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Which is the most reasonable first step in the treatment of older men with erectile dysfunction?

Which is the most reasonable first step in the treatment of older men with erectile dysfunction?

The nurse is teaching a client with osteoarthritis how to manage pain. Which of the following interventions would be most helpful?

On admission to the hospital, an 85-year-old woman was found to have a fungating mass on her right breast. The mass is 9 cm in diameter, partially ulcerated, and associated with edema of the arm and obvious pain. The patient has no children and had lived alone until recently, when a neighbor became concerned for what appeared to be a progressive loss of memory and neglect of the house. A nephew living in another city eventually came to take care of the situation and arranged for the admission. The patient appears confused and withdrawn; her appearance is disheveled, but she seems to be independent in her ADLs. The medical history is negative for any serious illnesses. She was able to drive her own car until shortly before this admission. The nephew does not wish to authorize hospice �right now.� A positron-emission tomography scan was negative for metastatic disease. In addition to determining the cause of her delirium, which of the following is the best way to address the breast mass?

An 84-year-old male with a history of stroke without residual deficit, systolic heart failure, and type 2 diabetes presents to clinic for follow-up. He is independently living in a retirement community and still works part-time on a golf course. He currently takes aspirin 81 mg, metoprolol tartrate 25 mg BID (twice a day), furosemide 20 mg BID, and lisinopril 10 mg daily. He reports his last colonoscopy was 8 years ago, with no abnormality. He reports he is sexually active with men and women, engaging in receptive oral, receptive anal, and penetrative sex. He states he has had over three sexual partners in the last year with intermittent condom use.