Genitourinary System

Question 1

What is amenorrhea?

Answer 1

a- without; men/o- menstrual; rrhea: flow; without menstrual flow

Question 2

What is adnexal tenderness?

Answer 2

tenderness of the ovarian region during a pelvic exam or papsmear

Question 3

What is benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)?

Answer 3

a condition where the prostate is enlarged, which may cause difficulty w urination

Question 4

What is cervical dilation?

Answer 4

opening of the cervix

Question 5

What is cervical motion tenderness?

Answer 5

tenderness on a pelvic exam, classically found in PID

Question 6

What is costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness?

Answer 6

tenderness in the lower back, suggestive of renal etiology

Question 7

What is cervicitis?

Answer 7

inflammation of the cervix

Question 8

What is dyspareunia?

Answer 8

-ia condition of

dys- painful; difficult ; abnormal

pareun/o- sexual intercourse

Question 9

What is dysmenorrhea?

Answer 9

painful menstrual flow

Question 10

What is an ectopic pregnancy?

Answer 10

aka: tubal pregnancy; pregnancy complication that occurs when the fertilized ovum is implanted into any tissue other than the uterine wall

Question 11

What is dysuria?

Answer 11

painful urination

Question 12

What is endometriosis?

Answer 12

metri/o uterus

endo- in, within

osis condition, usually abnormal

condition where the cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other areas of the body

Question 13

What is flank pain?

Answer 13

pain on the side of the body between the abdomen and back , often indicative of renal pathology

Question 14

What is GPA (grava/para/abortus)?

Answer 14

the total number of pregnancies, number of live births, number of births terminated or miscarried

Question 15

What is a gravid uterus?

Answer 15

a uterus carrying a developing fetus

Question 16

What is hematuria?

Answer 16

blood in the urine

Question 17

What is hemodialysis?

Answer 17

a method for removing waste products from the blood of individuals with advanced renal disease

Question 18

What is the inguinal region?

Answer 18

relating to the groin

Question 19

What is nephrolithiasis?

Answer 19

kidney stones

Question 20

What is pelvic inflammatory disease?

Answer 20

infection of the female reproductive organs, may be caused by some STD’s

Question 21

What is polyuria?

Answer 21

frequent urination

Question 22

What is prostatitis?

Answer 22

inflammation of the prostate

Question 23

What is pyelonephritis?

Answer 23

-itis inflammation

pyel/o renal pelvis

nephr/o kidney

A kidney infection caused by a progressing UTI

Question 24

LMP?

Answer 24

last menstrual period

Question 25

What is menorhagia?

Answer 25

rrhagia bursting forth (of blood) men/o menstrual heavy menstrual period

Question 26

What is renal insufficienct?

Answer 26

loss of kidney function. may be acute or chronic

Question 27

What is a urinary tract infection (UTI)?

Answer 27

bacterial infection in the urinary tract

Question 28

What is urinary incontenince?

Answer 28

involuntary leakage of urine

Question 29

What is ureterolithiasis?

Answer 29

kidney stones which have progressed to the ureter

Question 30

What is torsion?

Answer 30

twisting of an organ (ovarian or testicular torsion)

Question 31

What is tubal ligation?

Answer 31

surgical procedure done to sterilize a woman by blocking or severing the fallopian tube