Gynecologic Sono Overview Flashcards
The area located posterior to the broad ligaments adjacent to the uterus which contains the ovaries and Fallopian tubes
Adnexa
A protein produced by the fetal yolk sac fetal gastrointestinal tract and the fetal liver ; may also be produced by some malignant tumors
Alpha-fetaportein
Birth defect in which the external genitalia appear neither recognizably male nor female - frequently associated with TURNer syndrome
or Monosomy X
Ambigious genitalia
Absence of menstruation
Amenorrhea
A collection of abdominal fluid within the peritoneal cavity
Ascites
A tumor marker in blood that can indicate certain types of cancers such as cancer of the ovary endometrium , breast, gastrointestinal tract and lungs stands for cancer antigen 125
CA-125
difficult or painful menstruation
dysmenorrhea
painful sexual intercourse
dyspareunia
painful or difficult urination
dysuria
a pregnancy located outside the endometrial cavity of uterus
ectopic pregnancy
excessive hair growth in women in areas where hair growth is normally negligible
hirsutism
a hormone produced by the trophoblastic cells of the early placenta may also be used as a tumor marker in nongravud patients and males
HCG or human chorionic gonadotropin
decreased or scant menstrual flow regular timed menses but light flow
hypomenorrhea
inability to conceive a child after 1 year of unprotected intercourse
infertility
a common form of birth control in which. small device is placed within the endometrium to prevent pregnancy also referred to as an intrauterine contraceptive device
Intrauterine device (IUD)
an enzyme found within the blood that may be used to monitor renal function may also be used as a tumor marker for some ovarian tumors
Lactate dehydrogenase
ascites and pleural effusion in the presence of some begning ovarian tumors
Meigs syndrome
Excessive or prolonged bleeding between periods
Menometrorrhagia
Abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation
Menorrhagia
irregular menstrual bleeding between periods ; inter menstrual bleeding
Metrohhagia
having multiple chambers or compartments
multiloculated
growth or masses attached to the wall of a structure most likely a cyst
mural nodules
an abnormality that results from ovary twisting on its mesteneric. connection consequently cutting of the blood supply to ovary
ovarian torsion
an infection of the femal genital tract that may involve the ovaries uterus and or fallopian tubes
pelvic inflammatory disease
a syndrome characterized by anovulatory cycles infertility, hirsutism, amenorrhea, and obesity. also referred to as stein-leventhal sydrome
Polycistic ovary syndrome
Separations structures that divide something into separate sections
separations
a anechcoic round mass that has smooth walls and demonstrates through transmission
simple cyst
a sonographic procedure that uses saline instillation into endometrial cavity and fallopian tubes to evaluate for internal abnormalities
sonohysterogram
a breast cancer drug that inhibits effects of estrogen in breast
tamoxifen
having one chamber or comparmtnet
unilocular
changes within female that are caused by increased androgens may lead to deepening of voice and hirsutism
virizilation
without echoes
ex : simple ovarian cyst
Anechoic
Having both cystic and solid components ex : pelvic access can have internal debris separations mural nodules fluid-fluid level frequent sonograms needed
complex
structure that reduces echoes
ex : pelvic ligaments
Echogenic
of differing composition
ex : irregular endometrium
Heterogenous