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    Orchitis, (Inflamed Testis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Orchitis, (Inflamed Testis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Orchitis, (Inflamed Testis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Orchitis, (Inflamed Testis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    Orchitis is common infection in children especially after mumps infection and injuries to the testicular region.
    They also occur in adults after contacting sexually transmitted diseases.
    There is pain and swelling in the testes.
    Orchitis is a medical disorder caused by the inflammation of one or both of a man's testicles, usually caused by an infection such as mumps or Chlamydia.
    Orchitis is acute bacterial or viral infections of the testis.
    Inflammation of the testes can also be due to epididymitis, an infection of the tube that carries semen out of the testicles.
    This is called epididymo-orchitis.
    The epididymis is the small organ on top of the testis.

    The illness usually occurs in:
    1. Childhood, usually related to mumps infection
    2. Sexually active males
    3. Epididymitis is more common than Orchitis

    Both bacteria and viruses can cause orchitis.
    Bacteria that commonly cause orchitis are:
    1. Escherichia coli,
    2. Staphylococcus,
    3. Streptococcus
    4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    An infection of the prostate may happen together with orchitis.
    Epididymitis (inflammation of the tube on the back of the testicle) can result in orchitis.
    Bacteria that produce sexually transmitted diseases (STD) can cause orchitis in sexually active men:
    1. Gonorrhea,
    2. Chlamydia
    3. Syphilis
    The patient may be at risk if the patient:
    1. Have many sexual partners,
    2. Are involved in high-risk sexual behavior,
    3. Have a sexual partner, who has had an STI,
    4. Have a history of STIs
    The virus that produces mumps can also result in orchitis.
    Very frequent in young boys (though rare in boys younger than ten years old), orchitis starts in 4 to 6 days after mumps develops.
    Some boys will develop orchitis from mumps and end up with a disorder called shrinking of the testicle (testis atrophy).
    That is why it is so critical for all children, particularly boys, to have vaccinations to prevent them from getting mumps.
    Other Viral infections that can cause Orchitis are Measles.
    The patient may be at risk of non-sexually transmitted orchitis:
    1. If the patient has not had proper vaccination against mumps,
    2. If the patient gets urinary tract infections,
    3. If the patient is older than 45,
    4. If the patient frequently has a catheter placed into the bladder

    With orchitis, the patient may have a rapid occurrence in one or both testes of pain that may radiate to the groin.
    One or both of the testicles may appear tender, swollen, and red or purple.
    The patient might have a "heavy” feeling in the swollen testicle.
    The patient might see ejaculation of blood in the semen.
    The patient may have hematuria (blood in the urine)
    Other symptoms are:
    1. High fever,
    2. Nausea,
    3. Vomiting,
    4. Pain with urination,
    5. Pain from straining with a bowel movement,
    6. Groin pain,
    7. Pain with intercourse,
    8. Simply feeling ill
    In orchitis, the symptoms may come on and progress more gradually.
    Orchitis causes a localized region of swelling and pain in the testis for one to many days.
    Later, infection increases to involve the whole testis.
    Painful burning feeling before or after micturition and penis discharge may also occur.
    Signs:
    1. Scrotal swelling of testis
    2. Induration of scrotum wall
    3. Tenderness of scrotum
    4. Tenderness of the testis if orchitis is present

    Diagnosis is by:
    Appearance of testis
    History of Mumps or Sexual Transmitted Disease
    MRI testis

    Treatment is by:
    Antibiotics
    Painkiller
    Scrotal support
    Ice packs
    Rest and Fluid
    Surgical drainage if abscess is present
    Surgical treatment of testicular torsion

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Orchitis
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis<

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateJan 1, 2018
    ISBN9781370158867
    Orchitis, (Inflamed Testis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Orchitis, (Inflamed Testis) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Orchitis,

      (Inflamed Testis)

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2015 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes Orchitis, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions or in vernacular terms

      (What You need to treat Orchitis)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://ken-med.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or

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