Genitourinary

Question 1

Adnexa

Answer 1

Appendages; in gyno the ovaries and fallopian tubes

Question 2

Adnexal tenderness

Answer 2

Tenderness of the ovaries during the pelvic exam indicative of ovarian cyst or torsion

Question 3

Blood @ the meatus

Answer 3

Blood @ the urethral opeining of a male; sign of trauma or hematuria

Question 4

Cervical Os

Answer 4

Opening of the cervix; always will be closed unless passing tissue from the cervix

Question 5

Cervical Motion Tenderness

Answer 5

CMT; elicited by moving the cervix often indicative of PID

Question 6

CVA tenderness

Answer 6

Costo-vertebral Angle tenderness; tenderness over the kidney’s

Question 7

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 7

Painful menstr.

Question 8

Dyspareunia

Answer 8

painful intercourse

Question 9

Dysuria

Answer 9

Painful urination

Question 10

ectopic preg

Answer 10

egg developing outside the uterus extremely dangerous due to risk of rupture

Question 11

Endometriosis

Answer 11

Presences of functioning endometrial tissue outside of the uterus

Question 12

foley catheter

Answer 12

a tube inserted through the urethra to drain urine, often left in place

Question 13

GPA

Answer 13

Gravida, Para, Abortus

Question 14

GTPAL

Answer 14

Gravida, Term, Preterm, Abortions, Living

Question 15

Gravid

Answer 15

The state of being preganant

Question 16

Gravida

Answer 16

of total pregnancies

Question 17

Hydronephrosis

Answer 17

Swelling of the kidney due to acute blockage of the ureter

Question 18

Nephrolithiasis

Answer 18

Kidney stone; synon w/ renal calculi

Question 19

Ovarian torsion

Answer 19

Twisting of the ovarian artery or vein

Question 20

Para

Answer 20

of viable offspring born by a woman

Question 21

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Answer 21

PID; inflammation of a woman’s reproductive organs

Question 22

Products of conception

Answer 22

POC; tissue of an aborted fetus

Question 23

Pyelonephritis

Answer 23

Infection on the kidneys

Question 24

Retention

Answer 24

Inability to urinate

Question 25

Spotting

Answer 25

Passing very small amts of blood from the vagina

Question 26

Straight catheter

Answer 26

straight tube inserted to drain urine then immediately removed

Question 27

Testicular torsion

Answer 27

twisting of the spermatic cord

Question 28

Torsion

Answer 28

Twisting of an organ on its own (ie. ovary, fallopian tube, testicle, etc)

Question 29

Vaginal vault

Answer 29

interior of vagina