Slap Tears. The shoulder has the most range of motion of any joint in the body. Maintaining stability in this highly mobile joint requires a finely tuned combination of many structures including the socket (glenoid), the cartilaginous rim around the socket (labrum), the capsular ligaments, and the rotator cuff muscles.
The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, known earlier as Pap smear, cervical smear, or smear test) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix (opening of the uterus or womb).hile the test may also detect infections and abnormalities in the endocervix and endometrium, it is not designed to do so. In the United States, Pap smear screening is recommended starting around 21 years of age until the age of 65. Guidelines on frequency vary from every three to five years.
If you are eligible for a smear test and have not had one within the last 3 â 5 years, arrange to have one as soon as possible. Your smear test needs to be taken at least 5 days after the end of a period (if youâre still having periods).Your doctor may send you a reminder when your test is due, so do let the Practice know if you change your address.round 1,500 women in the UK die from cervical cancer every year. The smear test is credited with saving tens of thousands of womenâs lives and decreasing deaths from cervical cancer by more than 70%. The smear test can also spot infections which may need treating.