Week 1 Flashcards
What is the primary risk for cervical cancer?
Recommended for what age?
HPV
Vaccine is available
Girls age 9-26 and boys age 11-21
When checking the lab report, what should you ensure that is present?
Endocervical Component.
This tells you that the correct cells were collected for the pathologist to evaluation. This is collected by scraping or sweeping in the internal/external os. (Transformation zone. Squamous/columnar junction). Also want to see that the report states there is no malignancy seen.
Bimanual palpation
Palpation for tenderness, lesions, and nodules. Screening used for ovarian cancer.
Dysmenorrhea (pg. 105)
Painful menstruation that interferes with daily activities.
What is a common pharmacologic tx for various of pain including dysmenorrhea?
Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)
Testicular Cancer Screening
Most common cancer men aged 20-34 yrs, and second most cancer in 35-39 years old.
What can we do?
Teach Testicular Self-Exam
Mittelschmerz (pg. 108)
Pain during ovulation
On the 14th day with a 28 day menstrual cycle
Risk Factors Associated With Breast Cancer (Box 4-6)
- Defects in breast cancer gene 1 or breast cancer gene 2
- Gender: 100x more likely to occur in females
- Age: Increasing age, with 50% appearing by age 50
- Personal hx of breast cancer in at least one breast
- Family hx of breast cancer
- Exposure to radiation
- Excess weight
- Exposure to estrogen: early onset of menarche, late menopause, or use of hormonal therapy
- Race: Caucasians more likely to develop breast cancer than Hispanics or African Americans
- Smoking
- Exposure to carcinogens
- Excessive use of alcohol
- Diagnosis of precancerous breast changes
- Increased breast density revealed on mammography
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: (pg. 120)
Cystocele
Bladder presses into the vagina
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: (pg. 120)
Rectocele
Rectum presses into the vagina
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: (pg. 120)
Pessary
Device inserted into the vagina to support a prolapsed bladder or uterus. Can be difficult to take out and clean.
Natural Family Planning (NFP) (pg. 162)
A contraceptive method that involves identifying the fertile time periods and avoiding intercourses during that time every cycle. It is the only method of contraception acceptable to the Roman Catholic Church.
Fertility Awareness-Based methods (FAMs)
Identify the fertile time during the cycle and use abstinence or other contraceptive methods during the fertile periods. These methods require motivation and considerable counseling to be used effectively. They may interfere with sexual spontaneity and require several months of Sx/cycle charting before they may be used effectively.
Basal Body Temperature (pg. 163)
Take temperature each morning and look for a rise of 0.5-1 degrees F. The rise in temperature is an evidence that ovulation has occurred about 1 day (24-36 hours) prior.
Sterilization
Male vasectomy/ female
Partner or spousal consent in the U.S is not legally required. Patients using federal or state funds for sterilization must be 21 or older and mentally competent, and they must wait 30 days after signing the consent before receiving a sterilization procedure.
Critical Nursing Action Recognizing Contraindications to Oral Contraceptive Use:
- Cigarette smoking (at least 15 cigarettes/day) and age greater than 35 years
- Uncontrolled HTN
- Undiagnosed abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Diabetes of more than 20 years duration or with vascular complications
- Hx of pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis or congestive HF
- Cerebrovascular disease or coronary artery disease
- Severe migraine headaches
- Estrogen-dependent neoplasia
- Known or suspected breast cancer
- Active liver disease
- Known or suspected pregnancy
- Hx of complications from organ transplants or presently preparing for transplant surgery
- Kidney or adrenal gland insufficiency/liver disease (drospirenone [fourth generation progestin] use only)