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Use a medical dictionary and other resources available to define the following terms as they relate to the medical record below. alpha-fetoprotein anorexia epididymis fluctuance GU hydrocele inhomogenous malaise phallus urethral voiding Read the following medical record. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is a healthy 23-year-old gentleman who, two months ago, noted a right testicular pain radiating to his right groin and right flank. After approximately one month of these symptoms, he was seen at the Student Health Center of Jensen University, where he is a student, and was diagnosed as having an infection in the epididymis and was treated with doxycyclsine. He had subsequent improvement in both pain and swelling over the course of the first few days; however, the pain then returned with mild increase in swelling again. He also reports a few episodes of chills for the past months, but denies anorexia, malaise, night sweats, trauma, any abnormal voiding symptoms, or urethral discharge. He is sexually active.Explanation / Answer
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1. alpha-fetoprotein(AFP): An alpha-fetoprotein(AFP) is protein which is found in humans and encoded by the AFP gene The AFP gene is located on the q arm of chromosome 4. AFP is a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal development. It is thought to be the fetal form of serum albumin. AFP binds to copper, nickel, fatty acids and bilirubin and is found in monomeric, dimeric and trimeric forms. The amount of AFP in the blood of a pregnant woman can help see whether the baby may have such problems as spina bifida and anencephaly.
2. Anorexia: Anorexia nervosa, often referred to simply as anorexia is an eating disorder characterized by a low weight, fear of gaining weight, a strong desire to be thin, and food restriction.
3. The epididymis is a tube that connects a testicle to a vas deferens in the male reproductive system. It is present in all male reptiles, birds, and mammals. It is a single, narrow, tightly-coiled tube (in adult humans, six to seven feet in length) connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle to its vas deferens.
4. Fluctuance meaning that when the wound is palpated (touched), there is a wave-like feeling.
5. (GU): Genitourinary The genitourinary system or urogenitalsystem is the organ system of the reproductive organs and the urinary system. These are grouped together because of their proximity to each other, their common embryological origin and the use of common pathways, like the male urethra.
6. Hydrocele: A hydrocele is a painless buildup of watery fluid around one or both testicles that causes the testes or groin area to swell. This swelling may be unsightly and uncomfortable, but it usually is not painful and generally is not dangerous. Although hydroceles are common in newborns, they can also occur at any age in later life.
7. Inhomogenous : consisting of terms that are not all of the same degree or dimensions.
8. Malaise: a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
9. Phallus: A phallus is a male reproductive organ especially when erect, an object that resembles a male reproductive organ, or a mimetic image of an erect male reproductive organ.
10. Urethral: In anatomy, the urethra is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus for the removal of fluids from the body. In male placental mammals, the urethra travels through the penis, and carries semen as well as urine.
11.Voiding: A technique of bladder training in which a patient is instructed to urinate according to a predetermined schedule, usually beginning at intervals as often as one hour to an hour and a half.
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