Female Flashcards
Is a screaming procedure for detecting cancer and other infections cells are scraped from the cervix and examined under microscope to check for disease or other problems
Papanicolaou smear
What is the position for a female anorectal examination
Lithotomy position
What age do females are advised to get a pap smear and how many years
30 to 65 y.o and 3 to 5 years
The best time to get the procedure is how many days after the end of your menstrual period
5 days
The new standard of care for the pap smear is
Liquid base technology
The traditional pap smear is estimated to be how many percent accurate in detection of low and high grade cervical lesions of the cervix
80%
The thin prepped or liquid-based technology has improved accuracy of findings by about how many percent
54%
The specimen for the pap smear is obtained in some way using a wooden spatula cotton swab or brush but the specimen is placed in the _____ solution rather than on a slide
Preservative
caused by a human papilloma virus are moist fleshilicians on the labia and within the vestibule they are painless and believed to be sexually transmitted
Genital warts
Is a bulging and anterior vaginal wall caused by thickening of the pelvic musculature is a result of bladder covered by vaginal mucosa prolapses into the vagina
Cystocele
Is a budget in the posterior vagina wall caused by weakening of the pelvic musculature part of the rectum covered by the vaginal protrudes into the vagina
Rectocele
Occurs when the uterus protrudes in the vagina at this graded according to how far it protrudes into vagina
Uterine prolapse
First degree uterine prolapse
Cervix is seen at the vaginal opening
Second degree uterine prolapse
The uterus ball just outside of the vagina opening
Third degree uterine prolapse
The uterus bulges completely out of the vagina
A condition in which the vagina becomes thinner and dryer
Vaginal atrophy
The cervix is normally in midline in position and projects how many centimeters into the vagina
1 - 3 cm
In pregnant clients the cervix appears blue
Chadwick’s sign
This is a normal finding in many women and I usually occurs after vaginal birth or when the woman takes oral contraceptives
Cervical eversion
The culinary epithelium from within the in the cervical canal is everything and appears as a deep red rough ring and around the cervical OS surrounded by the normal pink color of the cervix
Cervical eversion
Are small yellow translucent nodules on a cervical surface normal other less and non-interitating secretion may be present on pink healthy tissue
Nabothian (retention) cyst
A type of healed laceration that may be seen in a woman who was given birth vaginally
Bilateral transverse laceration
Vaginal birth may cause drama to the cervix and produce tears or laceration therefore healed laceration may be seen as a normal variation
Unilateral transverse laceration
A type of heel laceration that may be seen in a woman who has given birth vaginally
Stellate laceration
Pain with movement of the cervix may indicate infection
Chandelier’s sign
Is typically caused by infection of the fallopian tubes or fallotin tubes and ovaries with an STI
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Infection of the fallopian tubes
Salpingitis
Infection of the fallopian tubes and ovaries
Salpingo-oophoritis
Are benign masses on the ovary they are usually smooth mobile round compressible
Ovarian cyst
What are the common PCOS symptoms
Missed or irregular periods
anxiety or depression
cysts on ovaries
acne and oily skin
fertility issues
What are the symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic pain
painful urination
painful intercourse
abnormal vaginal discharge
Regular menstrual bleeding
Fever and fatigue
Symptoms of ruptured ovarian cyst
Sharp pain in back or lower belly
spotting
bloating
nausea or vomiting
Fever dizziness
Masses are that are cancerous are usually solid irregular non tender and fixed
Ovarian cancer
Occurs when a fertilized egg attached to the fallopian tube and begins developing instead of continuing its journey to the uterus for development
Ectopic pregnancy
Four different position of the uterus
Anteversion retroversion anteflexion retroflexion
The only you didn’t enlargement that is normal results from pregnancy and fetal growth
Normal enlargement
Isthmus feel soft
Hegar’s sign
Fundus and isthmus are responsible at between how many weeks of pregnancy
10 to 12 weeks
The uterus may be enlarged with the malignant mass irregular bleeding bleeding between periods or postmenopausal bleeding may be the first sign of a problem
Uterine cancer (cancer of the endometrium)
Are common in benign they are irregular firm nodules that are continuous with the uterine surface they may occur as one of many and may grow quite large
Uterine fibroids (myomas)
The uterus is fixed and tender growths of endometrial tissue are usually present throughout the pelvic area
Endometriosis
The cervix normally appears bluish and the client who is in first trimester of pregnancy
Cyanosis of the cervix
A hardened ulcer is usually the first indication of cervical cancer but it may not be visible on an ectocervix
Cancer of the cervix
It typically develops in the endocervical canal and may protrude visibly at the cervical OS it is soft red and rather fragile and benign
Cervical polyp
This condition differs from cervical eversion in the normal tissue around the external OS is inflamed and eroded appearing red and rough
Cervical erosion
This condition produces a mucopurulent yellowish discharge from the external OS it is usually this indicates infection with chlamydia or gonorrhea
Mucopurulent cevicitis
This type of vaginal infection is caused by protozoan organism and is usually sexually transmitted The discharge is definitely yellow green frothy and vowel smelling
Trichomonas vaginitis or the trichomoniases
Occurs after menopause when estrogen production is low The discharge produce may be blood thinned and is usually minimal it causes itching burning dryness and painful urination
A trophic vaginitis
Disinfection is caused by the overgrowth of peace in the vagina it causes a thick white cheesy discharge
Candidal vaginitis or the moniliasis
It is stopped to be sexually transmitted the discharges then and gray white has a positive amine or the fishy smell
Bacterial vaginosis
