Chapter 36 - Obstetrics and Gynecology

What is Nagels Rule?

*Date of last menstrual period (4/1/15) *Subtract 3 months (1/1/15) *Add 1 year and 7 days *Due date or EDC 1/8/16

What are some warning signs for breast cancer?

Breast changes; lumps, pain, thickening, swelling, retraction, dimpling

What does Polymenorrhea mean?

Abnormally frequent menstrual periods.

What does Menorrhagia mean?

Excessive bleeding during menses

What is Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)?

Hormone secreted by the placenta and found in the urine and blood of a pregnant female

STD's can lead to what?

Infertility

Herpes genitalis is causes by what and how is it characterized?

Caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV2) and is characterized by painful vascular lesions in the vaginal, vulvar, or anorectal areas.

Condylomata Acuminata increases your risk for what kind of cancer?

Cervical

An Induced Abortion means what?

Intentional

What does Metrorrhagia mean?

Irregular uterine bleeding

What does Dysmenorrhea mean?

Painful menstruation

What does parity mean?

Pregnancy that resulted in a viable birth

What does Gravida mean?

Pregnant women

Presumptive Signs during pregnancy include:

amenorrhea, nausea, vomiting, breast enlargement and tenderness fatigue, and urinary frequency

What does Chadwick Sign?

Sign of early pregnancy in which the vaginal, cervical, and vulvar tissues develop a bluish violet color

What does Colpocleisis mean?

Surgery to occlude the vagina

What does Salpingectomy-Oophorectomy mean?

Surgical excision of both the fallopian tube and the ovary.

What does Colporrhaphy mean?

Suturing of the vagina

A Spontaneous Abortion AKA Miscarraige means?

The fetal or maternal conditions without any outside interference in the pregnancy

Eclampsia usually precedes by preeclampsia, but not always. True or False?

True

Labor is the physiologic process leading to expelling the fetus from the uterus. True or False?

True

What are some signs for Ovarian Cancer?

Often asymptomatic; abdominal enlargement; vague digestive disorders, discomfort; gas, distention