Genitourinary System Flashcards
How many nephrons are in each kidney
1 million
It is found in the female reproductive system. It is collectively called the vulva. It includes the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vaginal orifice, urethra, and Skene’s and Bartholin’s glands
External Genitalia
Found in the female reproductive system. It includes the vagina, uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes
Internal Genitalia
This reproductive system includes the penis, scrotum, testes, epididymides, urethra, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, and prostate gland
Male Reproductive System
Its a tool used to inspect the vagina
Specula
3 types of specula
Pederson
Graves’
Plastic
Abnormalities in the Urinary system
Kidney Enlargement
Urinary Frequency
Hematuria
Nocturia
Urinary Incontinence
Identify the abnormalities in the urinary system
- indicates cysts, hydronephrosis, or tumors
- enlargement of kindey
Kidney Enlargement
Identify the abnormalities in the urinary system
- Increased incidence of the urge to urinate
- may be caused by bladder calculi, urinary tract infections (UTI) and urethral stricture
Urinary Frequency
Identify the abnormalities in the urinary system
- presence of blood in the urine
- may indicate UTI, renal calculi, bladder cancer, or trauma to urinary mucosa
- may be a temporary condition after urinary tract surgery or urinary catheterization
Hematuria
Identify the abnormalities in the urinary system
- Excessive urination at night
- common sign of renal or lower urinary tract disorders
- results from endocrine or metabolic disorders or prostate cancer
- can be an adverse effects of diuretics
Nocturia
Identify the abnormalities in the urinary system
- may be transient or permanent
- amount of urine released may be small or large
- may be caused by stress incontinence, tumor, bladder cancer, and calculi
- may be caused by neurological conditions such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury
Urinary Incontinence
usually results from overgrowth of infectious organisms in the vagina
Vaginitis
Types of Vaginitis and abnormal discharge
Bacterial Vaginosis
Candida Albicans Infection
Mucopurulent Cervicitis
Trichomoniasis
Identify Types of Vaginitis and abnormal discharge
- produces thin grayish white discharge
- fishy odor
Bacterial Vaginosis
Identify Types of Vaginitis and abnormal discharge
- Produces thick white curd like discharge
- yeastlike odor
- appears in patches on cervix and vaginal walls
Candida Albicans Infection
Identify Types of Vaginitis and abnormal discharge
- produces purulent yellow discharge from cervical os
- occurs with chlamydia and gonorrhea
Mucopurulent Cervicitis
Identify Types of Vaginitis and abnormal discharge
- may produce malodorous yellow or green frothy or watery discharge
- foul smelling
- may involve red papules on the cervix and vaginal wall giving tissue strawberry appearance
Trichomoniasis
Lesions found on the vagina
Genital warts
Genital Herpes
Vaginal and uterine prolapse
Cervical Polyps Cervical Cancer
Rectocele
Identify the Lesions found on the vagina
- sexually transmitted disease
- caused by human papillomavirus
- produce painless warts on the vulva
Genital Warts
Identify the Lesions found on the vagina
- produces multiple shallow vesicles, lesions, or crusts
- manifests inside vagina, on external genitalia, on buttocks, and sometimes on thigh
- dysuria, regional lymph node inflammation, pain edema, and fever may be present
Genital Herpes
Identify the Lesions found on the vagina
- aka cytocele
- occurs when anterior wall of vaginal wall and bladder prolapse into vagina
- uterus may prolapse in vagina and even be visible outside the body during speculum examination
Vaginal and uterine prolapse
Identify the Lesions found on the vagina
- bright red soft fragile typically benign
- may bleed
- usually arise from endocervical canal
Cervical Polyps
Identify the Lesions found on the vagina
- may detect hard, granular, friable lesions during speculum examination (sign of late stage cervical cancer
Cervical Cancer
Identify the Lesions found on the vagina
- herniation of the rectum through posterior vaginal wall
- pouch or bulging on posterior wall seen during examination
Rectocele
Common Male Genital Lesions
Penile Cancer
Genital Herpes
Testicular Tumor
Genital Warts
Syphilis
Prostate Gland Enlargement
Prostate Gland Lesions
Hernia
Identify Common Male Genital Lesions
- causes painless ulcerative lesion on glans or prepuce (foreskin)
- possibly accompanied with discharge
Penile Cancer
Identify Common Male Genital Lesions
- causes painful reddened group of small vesicles or blisters on the prepuce, shaft, or glans
- lesions tend to disappear but tend to recur
Genital Herpes
Identify Common Male Genital Lesions
- painless scrotal nodule that cant be transiluminated
- could be benign or cancerous
- can make testis grow
Testicular Tumor
Identify Common Male Genital Lesions
- flesh colored soft moist papillary growths
- occur singly or in cauliflower like clusters
- may be barley visible or several inches in diameter
Genital Warts
Identify Common Male Genital Lesions
- causes a hard round papule on the penis
- may feel like a button when palpated
- papule eventually erodes into an ulcer
- swollen lymph nodes in the inguinal area present
Syphilis
Identify Common Male Genital Lesions
- smooth firm symmetrical enlargement of the prostate gland
- indicates benign prostatic hyperplasia
Prostate gland enlargement
Identify Common Male Genital Lesions
- hard irregular fixed lesion
- may be painful on palpation
- causes urinary dysfuntion
Prostate Gland Lesions
Identify Common Male Genital Lesions
- protrusion of an organ through abnormal opening in the muscle wall
- may be direct, indirect, inguinal, or femoral
Hernia
Identify the types of hernia
- emerges from behind external inguinal and protrudes through it
- seldom descends into the scrotum
- usually affects men older than 40
Direct Inguinal Hernia
Identify the types of hernia
- most common type
- occurs in men of all ages
- can be palpated in internal inguinal canal with its tip in or beyond canal
- may descend into the scrotum
Internal Hernia
Identify the types of hernia
- feels like a soft tumor below the inguinal ligament in femoral area
- may be difficult to distinguish from a lymph node
Femoral Hernia
