Genitourinary

Question 1

Abortions

Answer 1

number of terminated pregnancies, spontaneous or induced

Question 2

Adnexal

Answer 2

appendages; in gynecology the ovaries and fallopian tube

Question 3

Adnexal tenderness

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Blood in the meatus

Answer 4

blood in the urethral opening of a male; sign of trauma or hematuria

Question 5

Cervical Os

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Cervical motion tenderness

Answer 6

CMT; elicited by moving the cervix often indicative of PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)

Question 7

CVA tenderness

Answer 7

costo-vertebral angle tenderness; tenderness of the kidneys.

Question 8

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 8

painful menstration

Question 9

Dyspareunia

Answer 9

painful intercourse

Question 10

Dysuria

Answer 10

painful urination

Question 11

Ectopic pregnancy

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Endometriosis

Answer 12

presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside of the uterus

Question 13

Epididymitis

Answer 13

inflammation of the epididymis

Question 14

Foley catheter

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Frequency

Answer 15

urinating often

Question 16

GPA

Answer 16

gravida, para, abortus

Question 17

GTPAL

Answer 17

gravida, term, preterm, abortions, living

Question 18

gravid

Answer 18

the state of being pregnant

Question 19

gravida

Answer 19

number of total prenancies

Question 20

hematuria

Answer 20

blood in urine

Question 21

hydronephrosis

Answer 21

swelling of the kidney due to acute blockage of the ureter

Question 22

inguinal

Answer 22

pertaining to the groin area

Question 23

nephrolithiasis

Answer 23

kidney stones; synonymous with renal calculi

Question 24

ovarian torsion

Answer 24

twisting of the ovarian artery or vein

Question 25

para

Answer 25

number of viable offspring born by a woman

Question 26

pelvic inflammation

Answer 26

PID; inflammation of a woman's reductive organs

Question 27

products of conception

Answer 27

POC; tissues of an aborted tissue

Question 28

Polyuria

Answer 28

urinating in large amounts

Question 29

pyelonephritis

Answer 29

infection on the kidneys

Question 30

renal calculi

Answer 30

kidney stone

Question 31

retention

Answer 31

inability to urinate

Question 32

spotting

Answer 32

passing very small amounts of blood from the vagina

Question 33

straight catheter

Answer 33

a straight tube inserted to drain urine then immediately removed

Question 34

testicular torsion

Answer 34

twisting of the spermatic cord

Question 35

torsion

Answer 35

the twisting of an organ on its own | e.g. ovary, fallopian tube, testicle

Question 36

urgency

Answer 36

abrupt onset urger to urinate

Question 37

vaginal vault

Answer 37

the interior of the the vagina