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HudsonKB16

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on: Jun 28, 2018
A 17-year-old girl comes to the emergency department complaining of severe pain in her left lower quadrant. An ovarian cyst is suspected. The nurse knows that what confirms this diagnosis?
 
  a. Laparotomy
  b. Oophorectomy
  c. Transvaginal ultrasound
  d. Hysteroscopy

Question 2

______________________ is the presence of tissue that resembles endometrium outside the uterus.
 
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bpool94

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Diagnosis of an ovarian cyst is made by transvaginal ultrasound.

Answer to Question 2

Endometriosis

Endometriosis is the presence of tissue that resembles endometrium outside the uterus.


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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Gracias!

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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