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Abortions |
Number of terminated pregnancies, spontaneous or induced |
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Adnexa |
appendages; in gynecology the ovaries and Fallopian tubes |
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Adnexal tenderness |
tenderness of the ovaries during the pelvic exam; indicative of ovarian cyst or torsion |
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blood at the meatus |
blood at the urethral opening of a male; sign of trauma or hematuria |
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Cervical Os |
The opening of the cervix; always will be closed unless passing tissue from the cervix |
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Cervical Motion Tenderness |
CMT; elicited by moving the cervix often indicative of PID |
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CVA tenderness |
Costo-vertebral Angle tenderness; tenderness over the kidney's |
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Dysmenorrhea |
painful menstruation |
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Dyspareunia |
Painful intercourse |
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Dysuria |
Painful urination |
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Ectopic pregnancy |
Egg developing outside the uterus, extremely dangerous due to risk of rupture |
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Endometriosis |
Presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterus |
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Epididymitis |
Inflammation of the epididymis |
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Foley Catheter |
A tube inserted through the Urethera to drain urine, often left in place |
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frequency |
urinating often |
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GPA |
Gravida, para, abortus |
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GTPAL |
Gravida, Term, Preterm, Abortions, Living |
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Gravid |
The state of being pregnant |
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Gravida |
Number of total pregnancies |
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Hematuria |
blood in the urine |
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Hydronephrosis |
Swelling of the kidney due to acute blockage of the ureter |
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Inguinal |
pertaining to the groin area |
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Nephrolithiasis |
Kidney stones; synonymous with renal calculi |
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Ovarian torsion |
Twisting of the ovarian artery or vein |
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Para |
Number of viable offspring born from a woman |
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
PID; Inflammation of a woman's reproductive organs |
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Products of Conception |
POC; tissue of an aborted fetus |
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polyuria |
urinating large amounts |
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Pylonephritis |
Infection on the kidneys |
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Renal calculi |
Kidney stone |
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Retention |
Inability to urinate |
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Spotting |
Passing very small amounts of blood from the vagina |
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Straight catheter |
A straight tube inserted to drain urine then immediately removed |
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Testicular torsion |
twisting of the spermatic cord |
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torsion |
the twisting of an organ on its own e.g. ovary, fallopian tube, testicle, etc |
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Urgency |
Abrupt onset of urge to urinate |
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Vaginal vault |
The interior of the vagina |