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pid - irina25 - ArchivalUser - 04-09-2006
1-19. A sexually active 18-yo woman comes to the physician's office because of fever, lower abdominal pain and a purulent vaginal discharge for the last 3 weeks. A tender mass is palpated in the right lower quadrant on bimanual exam. Which of the following is the most likely site of the mass?
A) Ovary
B) Fallopian tube
C) Uterine body
E) vagina
F) Bladder
G) Rectum
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-09-2006
B.
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-09-2006
why is not ovary?
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-09-2006
Would ovary be located in the pelvic area?
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-09-2006
hmmmm, you're kidding me, well then help me understand where ovary is located????
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0 - ArchivalUser - 04-09-2006
ovary appears to be the answer.
0 - ArchivalUser - 04-09-2006
-- both are located near by and in the pelvis but fallopian tube is involved at first as it comes first in route during ascending infection. and question is asking most likely mass------------