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    What is Endometriosis? This disorder is classified as tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus‚ grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis most commonly involves your ovaries‚ bowel or the tissue lining your pelvis. There are cases of the endometrial tissue may spread beyond your pelvic region. The misplaced endometrial tissue acts the same as the tissue lining the uterus. The hormonal changes of your menstrual cycle affect the misplaced endometrial tissue. The tissue thickens‚ breaks

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    Most women with ovarian cancer report one or more symptoms such as abdominal pain or discomfort‚ an abdominal mass‚ bloating‚ back pain‚ urinary urgency‚ constipation‚ tiredness and a range of other non-specific symptoms‚ as well as more specific symptoms such as pelvic pain‚ abnormal vaginal bleeding or involuntary weight loss. There can be a build-up of fluid in the abdominal

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    Running Head: ENDOMETRIOSIS: THE NURSING PROCESS Abstract This paper will focus the nursing process of endometriosis‚ including the pathophysiology‚ etiology‚ risk factors‚ signs and symptoms‚ assessments‚ diagnostic testing‚ interventions‚ medications and teaching. Therapy for a client with endometriosis will be individualized depending upon the severity of the disease‚ however‚ the basic information will be covered here. Endometriosis: The Nursing Process

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    Myomectomy

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    surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids — noncancerous growths that often appear in your uterus during your childbearing years. The surgeon’s goal during myomectomy is to take out symptom-causing fibroids and reconstruct the uterus. Unlike hysterectomy‚ which removes your entire uterus‚ myomectomy surgery removes only the fibroids and leaves your uterus intact. Women who undergo myomectomy report improvement in fibroid symptoms‚ including heavy menstrual bleeding and pelvic pressure. In the

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    alandmark for many doctors to track the progress of a pregnancy. The uterine cavity refers to thefundus of the uterus and the body of the uterus.Helping support the uterus are ligaments that attach from the body of the uterus to the pelvic wall and abdominal wall. During pregnancy the ligaments prolapse due to the growinguterus‚ but retract after childbirth. In some cases after menopause‚ they may lose elasticity anduterine prolapse may occur. This can be fixed with surgery.Some problems of the uterus include uterine fibroids

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    oxalate‚ urate‚ cystine‚ calcium phosphate‚ and silicate. 5. A constriction of the perputial orifice that does not allow for the foreskin to fold back over the glans is called? Phimosis 6. What is the term for the surgical removal of the uterus? Hysterectomy 7. What is the medical term for an examination/biopsy of the vagina and cervical areas? Colposcopy 8. What are bleeding manifestations of the menstrual cycle? The blood that is shed during the menstrual cycle manifests itself as vaginal bleeding

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    hysterectomy‚ chemotherapy‚ or pelvic radiation therapy). In the U.S.‚ there are roughly 46 million adult postmenopausal women (PMPW) and over 500 billion women worldwide (http://www.menopause.org/publications/other-resources/terms-statistics). PMPW tend to

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    Cesarean Diagnosis Essay

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    Diagnosis The assigned clinical experienced was an opportunity to meet and interact with a patient that was scheduled to have a cesarean and to obtain a history. The Patient‚ T is a 27 year old female who is a Multipara and has a history of marijuana use‚ HPV‚ Abnormal Pap smear‚ CIN changes‚ and anxiety with depression. This patient is blood type A‚ RH and G Betta negative. She is also Rubella immune. The first baby was delivered via cesarean at 40 weeks‚ due to fetal distress and cord entanglement

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    Abbreviation Physical Exam

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    COMPLETE PHYSICAL EXAM ABBREVIATIONS: Vital Signs: T (temperature) HR (pulse) RR (respiration rate) BP (systolic/diastolic) SPO2 pulse ox SYSTEM Physical Exam Documentation Detailed Abbreviation Explanation GEN: General NAD‚ AAOX4‚ WDWN (AAM‚ AAF‚ WM‚ WF) No acute distress‚ alert‚ awake‚ and oriented times 4 to name‚ place‚ time‚ purpose‚ Well developed well nourished (African American Male‚ African American Female‚ White Male‚ White Female) HEENT: Head‚ NCAT‚ MMM‚ EOMI‚ PERRLA‚ b/l TM intact & Normocephalic

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    mucous membranes are moist and pink. Gag reflex intact. Thyroid is not enlarged. Pain Status: (Level of pain; location‚ intensity‚ characteristics‚ activities which cause/worsen pain; activities which alleviate pain) Subjective: patient complains of abdominal pain‚ nausea‚ and chest pain. C: dull O: this morning L: chest‚ back‚ stomach D: intermittent S: 8 P: walking makes it worse‚ but it’s tolerable when she is in bed A: nausea‚ dizziness Objective: patient is uncomfortable when getting up from the

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