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Genitourinary Flashcards

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Abortions

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Number of terminated pregnancies, spontaneous or induced (abortions or miscarriages)

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Adnexa

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Appendages; in gynecology the ovaries and Fallopian tubes

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Adnexal tenderness

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Tenderness of the ovaries during the pelvic exam indicative of ovarian cyst or torsion

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Blood at the meatus

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Blood at the urethral opening of a male; sign of trauma or hematuria

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Cervical os

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The opening of the cervix; always will be closed unless passing tissue from the cervix

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Cervical motion tenderness

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CMT; elicited by moving the cervix often indicative of PID

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CVA tenderness

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Costo-vertebral Angle tenderness; tenderness over the kidney’s

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Dysmenorrhea

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Painful menstruation

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Dysuria

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Painful urination

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Ectopic pregnancy

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Egg developing outside the uterus extremely dangerous due to risk of rupture

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Endometriosis

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Presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside of the uterus

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Epididymitis

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Inflammation of the epididymis

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Foley catheter

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A tube inserted through the urethra to drain urine, often left in place

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14
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Frequency

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Urinating often

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GPA

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Gravida, Para, Abortus

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GTPAL

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Gravida, Term, Preterm, Abortions, Living

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Gravid

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The state of being pregnant

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Gravida

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Number of total pregnancies

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Hematuria

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Blood in the urine

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Hydronephrosis

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Swelling of the kidney due to acute blockage of the ureter

21
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Inguinal

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Pertaining to the groin area

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Nephrolithiasis

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Kidney stones; synonymous with renal calculi

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Ovarian torsion

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Twisting of the ovarian artery or vein

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Para

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Number of viable offspring born by a woman

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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PID; inflammation of a woman’s reproductive organs

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Products of conception

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POC; tissue of an aborted fetus

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Polyuria

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Urinating large amounts

28
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Pylonephritis

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Infection on the kidneys

29
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Renal calculi

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Kidney stone

30
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Retention

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Inability to urinate

31
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Spotting

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Passing very small amounts of blood from the vagina

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Straight catheter

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A straight tube inserted to drain urine then immediately removed

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Testicular torsion

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Twisting of the spermatic cord

34
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Torsion

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The twisting of an organ on its own e.g. overay, fallopian tube, testicle, etc

35
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Urgency

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Abrupt onset of urge to urinate

36
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Vaginal vault

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The interior of the vagina

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