Nursing Question

Scenario 3: Patient is a 58-year-old man who presents to the clinic with complaints of not being able to obtain an erection. He reports that the symptoms have been worsening and his wife told him to be seen by the provider. The patient denies any dysuria, fever, or abdominal pain. He has a history of diabetes type 2 and hypertension. The patient is currently taking Metformin 500 mg po twice daily and Lisinopril 20 mg po daily. He reports that he has been having some issues at work and is under a lot of stress. Upon exam peripheral and femoral pulses are present. Scrotum is normal. Normal size testes. Penis is circumcised. UA is unremarkable.

The Assignment

In your Case Study Analysis related to the scenario provided, explain the following:

The factors that affect fertility (STDs).

Why inflammatory markers rise in STD/PID.

Why prostatitis and infection happens. Also explain the causes of systemic reaction.

• Our professor has received a lot of questions for the scenario and how it relates to STD/STI and this is what she said:
• “Many of you are asking about the case study relevance to STD/STI to ED. 
• These can be very much related and you need to think outside the box, i.e. nerves and multiple other associated patho pathways. “