Chapter 48- Erectile Dysfunction

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IMPORTANT NOTE – PLEASE READ FIRST: This continuing education assessment requires that you first purchase the text book: Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Please go to our home page: http://www.rxugace.com/ and click on “Books” for more information Prior To Registering for this assessment.

Upon completion of the corresponding textbook chapter in Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice and this on-line assessment, the reader should be able to:

1. Identify the structures of the male reproductive system and describe the physiology of a penile erection.
2. Differentiate between organic and psychogenic erectile dysfunction (ED) and describe the etiology and pathophysiology of each.
3. Identify the drug classes most likely to contribute to erectile dysfunction.
4. Define the essential components of history, physical examination, and laboratory data needed to evaluate the patient presenting with ED.
5. Describe current nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic options for treating ED and determine an appropriate first-line therapy for a specific patient.
6. Compare and contrast the benefits and risks for the current phosphodiesterase inhibitors.
7. Identify patients with significant cardiovascular risk and recommend an appropriate treatment approach for their ED.

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