Which term describes the manual examination of the bilateral scrotum, testes, and epididymis for tenderness?

• A. Manual Exam
• B. Digital Rectal Exam
• C. Pelvic Exam
• D. Urinary Catheterization

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is hands-on palpation of the external male genitalia. When you describe examining the bilateral scrotum, testes, and epididymis for tenderness, you’re talking about a manual examination—the clinician uses their fingers to feel for tenderness, masses, swelling, or inconsistencies in the scrotal contents. This hands-on approach is a fundamental part of a genitourinary physical exam.

This fits best because the other options refer to different procedures: a digital rectal exam checks the rectum through the anus, a pelvic exam is typically for female anatomy (and in male patients isn’t described in this way), and urinary catheterization is a procedure to drain urine, not an examination. So the term that matches the described activity is manual examination.