Cases That Test Your Skills

Getting patients to talk about priapism

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Mr. Q’s priapism resolved spontaneously with no apparent erectile dysfunction. He was referred back to the university health service and has been in apparent good health since.

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Drug brand names

  • Bupropion • Wellbutrin
  • Chlorpromazine • Thorazine
  • Clozapine • Clozaril
  • Fluphenazine • Prolixin
  • Haloperidol • Haldol
  • Labetalol • Trandate
  • Levomepromazine • Nozinan
  • Mesoridazine • Serentil
  • Metoclopramide • Reglan
  • Molindone • Lidone
  • Perphenazine • Trilafon
  • Phenelzine • Nardil
  • Prazosin • Minipress
  • Promazine • Sparine
  • Risperidone • Risperdal
  • Sertraline • Zoloft
  • Sildenafil citrate • Viagra
  • Thioridazine • Mellaril
  • Thiothixene • Navane
  • Trazodone • Desyrel

Disclosure

Dr. Freed reports no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article or with manufacturers of competing products.

Dr. Muskin receives research/grant support from Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., is a speaker for and consultant to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Forest Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Pharmaceutica, and Pfizer Inc.; and is a speaker for Cephalon Inc. and Eli Lilly and Co.

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