Chapter 15 - Sonographic Overview Flashcards
Area located posterior to the broad ligaments adjacent to the uterus, which contains the ovaries and fallopian tubes
Adnexa
a protein produced by the fetal yolk sac fetal GI tract and the fetal liver may also be produced by some malignant tumors
Alpha-fetaprotein
Birth defect in which the external genitelia appear neither recognizably male nor female, associated with turner syndrome, also referred to as Monosomy X. These patients suffer from gonadal dysfunction and have physical characteristics such as short stature, and webbing of skin on neck
Ambiguous genitalia
Absence of menstruation
Amenorrhea
a collection of abdominal fluid within the peritoneal cavity
Ascites
A tumor marker in the blood that can indicate certain types of cancers such as cancer of the ovary, endometrium, breast, GI tract and lungs; stands for cancer antigen
Ca-125
a diagnostic modality that utilizes ionizing radiation to produce images of human body in cross-section and reconstructed 3D formats
Computed tomography
– difficult or painful menstruation
Dysmonrrhea
painful sexual intercourse
Dyspareunia
painful or difficult urination
Dysuria
Sonographic appearance of a structure
Echotexture
A pregnancy located outside the endometrial cavity of uterus
Ectopic pregnancy
a means of looking inside the human body by utilizing an endoscope
Endoscope
distinct layering of fluids within a cyst or cystic structure that is caused by the presence of at least two different fluid compositions
Fluid-Fluid level
– a catheter placed into urinary bladder via the urethra that is used to drain urine ; it can also be clamped and used to temporarily distend the bladder for pelvic sonography
Foley catheter
a lab value that indicated the amount of red blood cells in blood
Hematocrit
– excessive hair growth in women in areas where hair growth is normally negligible
Hirsutism
a hormone produces by trophoblastic cell os early placenta ; may be used as a tumor marker in nongravid male or female patients
HCG
– dilation of renal collecting system resulting from obstruction of the flow of urine from the kidneys to the bladder ; also reffered to as pelvocaliectasis, pelviectasis, or pyelctatis
Hydropnephrosis
decrease or scant menstrual flow; regular time menses but light flow
Hypomenorrhea
inability to conceive a child after 1 year of unprotected intercourse
Infertility
– a common form of BC in which a small device is placed within endometrium to prevent pregnancy ; also referred to as intrauterine device
IUD
an enzyme found within blood that may be used to monitor renal function ; may also be used as a tumor marker for some ovarian tumors
Lactate dehydrogenase
an elevated white blood count , can be associated with PID
Leukocytosis
diagnostic modality that utilized electromagnetic radiation to produce images of the human body in cross-section and reconstructed 3D formats,
MRI
scites and pleural effusion in presence of some begning ovarian tumors,
Meigs syndrome
excessive or prolongs bleeding between periods
Menometrrhagia
abnormally heavy and prolongs menstruation
Menorrhagia
irregular menstrual bleeding between periods ; intermenstrual bleeding
Metrrohagia
– having more than one compartment
Multiloculated
growth or masses attaches. To the wall of a structure like a cyct
Mural nodules
mass of tissue that contains abnormal cells also called a tumor
Neoplasm
a diagnostic imaging modality utilizes administration of radionuclides into the human body for the function of organs, trtment of various abnormalities
Nuclear medicine
an abnormality that results from the ovary twisting on its mesenteric connection ; consequently cutting off blood supply to ovary
Ovarian torsion
– an infection of the female genital tract that may involve the ovaries , uterus and or fallopian tubes
PID
kidney located within the pelvis
Pelvic kidney
a syndrome characterized by anovulatory cycles, inferiltiy, hirsutism , amenorrhea, and obesity may also be referred to as Stein-Leventhal synrdrome
PCOS
an intraperitoneal extension of mucin-secreting cells that result from rupture of malignant ovarion. Tumor or possibly a tumor of appendix
Pseudomyxoma peritonei
separations structures that separate in separate structures
Septations
– an anechoic, round mass that has smooth walls and demonstrates through transmission
Simple cyst