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
