MEDICAL MCQs ( PLAB, MRCP, USMLE, FRCR, MRCS, MBBS )

Question Number 1277

Question:
The following are true of priapism

a) there is a association with diabetes mellitus in most cases
b) High flow priapism is more common than the veno-occlusive form
c) poorly oxygenated blood within the corpora cavernosa is indicative of low flow (veno-occlusive)priapism
d) the treatment of choice for arterial priapism is intracavernous administration of alpha-adrenergic agonists
e) a peak systolic velocity of 1 metre per second in the cavernosal arteries is abnormal