Genitourinary Flashcards
Abortions
Number of terminated pregnancies, spontaneous or induced (abortions or miscarriages)
Adnexa
Appendages; in gynecology the ovaries and Fallopian tubes
Adnexal tenderness
Tenderness of the ovaries during the pelvic exam indicative of ovarian cyst or torsion
Blood at the meatus
Blood at the urethral opening of a male; sign of trauma or hematuria
Cervical os
The opening of the cervix; always will be closed unless passing tissue from the cervix
Cervical motion tenderness
CMT; elicited by moving the cervix often indicative of PID
CVA tenderness
Costo-vertebral Angle tenderness; tenderness over the kidney’s
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation
Dysuria
Painful urination
Ectopic pregnancy
Egg developing outside the uterus extremely dangerous due to risk of rupture
Endometriosis
Presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside of the uterus
Epididymitis
Inflammation of the epididymis
Foley catheter
A tube inserted through the urethra to drain urine, often left in place
Frequency
Urinating often
GPA
Gravida, Para, Abortus