Adolescent Medicine Flashcards
In this stage of adolescence, they are already planning for the future and are starting to separate from parents
Late Adolescence
Stage of pubertal development in girls where in the breasts are starting to have buds with a small mound. The areola enlarges. There are sparse, long, slightly curled pubic hair.
Tanner Stage 2
In what stage of pubertal development does females have further enlargement of breasts and areola with no separation of countoura and have darker, course and more curled pubic hair?
Tanner Stage 3
There is already a secondary mound with a course hair, almost that of an adult?
Tanner stage 4
The breasts resembles those of a mature female with pubic hair now extending onto the thighs.
Tanner Stage 5
There is enlargement of the scrotum and testes with sparse growth of long, slightly pigmented and downy pubic hair.
Tanmer Stage 2
Marks the start of puberty among males.
Testicular Enlargement ,SMR 2
There is further growth of testes and scrotum. The penis elongates more. The pubic hair is darker, courser and curlier.
Tanner Stage 3
The growth of the testes and scrotum further increases especially in breadth with pubic hair taking alike of the adult’s.
Tanner Stage 4
Ejaculation usually occurs; spermatogenesis may start, the voice changes, these usually occur in which stage of sexual maturity in boys?
Tanner Stage 3 - 4
They often challenge authority and family with wode mood swings and exhibit a growing need for privacy.
Early Adolescence (10-13 YO)
They are ambivalent about emerging independence with increased interest in changing styles (hair, dressing)
Middle Adolescence (14-17 Y.O)
In this stage, adolescents makes decision and maintain values, relate to family as adults, establish an ethical and moral value woth intimate complex relationships.
Late Adolescence (17-21 Y.O)
They are preoccupied woth physical changes and have intense friendship with the same sex with emerging sexual feeling and sexual exploration.
Ealry Adolescence (10-13 Y.O)
In this stage, adolescents engage more in risk-taking behaviors due to a need for instant gratification and lack of impulse control.
Early Adolescence (10-13 Y.O)
They are more susceptible to peer pressure at this stage of adolescence, with emerging sexual drives, exploring the ability to date and attract a partner. They understand better consequences of behavior due to reaching formal operational thinking.
Middle Adolescence (14-17 YO)
They now have realiatic goals and able to delay gratification. They have abstract reasoning and ability to compromise.
Late Adolescence
The most prevalent STI during adolescence?
Herpes Simplex Virua -2
Most commonly identifiable pathogen in urethritis
Chlamydia trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae
Epididymitis
Unilateral scrotal swelling and tenderness
Hydrocoele
Palpable swelling of the affected organ
+/_ Urethral Discharge
Epididymitis
Unilateral scrotal swelling and tenderness
Hydrocoele
Palpable swelling of the affected organ
+/_ Urethral Discharge
It is the failure to maintain body weight above a minimally normal weight for age and height due to the fear of gaining weight or becoming fat.
Anorexia Nervosa
They have impaired body concept either a disturbance in one’s evaluation of self or denial of seriousness of current low body weight.
Anorexia nervosa
This type of Anorexia Nervosa typically does not engage in binge eating or purging behavior
Restrictive Type
