Adult Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep

Answer - A - It is important to take a thorough history of sexual activity and a psychiatric history of the patient before undergoing different and expensive laboratory tests. By interviewing the patient’s wife or partner, you are narrowing down possible causes of the condition and determining whether the symptoms reported are just an exaggeration of the patient.

Physical examination is important to gather evidence of overt testicular atrophy or penile disease. And the laboratory and diagnostic test would be used to form a definitive diagnosis.