Chapter 42 Flashcards
Premenarche
physiologic status of prepuberty, the time before the onset of menses
Menarche
is the state after reaching puberty in which menses occur normally every 21 to 28 days.
When a mass is found on sonography, the following features should be characterized
location
size,
External contour (well-defined, ill-defined, or irregular borders)
Internal consistency (cystic, complex, predominantly cystic, complex, predominantly solid, or solid)
transabdominal technique may be limited in patients who are
obese and unable to fill their urinary bladders, older patients who are unable to fill due to incontinence issues, or in patients with a retroverted uterus.
full bladder displaces what?
bowel and any gas it contains from the field of view and “flattens” the anteflexed uterus
transvaginal examination is not recommended be performed in patients who have ?
never been sexually active, have an intact hymen, or have a narrow vaginal canal
TV scanning is such that the left side of the screen corresponds to
cephalic and right side of the patient
right side of the screen corresponds to
caudal and left side of the patient
Residual fluid in the bladder is a helpful orientation landmark and should always appear
the right upper corner of the screen in the sagittal plane.
For an anteverted uterus, the cervix would be seen on?
the right side of the screen, and the fundus of the uterus is found on the left side of the screen.
retroverted uterus, the cervix would be seen on
the left with the fundus on the right
transducer is rotated 90 degrees from the sagittal plane, image orientation represents the ..?
coronal plane
helpful technique for locating the ovary is to first obtain a coronal image of the uterine fundus and then to angle the probe….
out to the cornua and ovarian ligament.
