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Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, 1985
Certified nurse-midwives routinely perform, evaluate, and manage Pap smears as part of their daily practice. This paper outlines current theory on women at risk for cervical cancer, as well as proper technique for taking the Pap Smear. Management and treatment of abnormal Pap smears are discussed.
K A, Baldwin, K, Goodwin
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Certified nurse-midwives routinely perform, evaluate, and manage Pap smears as part of their daily practice. This paper outlines current theory on women at risk for cervical cancer, as well as proper technique for taking the Pap Smear. Management and treatment of abnormal Pap smears are discussed.
K A, Baldwin, K, Goodwin
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The history of the papanicolaou smear and the Odyssey of George and Andromache Papanicolaou
Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1998The Papanicolaou smear, a routine screening test for cancer of the uterine cervix, was reported in 1928, and its efficacy was proved by 1941. Since then, it has been used worldwide as a clinical tool for the early detection of cancer. Cancer of the cervix follows a predictable sequence.
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The Evolution of the Papanicolaou Smear
Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2013The Papanicolaou smear or cervicovaginal cytology has been the mainstay of screening for cervical cancer in women of over 60 years. In this article, the origins of the Pap smear as a screening method and the many changes associated with the use of the Pap smear are detailed.
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The abnormal papanicolaou smear
Medical Clinics of North America, 1995Despite its limitations, the Pap smear is a widely accepted, powerful screening technique for cellular abnormalities of the cervix. Abnormal Pap smears are found in 1% to 5% of the screened population, depending on the population characteristics. It is therefore important for all clinicians caring for women to be familiar with the principles of Pap ...
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???Timing of the Postpartum Papanicolaou Smear.???
The Nurse Practitioner, 1994To study the relation between the timing of the postpartum examination and the postpartum Papanicolaou smear.One hundred eighty-four women in labor at Arlington Community Hospital were randomized to receive their postpartum Papanicolaou smear at 4, 6, or 8 weeks after delivery.
T L, Rarick, J G, Tchabo
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The positive Papanicolaou smear in pregnancy
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1964Abstract Eighteen positive smears were found in 4,794 pregnant women during the years 1959 through 1962. Sixty-seven per cent of the positive smears were diagnosed as carcinoma of the cervix following biopsy antenatally. The postpartum biopsy showed persistent carcinoma in one third of the cases.
M S, DUBNER, V, ROSATI, S, DUCKMAN
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1977
R A, Kyle, M A, Shampo
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R A, Kyle, M A, Shampo
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Xylene-Free Papanicolaou Staining
Acta CytologicaIntroduction: Xylene (XL) is the most commonly used clearing agent in Papanicolaou staining. XL is hazardous and toxic chemical and prolonged exposure to XL can cause many ill-health effects. The health risk due to XL can be minimized by substituting XL with less hazardous clearing reagents such as Pine Oil (PO), Eucalyptus oil (EO), or Limonene (LM ...
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Management of the Abnormal Papanicolaou Smear
Journal of American College Health, 1989Since 1943, Papanicolaou (Pap) smears have been widely used to screen for cervical cancer. Over the past 25 years, new understanding of the natural history of cervical epithelial neoplasia has defined the existence and importance of dysplasia, also termed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and more recently, its probable link to human papilloma ...
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