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Genitourinary Flashcards

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Adnexa

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Ovaries and fallopian tubes

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the cervix

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Inguinal

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Pertaining to the groin region

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IU

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Intrauterine

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Os

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Opening of the cervical canal into the vagina

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Perineum

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Area between the anus and the scrotum in the male and between the anus and the vulva in the female

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Amenorrhea

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Absence of menstrual cycle

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BCP

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Birth control pill

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the cervix

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Decreased Urine Output

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Producing less urine or urinating less often

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Dysmenorrhea

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Painful menstruation

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Dyspareunia

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Pain with sexual intercourse

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Dysuria

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Feeling of pain, burning, or discomfort upon urination

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Enuresis

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Inability to control urination

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Flank Pain

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Pain on either side of the body between the upper abdomen and the back

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Gravid

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Being pregnant

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GU

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Genitourinary

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18
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Hematuria

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Blood in urine

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19
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LMP

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Last menstrual period

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20
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LNMP

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Last normal menstrual period

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21
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Menorrhagia

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An abnormally heavy and prolonged menstrual period

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Nocturia

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Need to get up in the night to urinate

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Overflow Incontinence

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Bladder never empties and small amounts of urine leak continuously

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Para

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Number of viable offspring born to a woman

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Pelvic Pain

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Pain that occurs mostly in the lower abdominal area

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Polyuria

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Excessive urination (don’t confuse with frequency; polyuria is typically endocrine related)

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Renal

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Pertaining to the kidneys

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STD

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Sexually transmitted disease

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Urinary Frequency

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Need to urinate many times, both in normal or less-than-normal volumes

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Urinary Hesitancy

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Difficulty beginning the flow of urine

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Urinary Incontinence

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Involuntary leakage of urine

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Urinary Retention

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Lack of ability to urinate

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Urinary Urgency

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Sudden, compelling urge to urinate

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Costovertebral Angle Tenderness-

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elicited when gently tapping the area of the back overlying the kidney producing pain

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Abortion

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Termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability

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BTL, Bilateral Tubal Ligation

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surgical procedure for sterilization in which a woman’s fallopian tubes are clamped and blocked, or severed and sealed, either method of which prevents eggs from reaching the uterus

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D&C , Dilatation and Curettage

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nvolves dilating the uterine cervix so that the lining tissue (endometrium) of the uterus can be removed by scraping

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Eclampsia

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Seizures that occur in a pregnant woman that are not related to a preexisting brain condition

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Ectopic Pregnancy

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Implantation of the fertilized ovum outside the uterine cavity

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Threatened Miscarriage

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Condition that suggests a miscarriage might take place before the 20th week of pregnancy

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Hysterectomy

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Surgical removal of the uterus

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IUD Intrauterine Device

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a type of birth control in which a “T-shaped” device is inserted into the uterus to prevent pregnancy

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IUP Intrauterine Pregnancy

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pregnancy that takes place within the uterus

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Miscarriage

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Spontaneous loss of a fetus before the 20th week of pregnancy (spont. Abortion)

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Preeclampsia

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Hypertension arises in pregnancy.

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AKI Acute Kidney Injury

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rapid loss of kidney function that occurs over a few hours or days

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ARF Acute Renal Failure

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rapid loss of kidney function that occurs over a few hours or days

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Bartholin’s Cyst

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Formed when a Bartholin’s gland located on each side of the vaginal opening is blocked, causing a fluid-filled cyst to develop

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CKD Chronic Kidney Disease

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slow loss of kidney function over time

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Cystitis

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Inflammation of the lining of the bladder

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Endometriosis

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Cells from the lining of the uterus (endometrium) appear and flourish outside the uterine cavity, most commonly on the ovaries

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Epididymitis

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Inflammation of the epididymis

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Dialysis

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method for extracorporeal removing waste products such as creatinine and urea as well as free water from the blood when the kidneys are in renal failure.

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Testicular Torsion

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Twisting of the spermatic cord, which cuts off the blood supply to the testicle and surrounding structures within the scrotum

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Priapism

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Persistent, usually painful, erection that lasts for more than four hours and occurs without sexual stimulation

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Prostatitis

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Inflammation of the prostate

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Pyelonephritis

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Specific type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that generally begins in urethra or bladder and travels up into kidneys

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UTI Urinary Tract Infection-

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infection that occurs anywhere along the urinary tract

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BV Bacterial Vaginosis

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disease of the vagina caused by overgrowth of bacteria

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Chlamydia

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Common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis

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Gonorrhea

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Common sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Trichomoniasis

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Sexually transmitted infection caused by the single celled protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis

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PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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generic term for inflammation of the uterus, fallopian tubes, and/or ovaries

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