PANCE Exam Practice Questions: Quiz 248

A 78-year-old male presents with inability to achieve and maintain an erection rigid enough for sexual intercourse. His wife accompanies him and confirms the absence of nocturnal erections. They are both interested in continuing a fulfilling sex life, and he is willing to undergo the full extent of testing to arrive at an etiology of his erectile dysfunction. Comorbidities include angina treated with nitrates. Which of the following diagnostic tests should be performed first?
- A. arteriography
- B. papaverine injection
- C. trial of sildenafil (Viagra)
- D. tumescent testing

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