
• D) overexpansion of the blood vessels of the testicles, leading to a soft tumor
• E) tumor in the organ that stores sperm

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Definitions:

Negative Criticism

Feedback or comments that express disapproval or highlight deficits and problems, often with the intention of prompting improvement.

Biomedical Therapy

A therapy (drug therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, or psychosurgery) that is based on the assumption that psychological disorders are symptoms of underlying physical problems.

Psychological

Pertaining to the mind or mental processes affecting behaviour, emotions, and thought processes.

Psychotherapy

Any type of approach that uses psychological rather than biological means to treat psychological disorders.