d. Weight 18. An adolescent with a history of surgical repair for undescended te

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d. Weight 18. An adolescent with a history of surgical repair for undescended testes a sport physical. Anticipatory guidance for the parents and adolescent would focus on which of the following as most important? a) the adolescent sterility b) the adolescent future plans c) technique for monthly testicular self-examinations d) need for a lot of psychosocial support 19. When developing the teaching plan for the parents of a 12 month old infant with hypospadias and chorded repair, which of the following would the nurse expect to inciude as most important? assisting the child to become familiar with his dressing so he will leave them alone a) b) c) d) encouraging the child to ambulate as soon as possible by using a favorite push toy forcing fluids to at least 250 ml/day by offering his favorite juices preventing the child from disrupting the catheter by using soft restraints deerensed urine output and

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18) The surgery for undescended testis is known as orchiopexy. The most common complication of orchiopexy is testicular atrophy. Trsticular atrophy may arise due to injury to spermatic blood vessels during the procedure or due to tension on spermatic vessels leading to ischemia. The patient may suffer psychological and emotional stress because of this. So, the most common anticipatory guidance for the patient and his parents is to provide a lot of psychosocial support.

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