GU-female Flashcards
5 segments of the breast
Upper outer quad upper inner quad lower outer quad lower inner quad tail of spence
USPSTF recommendation on self breast exam
Clinicians shouldnt encourage them to
Bilateral nipple inversion over a long period of tiem
benign
Recent unilateral nipple inversion
underlying malignancy
Location of supernumerary nipples
Along mammary line
Breast exam
3 levels of pressure in concentric circles always in contact with the skin
Normal nipple discharge
Light milky (may be normal)
Abnormal nipple discharge
Serous fluid
Blood
Gravity vs parity
number of times been pregnant vs outcome of each pregnancy(term/preterm/living0
Should speculum exam be painful
No; it may be uncomfortable but not painful
When you ask the pt to bear down what are you looking for
cystoceole
rectocoele
Findings of normal parous cervix
Large external os
Pap smear protocols
- Spatula & brush
* Broom
Advantages of Thinprep
- Uniform prep of cells on @ slide
- Increased disease detection
- decreased incidence of equivocal diagnoses
- improved specimen adequacy
- concurrent testing for HPV & GC/chlamydia
Normal bimanual exam findings
Pear shaped, rounded, firm & smooth
