A Patient Experiencing a "Swollen" Scrotum Is Found to Have

question 42

Multiple Choice

A patient experiencing a "swollen" scrotum is found to have fluid within the scrotum. Which health problem should the nurse suspect this patient will need to have treated?

• A) a hydrocele
• B) a spermatocele
• C) a variocele
• D) scrotal cancer

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