A patient with ovarian cancer is admitted to the hospital for surgery. You are completing a health history on the patient. What clinical manifestations would you expect to assess?
A) Fish-like odor of the vagina
B) Increased abdominal girth
C) Fever and chills
D) Lower abdominal pelvic pain
Ans: B
Feedback: Clinical manifestations of ovarian cancer include enlargement of the abdomen from an accumulation of fluid. Flatulence and feeling full after a light meal are significant symptoms. In bacterial vaginosis, a fish-like odor, which is noticeable after sexual intercourse or during menstruation, occurs as a result of a rise in the vaginal pH. Fever and chills occur in toxic shock syndrome (TSS). A symptom associated with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is lower abdominal pelvic pain.
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