Female Flashcards

(63 cards)

1
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Skene’s glands

A

Paraurethral

— female

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2
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Bartholin’s glands

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Vulvovaginal (female)

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3
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Prolactin

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Milk PROduction

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4
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Oxytocin

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Uterine contraction

Breast relaxation “lets milk down”

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5
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Monophasic

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No ovulation

Progesterone

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6
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Corpus luteum

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Estrogen (food) and progesterone (organization)

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7
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Corpus albicans

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Fibrosus of corpus luteum

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8
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Corpus atretica

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Shrink

Eggs that don’t get picked to ovulate

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9
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Worst location of cancer for female

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Broad ligament

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10
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Endometrium

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Innermost layer
All about food (RBC and sugar)
Controlled by estrogen

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11
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Myometrium

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Contracts in menses and birth

Controlled by oxytocin

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12
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Perimetrium

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Outermost layer

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13
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Bandel’s ring

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Fibrous ring around uterus

— not a big deal until pregnancy

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14
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Adnexal pain

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Pain located over the ovaries

- DDX: ovarian cyst, endometriosis, ectopic pregnancy, pregnancy

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15
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Placenta previa

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Low lying placenta
Painless
C-section recommended to prevent hemorrhaging

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16
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Placenta abruptio

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Detached placenta (painful)

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17
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Placenta accreta

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  • retained placenta

“Bad”

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18
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Placenta increta

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In uterine muscle

“Badder”

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19
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Placenta percreta

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Through uterine muscle

“Baddest”

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20
Q

Add 28 day cycle picture

A

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21
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Bimanual evaluation

A
  • tenderness
  • tumor
  • fetus position
  • ovary, tubes
  • uterus
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22
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Speculum exam

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  • discharge
  • vagina
  • cervix
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23
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Cystocele

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Weakness of anterior vaginal wall (causing bulge) from bladder tissue

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24
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Rectocele

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Herniation of rectum into posterior wall of vagina

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Cervical shape
``` Round, oval (pre-pregnancy) Slit like (post pregnancy) ```
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Cervical conditions
``` Warts Polyps Cysts Cervicitis (discharge) Cancer ```
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PID
Multiple agent causes from poor hygiene and STD’s | - inflammation of Fallopian tubes => salpingitis => PID
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Ruptured tubal pregnancy
- usually caused by previous infection and scarring of cilia in Fallopian tubes accompanied with unilateral adnexal pain and tenderness Usual signs of pregnancy Absent or low HCG
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Mittelschmerz
Ovulation pain, middle of the cycle
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Dysmenorrhea
Difficult menses
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Dyspareunia
Difficult intercourse
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Dystocia
Difficult delivery
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Procidentia
Prolapse uterus (overflow incontinence)
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Endometriosis
Ectopic endometrium Progressive dysmenorrhea Late period
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Toxemia of pregnancy
All about kidney Dependent edema AND 1. Pre-eclampsia: HEP 2. Eclampsia: HEP + convulsions HEP = hypertension, edema, proteinuria
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Involution melancholia
``` Menopause (shrinkage) (atrophied vaginitis/vulvitis) Hot flashes (progesterone low) ```
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Increased HCG conditions
1. Twins 2. Hydatidiform mole - benign problem 3. Choriocarcinoma - cancer problem
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Toxic shock syndrome
Staph infection
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Side effects of hormone replacement therapy?
Clots and bleeding
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Imperforate hymen
Cryptomennorhea | —blood builds up during first few menses because hymen doesn’t let it out
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Baby’s location by trimester
1. High 2. Low 3. High
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EDC
Estimated day of confinement
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Nagel’s rule
LMP + 7 days + 9 months
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Conjugate
Measurement of pelvic birth canal (pubis to sacrum)
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Location of fertilization
Ampulla
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How long does implantation take?
7-10 days
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HCG effects
Causes persistence of corpus luteum and prevents menstruation, chorion, trophoblast, seminoma (males)
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Chadwicks sign
Bluish congested vagina (first sign)
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Chadlin’s sign
Softening of cervix
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1st stage of labor
1st contraction => full dilation (10 cm)(longest stage)
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2nd stage of labor
Dilation => delivery of fetus (vertex presentation)
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3rd stage of labor
Delivery of fetus => expel placenta
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4th stage of labor/ puerperium
4-6 weeks postpartum up to 3 months After delivery, mother is vulnerable to hemorrhage (placental tearing/separation) and infection = *puerperal sepsis (high fever, abdominal tenderness)*
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Lochia
(1-2) weeks: discharge through puerperium first is lochia rubra (reddish), then lochia serosa (yellow), then lochia alba (clear)
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Chloasma
Aka melasma | Facial mask
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Linea nigra
Belly pigmentation
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Braxton hicks
False contractions after 3 months
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Quickening
Mother feels baby move; starts around month 3
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Station
Fetal descent during labor Ischial spine = 0
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Lightening
Descent two weeks before labor
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Cervical plug
Mucous plug AKA operculum
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Effacement
Thinning of cervix
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Cesarean
Active vaginal infections is a good reason for C- section