Chapter 11 Flashcards
An ineffective method of reducing adolescent anxiety prior to and during an ultrasound examination would be:
Providing a nurse chaperone
When examining the pelvis of an infant or small child with ultrasound, which transducer is recommended?
Phased array or curved linear in the range of 4 to 10 MHz
Motion reduction on still images while imaging children can be attained by:
Decreasing persistence
Bladder filling for infants can usually be accomplished by feeding a bottle:
30 minutes prior to the sonographic examination
A newborn female uterus is typically __ shaped, whereas a 3- month- old uterus is usually__ shaped.
Spade, tube
The best method to visualize an adolescent vagina is by:
TAS (transabdominal sonography)
Ovarian volume of a female under 5 years old is ___.
1 cm^3 or less
Ovarian cysts measuring over 9mm in the first year of life are known as:
Macrocysts
The most common lower urinary tract tumor discovered in the pediatric community is:
Rhabdomyosarcoma
In the pediatric population, benign lesions of the lower urinary tract such as leiomyoma, fibroma, and hemangioma:
Are very uncommon
The most common site of tumors in the pediatric female genital tract is the:
Ovaries
An infection that can potentially affect the ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes and can cause Tubo- ovarian abscess, endometritis, salpingitis, oophoritis, and/or pelvic peritonitis:
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Rhabdomyosarcoma is the tumor found most commonly in the lower urinary tract the pediatric population. This tumor usually originates from the:
Genitourinary tract
Precocious puberty is:
The onset of puberty usually before 8 years of age
Large ovarian cysts are common in fetuses of mothers with:
Toxemia
