Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^499 Mastectomy for larger tumors or more than two tumors in the same breast. Chemotherapy before surg ...

(^500) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Cervical Cancer The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear has markedly increased early detection ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^501 Ablation of the lesion with cryotherapy, which freezes the cells. Hysterectomy with lymph node bi ...

(^502) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Dysmenorrhea Menstrual pain occurring after ovulation for which no cause can be disc ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^503 Home remedies. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have antiprostaglandin activities, w ...

(^504) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified PROGNOSIS Ectopic pregnancy is the greatest cause of maternal death early in the pre ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^505 NURSING INTERVENTIONS Check vaginal bleeding. Check incision site. Assess abdomen—bowel sounds, d ...

(^506) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified HALLMARK SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Abnormal bleeding Abnormal Pap test (not diagnostic but ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^507 Check incision site. Assess abdomen for bowel sounds, distention. Check urinary output. Administe ...

(^508) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified INTERPRETING TEST RESULTS Labwork will show a declining Hgb and Hct. Ultrasound, MR ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^509 tract of the woman is at issue. Primary infertility is when a woman has never had a pregnancy; sec ...

(^510) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified TREATMENTS Treatments depend on the cause of the infertility. For abnormal sperm fi ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^511 WHAT WENT WRONG? Natural progression of life PROGNOSIS The average age of menopause in the United ...

(^512) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Decisional conflict Personal identity disturbance NURSING INTERVENTIONS Explain t ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^513 Dyspnea due to pressure from the diaphragm from an enlarging tumor Ascites—abnormal abdominal flu ...

(^514) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Check vital signs, temperature. Administer pain medication. Emotional reassurance. ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^515 Pelvic exam. Ultrasound. TREATMENTS Watchful waiting since most cysts resolve. Oral contracepti ...

(^516) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Bacteroides. Most infections are due to a mix of bacteria. PID occurs most often in ...

CHAPTER 14 Women’s Health^517 TREATMENTS Most patients are able to be managed in an outpatient setting with antibiotics: ofloxa ...

(^518) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified cental site trophoblastic tumor. A complete mole is formed when an egg that has no D ...