Female GU Flashcards
PMS
-A collection of physical, psychological, and mood symptoms related to a woman’s menstrual cycle
Patho:
Subjective: Symptoms may include breast swelling and tenderness, acne, bloating and waking, headache or joint pain, food cravings, irritability, difficulty concentrating, mood swings, crying spells, and depression. Symptoms of her 5 to 7 days before.
Objective: None. Diagnosis based on symptoms in relationship to menstrual cycle
Infertility
-Inability to conceive over a period of one year of unprotected sexual intercourse
Patho: Many causes, including both male and female conditions. Abnormalities of the vagina, cervix, uterus, fallopian tube’s, and ovaries. Many influencing factors.
Subjective: Unsuccessful attempts to become
Objective: Varies with underlying cause. Often no findings on physical examination
Endometriosis
-Presents and growth of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus
Patho: Not definitive
Subjective: Pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and heavy or prolonged menstrual flow
Objective: No findings. On bimanual exam, tender nodules maybe palpable along the ligaments. Diagnosis confirmed by laproscopy
Genital warts (condyloma acuminatum)
-Warty lesions to do to sexually transmitted infection with HPV
Patho: HPV invades the basal layer of the epidermis and virus penetrates through skin and causes me coastal micro abrasion’s. Latent viral phase begins with no signs or symptoms and can last for a month to several years.
Subjective: Soft painless wart like lesions. History of sexual contact.
Objective: Flash – colored, whitish pink to reddish brown, discrete, soft growths on labia, vestibule, Orr. Anal area. Lesions me a Kerr singly or in clusters in May and large the form cauliflower like masses
Molluscum contagiosum
-Viral infection of the skin and mucous membranes. Considered an ST I in adults, in contrast to the common non-– sexually transmitted infection occurring in young children.
Patho: Caused by a pox virus. Spreads through direct contact and through contact with contaminated object.
Subjective: Painless lesions in genital area. Sexually active.
Objective: White or flash – colored, dome – shaped papules that are round or oval. Surface has a characteristic central umbilication from which a thick creamy core can be expressed. lesions may last from several months to several years. Diagnosis usually based on clinical appearance. Direct microscopic exam of stained material from the core will reveal typical molluscum bodies with in the epithelial cell
Syphilitic canker
-Skin lesion associated with primary syphilis
Patho: STI. Transmitted through direct contact with the syphilis sore. Lesions of primary syphilis generally occur two weeks after exposure. Kinker last 3 to 6 weeks, heels without treatment.
Subjective: Often no lesion noted, as may be internal. Painless and genital ulcer. Sexually active.
Objective: Solitary lesion. Firm, round, small, painless ulcer. Lesion has indurated borders with a clear base. Scrapings from the ulcer, examined microscopically, show spirochetes
Condyloma latum
-Lesions of secondary syphilis
Patho: Up here about 6 to 12 weeks after infection
Subjective: Heald solitary genital lesion. Sexually active
Objective: Flat, round, or oval papules covered by a gray exit 8
Genital herpes
-Sexually transmitted viral infection of the skin and mucosa
Patho: Caused by HSV.
Subjective: Painful lesions and genital area, history of sexual contact, may report burning or pain with urination.
Objective: Superficial vesicles in the genital area, internal or external, maybe eroded. Initial infection is often extensive, whereas recurrent infections usually confined to a small localize patch on the vulva, perineum, vaginal or cervix
Inflammation of Bartholin’s gland
Patho: Commonly caused by gonorrhea. Maybe acute or chronic
Subjective: Pain and swelling in the groin
Objective: Hot, red, tender, fluctuant swelling of the Bartholin’s gland that may drain pass. Chronic inflammation result in a nontender cyst on the labium.
Vaginal carcinomas
-Classified according to the type of tissue from which the cancer arises. Squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, melanoma, and sarcoma.
Patho: Squamous cell carcinoma begins in epithelial lining up the vagina, maybe caused by HPV. I don’t know carcinoma begins in the glandular tissue. Malignant melanoma develops back from pigment – producing cells. Sarcomas form deep in the wall of the vagina.
Subjective: Abnormal vaginal bleeding, difficult or painful urination. Pain during sexual intercourse, pain in the pelvic area, back, or legs. Edema in the legs. Risk factor includes patient’s mother having taken DES during pregnancy
Objective: Vaginal discharge, lesions, and masses. Melanoma tends to affect the lower or outer portion of the vagina. TimerZ very greatly in size, color, and growth pattern. Diagnosis is based on tissue biopsy.
Vulvar carcinoma
-Classified according to the type of tissue from which the cancer arises: squamous cell, adenocarcinoma, Melanoma, and basal cell
Patho:
Subjective: Lump or growth in or on the vulvar area or a patch of skin that is differently textured or colored. Ulcer that process for longer than one month. Bleeding from vulvar area. Change in the appearance of an existing mold. Persistent itching, pain, soreness, or burning in the vulvar area. Aim for urination.
Objective: squamous cell carcinoma, also rated or raised lesion on the vulva. Usually found on the labia.
Adenocarcinoma: also rated or leave raised lesion usually found on the side of the vaginal opening.
Melanoma: dark – color lesion most often on the clitoris or the labia minora.
Basal cell: ulcerated lesion.
Physiologic vaginitis
Hx: Increase in discharge
Physical findings: Clear or mucoid discharge
Diagnostic tests: Wet mount: up to 3 to 5 WBCs epithelial cells
BV
Hx: No foul odor, itching, or edema. Foul smelling discharge. Complains of fishy odor.
Physical findings: Homogenous then, white or gray discharge
Diagnostic tests: With test. Wet mount shows a clue cells
Candida vulvovaginitis
Hx: Paretic discharge, itching of labia, itching may extend it to thighs
Physical findings: White, Curti discharge. Cervix may be read. May have erythema of perineum and thighs
Diagnostic tests: Budding branching yeast
Trichomoniasis
Hx: Watery discharge, foul odor, dysuria
Physical findings: Profuse, frothy, greenish discharge. Read friable cervix with petechiae, strawberry cervix
Diagnostic tests: Wet mount shows around or pear shaped protozoa. Motile gyrating Flagella