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Reproductive system disorders Flashcards

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Prostatitis: incidence

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  • affects men typically under 30-50
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Prostatitis: clinical manifestations

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  • inflammation of the prostate gland
  • most common - chronic prostatitis/chronic Pelvic pain syndrome
  • dysuria/burning
  • sexual dysfunction
  • pelvic pain with urination
  • possible infection
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Diagnosis of Prostatitis

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  • urinalysis
  • lab tests - PSA - looks for a protein produced by the prostate that looks at trends/sudden spikes
  • DRE - Digital rectal exam (swollen, tender, warm)
  • can be aggravated/rectified with sexual activity
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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  • age related nonmalignant enlargement or prostate
  • 75% over 50
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Clinical manifestations of Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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  • depend on involvement of urethra
  • lower urinary tract symptoms similar to UTI
  • symptoms not as sever as prostatitis
  • increase daytime frequency
  • nocturia
  • increase urgency
  • slow stream
  • straining to void
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Management of Benign prostatic hyperplasia

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  • three main pharmacologic agents
  • medications to shrink glandular tissue
  • drugs to relax smooth muscle tissue of prostate, bladder neck, urethra
  • antimuscarinics to address overactive bladder sympdomes (ACH)
  • TURP - gold standard in surgical treatment
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Implications to PT for Benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis: questions to ask males >50

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  • do you urinate more than 2 hours or more than once during the night
  • do you have trouble starting or continuing your urine
  • do you have weak flow of urine or interrupted urine stream
  • does it feel like your bladder is not emptying completely
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Side effects of meds for Benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis

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  • muscle weakness
  • ED
  • loss of libido
  • gynecomastia
  • drowsiness
  • dizziness
  • tachycardia
  • orthostatic hypotension
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Prostate cancer

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  • adenocarcinoma = 98%
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Prostate cancer: risk factors

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  • race
  • age: more common in older men (they also have better outcomes)
  • genetics
  • environment
  • diet
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Prostate cancer prevention

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  • exercise can negative some risk factors
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Prostate cancer symptoms

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  • vague and often don’t present until advanced
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Prostate cancer diagnosis

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  • DRE
  • PSA 0-4 ng/ml and shouldn’t rise more than 0.75 per year
  • transrectal US
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Orchitis

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  • disorder of testes
  • inflammation of testes
  • testicular pain
  • can be bacterial
  • no traumatic injury = possible sign of this
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Epididymitis

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  • disorder of the testes
  • inflammation of epididymis
  • under age 40 typically
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Testicular torsion

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  • can cause loos of blood flow to testes
  • surgical emergency
  • abrupt onset of pain with swelling
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Testicular cancer: Incidence and risk factors

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  • rare
  • Risk factors: hormonal balance, familial clustering, genetics
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Common symptoms of testicular cancer

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  • enlargement of tests with diffuse testicular pain
  • swelling
  • hardness
  • some combination of these
  • metastatic testicular cancer can present as back, groin or pelvic pain
  • outcomes are good if caught early
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Erectile dysfunction

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  • impotence
  • meds can cause this
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ED risk factors

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  • Age
  • smoking
  • excessive cycling
  • diabetes Mellitus
  • CAD
  • HTN
  • metabolic syndrome
  • MS
  • psychiatric disorders
  • parkinsons
  • Diuretics
  • Anti-HTN
  • opiates
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ED etiology

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  • later in men
  • years of HTN/hypercolesterol can cause it
  • commonly due to neurogenic, vascular or hormonal
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Menopause

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  • Perimenopause - the change before the change
  • benefit from physical activity
  • hormone replacement can be used for pre-mature hysterectomy
  • increase risk for osteoporosis, CVD
  • estrogen levels keep HDL high, low LDLs/triglycerides
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Symptoms of menopause

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  • weight gain
  • night sweats
  • hot flashes
  • dry skin
  • itching
  • sore joints
  • stiffness
  • back pain
  • urinary incontinence
  • dizzy
  • poor memory
  • anxiety
  • mood swings
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Pelvic inflammatory disease S&S

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  • triad: fever elevated WBCs, and purulent cervical discharge
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Endometriosis
- What is it
- S&S

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  • estrogen depended disorder
  • typically in younger females
  • presence of endometrial tissue outside uterus
  • abnormal bleeding pain. inflammation, pain/discomfort when estrogen peaks
  • dysmenorrhea- chief complaint
  • dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia (pain during intercourse) and infertility
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uterine fibroids

What is it and symptoms

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  • benign
  • asymptomatic until it gets big enough to cause pain
  • fibrosis tissue
  • anemia, fatigue, weakness major symptoms
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Uterine cancer
- risk factors
- signs and symptoms

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  • environmental, social lifestyle (smoking/heavy alcohol use)
  • abnormal bleeding esp. post-menopause
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cervical cancer

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  • Pap smear has reduced mortality
  • early detection = best prognosis
  • symptomless
  • vaccine to prevent HPV (which can cause this)
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Ectopic pregnancy

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  • presents as pain (they typically do not know they are pregnant)
  • tubal pregnancy
  • fallopian tube is most common
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Ovarian Cyst Disease

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  • most are benign
  • functional cyts-rarely produce symptoms unless rupture
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
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Ovarian Cancer
- incidence
- dx:
- what decreases risk

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  • 2nd most common urogenital cancer in women and most lethal
  • usually metastasized by dx 60-70%
  • breastfeeding decrease risk
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Pelvic congestion syndrome

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  • incompetent and dilated pelvic cavity veins
  • varicose of veins (dilation)
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Pelvic floor muscle dysfunction

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  • can occur in both men and women
  • spasms or weakness can cause pain/discomfort as well as problems with urination or fecal incontience
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incontinence from pelvic floor disorder

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can be urinary or fecal

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pelvic organ prolaspe

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  • organ falling out of place
  • gravity can push downward
  • sense of heaviness or pressure in the perineum
  • often worse after long periods of standing r upright weight-bearing postures
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Coccydynia

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  • pain the coccyx region typically mechanical injury or sitting on the coccyx to much
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Cysocele

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  • prolapsed bladder and urethra causing bulging or anterior bladder wall
  • pressure in anterior region
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Rectocele

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  • prolasped rectum causes bulging of posterior region
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Uterine prolapse

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  • uterus falls into vagina
40
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  • look at table 20.3: contraindications HRT
  • box 20.4: symptoms of gynecologic cancers
  • table 20.5
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Benign breast conditions

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  • 20-50 years
  • diffuse cystic mastopathy and mammary dysplasia
  • box 20.10 benign breast changes
  • fluctuations in hormones can cause
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Breast cancer

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  • most common malignancy in females in US after non-melanoma skin cancer
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Breast cancer risk factors

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  • age >65 years
  • personal history of breast cancer
  • high endogenous estrogen or testosterone levels
  • high dose radiation to chest
  • one realtime with breast cancer
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what can mid agate risk factors for breast cancer

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  • exercise and diet considerations
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what does hormone positive mean in relation to breast cancer

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  • hormone causes it so you must remove where the hormone is made such as uterus
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ACS guidelines for early detection

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  • for women aged 40-44: option to start annual breast cancer screening with mammograms
  • clinical breast exam
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High risk patients for breast cancer recommendation

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  • recommended breast MRI
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Gonadal hormones

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  • ovaries: estrogen and progesterone
  • testes: testosterone
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  1. Synthetic estrogens/progetins
  2. synthetic androgens
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  1. contraception
  2. antiandrogenic drugs for prostate cancer, BPH hirsutism (excessive hair growth)
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Synthetic hormones: estrogens and progestins
- risks + uses

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  • increase risk fo DVT
  • used for contraception: receptor agonist, partial agonist, antagonist, mixed effects; combination of estrogen and progestin alone
  • HRT: post menopausal; estrogen deficiency; reduce symptoms of menopause
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Synthetic hormones: antiestrogens

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  • inhibit synthesis of estrogen, antagonize all estrogen receptors or at as selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERM)
  • ex tamoxifen
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synthetic hormones: Androgens

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  • primary clinical use for replacement therapy in hypogonadism
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HRT benefits

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  • reduced menopausal symptoms
  • reduced risk of colon cancer
  • delay of Alzheimer disease
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Risks of HRT

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  • increase risk of endometrial cancer
  • increase risk of breast cancer
  • increase risk of thromboembolism

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