Chapter 2: Listen to Learn Flashcards
How is Andropause?
Marked by the decrease of the male hormone testosterone.
Andropause is often referred as?
Male menopause.
What is Apgar Score?
An evaluation of a newborn infant’s physical status at 1 and 5 min after birth.
How is Chlamydia caused?
By the bacterium Chlamydia Trachomatis.
What is the most common sexually transmitted disease?
Chlamydia.
What is Colostrum?
A specialized form of milk that delivers essential nutrients and antibodies in a form that the new born can digest?
What is an Ectopic Pregnancy?
A potentially dangerous condition.
How is an Ectopic Pregnancy?
A fertilized egg is implanted and begins to develop outside of the uterus.
What is Endometriosis?
A condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity.
What is Gonorrhea?
A highly contagious sexually transmitted disease.
Gonorrhea is characterized by?
Painful urination and an abnormal discharge from the penis or vagina.
What is Leukorrhea?
A profuse, whitish mucus discharge from the uterus and vagina.
What is Menarche?
The beginning of the menstrual function that occurs during puberty.
What is a Nulligravida?
A woman who has never been pregnant.
What is a Nullipara?
A woman who has never borne a viable child.
What is Perimenopause?
The transition phase between regular menstrual periods and no periods at all.
What is Placenta Previa?
The abnormal implantation of the placenta in the lower portion of the uterus.
What is Preeclampsia?
A complication of pregnancy.
Preeclampsia is characterized by?
Hypertension (high blood pressure), edema (swelling) and proteinuria (abnormally high level or protein in the urine).
What is Primigravida?
A woman during her first pregnancy.
What is Primipara?
A woman who has borne one viable child.
What is Pruritus Vulvae?
A condition of severe itching of the external female genitalia.
Syphilis is caused by?
By the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
What is Syphili?
A highly contagious sexually transmitted disease that can be fatal if not treated.
