WOMENS HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
When performing a rectal exam on a femal, a hard nodular rectal shelf is palpable at the
tip of the examiners fingers, this suggests - Answers - mestastatic tissue in the
rectourterine pouch
When performing a bimanual vaginal exam, a nodule on on the anterior uterine surface
could suggest a - Answers - myoma
In which of the following situations would it be difficult for the examiner to palpate an
ovary during the bimanual vaginal exam - Answers - a woman who is anxious
Older female with vaginal atrophy - Answers - use smaller size speculum
Irregular cauliflower-like growth noted around the cervical os - Answers - carcinoma of
the cervix
If urethritis or inflammation of the paraurethral galnds is suspected, index finger should
be inserted into the vagina and - Answers - milk the urethra gently from the inside
outward
45 year old female c/c postcoital bleeding - Answers - cervical cancer
Indications for performing a rectovaginal exam does not include - Answers - assess an
inguinal hernia
Profuse, yellow/green vaginal discharge that is malodorous - Answers - trich
Uterine bleeding between expected menstrual cycles is - Answers - metorrhagia
To palpate an indirect inguinal hernia in a women, have her stand and palpate int eh
labia majora and - Answers - palpate upward to just lateral to the pubic tubercles
Causes of post-menopausal bleeding typically include all of the following except -
Answers - atrophic vaginitis
A solid nodular-like lesion is palpated over the right ovary - Answers - an ovarian tumor
An ulcerated vulvar lesion in an elderly woman may indicate - Answers - vulvar cancer
In female patients with dyspareunia, superficial pain is most likely related to all of the
following except - Answers - pressure on a normal ovary
ANSWERS
When performing a rectal exam on a femal, a hard nodular rectal shelf is palpable at the
tip of the examiners fingers, this suggests - Answers - mestastatic tissue in the
rectourterine pouch
When performing a bimanual vaginal exam, a nodule on on the anterior uterine surface
could suggest a - Answers - myoma
In which of the following situations would it be difficult for the examiner to palpate an
ovary during the bimanual vaginal exam - Answers - a woman who is anxious
Older female with vaginal atrophy - Answers - use smaller size speculum
Irregular cauliflower-like growth noted around the cervical os - Answers - carcinoma of
the cervix
If urethritis or inflammation of the paraurethral galnds is suspected, index finger should
be inserted into the vagina and - Answers - milk the urethra gently from the inside
outward
45 year old female c/c postcoital bleeding - Answers - cervical cancer
Indications for performing a rectovaginal exam does not include - Answers - assess an
inguinal hernia
Profuse, yellow/green vaginal discharge that is malodorous - Answers - trich
Uterine bleeding between expected menstrual cycles is - Answers - metorrhagia
To palpate an indirect inguinal hernia in a women, have her stand and palpate int eh
labia majora and - Answers - palpate upward to just lateral to the pubic tubercles
Causes of post-menopausal bleeding typically include all of the following except -
Answers - atrophic vaginitis
A solid nodular-like lesion is palpated over the right ovary - Answers - an ovarian tumor
An ulcerated vulvar lesion in an elderly woman may indicate - Answers - vulvar cancer
In female patients with dyspareunia, superficial pain is most likely related to all of the
following except - Answers - pressure on a normal ovary
