Chapter 15 (Gynecologic Sonography Overview )

Question 1

What is the word for pain during intercourse?

Answer 1

dyspareunia

Question 2

What is defined as excessive hair growth in women in areas where hair growth is usually negligible?

Answer 2

hirsutism

Question 3

Which lab test may be used as a tumor marker for an ovarian dysgerminoma?

Answer 3

Lactate dehydrogenase

Question 4

All of the following are associated with acute pelvic pain except:
A. PID
B. Ruptured ovarian hemorrhagic cyst
C. Perforated IUCD
D. Asherman syndrome

Answer 4

D. Asherman syndrome

Question 5

Which term is best defined as excessive bleeding from the uterus in duration and amount?

Answer 5

Menometrorrhagia

Question 6

Which of the following would typically not be associated with amenorrhea?
A. Asherman syndrome
B. Polycystic ovarian disease
C. Pregnancy
D. Adenomyosis

Answer 6

D. Adenomyosis

Question 7

What is best defined as difficult or painful menstruation?

Answer 7

dysmenorrhea

Question 8

Which definition best describes the term adnexa?

Answer 8

the area located posterior to the broad ligaments and adjacent to the uterus

Question 9

What abnormality results from the ovary twisting on its mesenteric connection?

Answer 9

ovarian torsion

Question 10

Which most often leads to an elevation of CA-125?

Answer 10

ovarian carcinoma

Question 11

Which of the following statements is not true concerning TA pelvic scanning:
A. provides a global view of entire pelvis
B. lacks detail of TV scanning
C. obese patients and patients with retroverted/retroflexed uteruses present a unique challenge
D. TA imaging is contraindicated for pediatric patients

Answer 11

D. TA imaging is contraindicated for pediatric patients

Question 12

Malignant ovarian tumors may leak mucinous material, a condition know as :

Answer 12

Pseudomyxoma peritonei

Question 13

The breast cancer drug that inhibits the effects of estrogen in the breast is :

Answer 13

tamoxifen

Question 14

What is an acceptable disadvantage of TV imaging?

Answer 14

A limited field of view

Question 15

Which of the following is least likely to cause abdominal distention?
A. Ascites
B. Multiple leiomyoma
C. ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
D. PCOS

Answer 15

B. Multiple Leiomyoma

Question 16

All of the following are common indications for pelvic sonogram except:
A. eval of congenitial anomalies
B. eval of pelvic anatomy immediately after an MVA
C. localization of an IUCD
D. postmenopausal bleeding

Answer 16

B. eval immediately after an MVA

Question 17

Precocious puberty is best defined as:

Answer 17

pubertal development before age of 8

Question 18

Infertility is best defined as:

Answer 18

the inability to conceive a child after 1 year of unprotected intercourse

Question 19

Which of the following would be MOST likely to be associated with hirsutism?
A. PCOS
B. Meigs syndrome
C. Adenomyosis
D. Adenomyomayosis

Answer 19

A. PCOS

Question 20

What would be caused by a large acoustic interface and subsequent production of false echoes?

Answer 20

reverberation

Question 21

What is best defined as abnormally heavy menstrual flow

Answer 21

menorrhagia

Question 22

What is best defined as irregular menstrual bleeding between periods?

Answer 22

metrorrhagia

Question 23

All of the following would be relevant lab tests to eval before performing a routine pelvic sonogram except:
A. hCG
B. hematocrit
C. white blood cell count
D. amylase

Answer 23

D. Amylase

Question 24

Which of the following is defined as an infection of the female genital tract that may involve ovaries, uterus, and/or fallopian tubes?

Answer 24

PID

Question 25

Which diagnostic test is used to evaluate emitted radiation from the patient to assess the f(x) of organs?

Answer 25

nuclear medicine

Question 26

EV transducers are often soaked in what?

Answer 26

glutaraldehyde

Question 27

Leukocytosis would most likely be associated with:

Answer 27

PID