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Gradual scrotal pain + fever

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👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team 🕐 Updated 2026-07-11 🏷️ Physiological Adaptation 🔖 Free to read, print, and share

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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Epididymitis on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!

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Signs

What to look for

Gradual onset scrotal pain
Fever, dysuria, discharge
+Prehn's: pain ↓ when lifted

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Causes

Why it happens

STI (young): chlamydia, gonorrhea
E. coli (older/UTI source)

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Do

Nursing actions

Antibiotics, treat partner
Scrotal elevation, ice, rest
Rule out torsion FIRST

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Quick Tip

Pain typically develops gradually (vs. the sudden onset of torsion) and is accompanied by scrotal swelling, redness, warmth, and often fever and dysuria.

📖 Related Topics

Hypokalemia Hyperkalemia Hyponatremia Heart Failure

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