Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

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(^514) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified



  • Check vital signs, temperature.

  • Administer pain medication.

  • Emotional reassurance.

  • Explain to the patient:

    • Benefit of early ambulation.

    • Use of pain medication.

    • Treatments promoted by the oncologist.




Ovarian Masses, Benign


The most common ovarian cysts are follicular.

WHAT WENT WRONG?


The egg is enclosed in a follicle as it waits to be expelled monthly from the ovary.
When the follicle does not open to allow the egg out or the follicle is not reab-
sorbed, a benign cyst, a fluid-filled sac, may result.

PROGNOSIS


Most cysts resolve in several months. However, a small percentage of patients
experience discomfort or pain when the cyst does not resolve.

HALLMARK SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS



  • Asymptomatic

  • Changes in menstruation

  • Unilateral pelvic pain (usually one ovary is involved)

  • Sharp pelvic pain, which indicates rupture


INTERPRETING TEST RESULTS



  • Pregnancy test.


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