Chapter 37: OB/GYN Examinations
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
OB/GYN practice -
correct answer ✅Focuses on the female reproductive system
Obstetrics -
correct answer ✅Focuses on pregnancy and childbirth
Gynecology -
correct answer ✅Focuses on diseases and disorders of the female
reproductive system
Papanicolaou (Pap) test -
correct answer ✅Cytological screening test to detect cancer of the
cervix
How does the Pap test work? -
correct answer ✅Samples taken from the vagina, cervix, and
endocervix are smeared onto slides and then sprayed with a
fixative/placed in alcohol solution and sent to lab.
Was the Pap test very accurate? -
correct answer ✅No; up to two-thirds of the false negative reports
,Chapter 37: OB/GYN Examinations
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
were caused by limitations of the sampling technique and the slide
preparation.
What did the FDA approve to replace Pap testing? -
correct answer ✅A liquid based method known by the brand
names of ThinPrep and Autocyte
How do the new methods (ThinPrep) work? -
correct answer ✅Collecting sample with plastic endocervical
broom and placing it into bottle of preservative solution.
FocalPoint Primary Screening System -
correct answer ✅Approved by FDA for use in screening smears
before a provider or technologist analyzes them
When should women begin cervical cancer screening? -
correct answer ✅21
How often should women have a Pap test? -
correct answer ✅Women aged 21-29 should have a Pap test every
3 years
, Chapter 37: OB/GYN Examinations
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
How are HPV tests administered alongside Pap tests? -
correct answer ✅HPV testing should not be given to women 21-
29; at age 30, women should screen with Pap test and HPV test
every 5 years until age 65
Do HPV tests need to be administered alongside Pap tests? -
correct answer ✅No, women 30-65 can get tested every 3 years
with just the Pap test
What kinds of women 65+ don't need any cervical cancer
screening? -
correct answer ✅If they have had regular screening in the previous
10 years and...
- haven't had any serious precancers (CIN2 and CIN3) in the last 20
years,
- had a total hysterectomy unless it was for cervical (pre)cancer
What should patients do before a Pap test? -
correct answer ✅1. Don't use tampons, birth control foams, jellies,
or other vaginal creams for 48 hours before
2. Don't douche (irrigation of vagina) for 48 hours prior
3. Don't have sexual intercourse 48 hours prior
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
OB/GYN practice -
correct answer ✅Focuses on the female reproductive system
Obstetrics -
correct answer ✅Focuses on pregnancy and childbirth
Gynecology -
correct answer ✅Focuses on diseases and disorders of the female
reproductive system
Papanicolaou (Pap) test -
correct answer ✅Cytological screening test to detect cancer of the
cervix
How does the Pap test work? -
correct answer ✅Samples taken from the vagina, cervix, and
endocervix are smeared onto slides and then sprayed with a
fixative/placed in alcohol solution and sent to lab.
Was the Pap test very accurate? -
correct answer ✅No; up to two-thirds of the false negative reports
,Chapter 37: OB/GYN Examinations
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
were caused by limitations of the sampling technique and the slide
preparation.
What did the FDA approve to replace Pap testing? -
correct answer ✅A liquid based method known by the brand
names of ThinPrep and Autocyte
How do the new methods (ThinPrep) work? -
correct answer ✅Collecting sample with plastic endocervical
broom and placing it into bottle of preservative solution.
FocalPoint Primary Screening System -
correct answer ✅Approved by FDA for use in screening smears
before a provider or technologist analyzes them
When should women begin cervical cancer screening? -
correct answer ✅21
How often should women have a Pap test? -
correct answer ✅Women aged 21-29 should have a Pap test every
3 years
, Chapter 37: OB/GYN Examinations
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
How are HPV tests administered alongside Pap tests? -
correct answer ✅HPV testing should not be given to women 21-
29; at age 30, women should screen with Pap test and HPV test
every 5 years until age 65
Do HPV tests need to be administered alongside Pap tests? -
correct answer ✅No, women 30-65 can get tested every 3 years
with just the Pap test
What kinds of women 65+ don't need any cervical cancer
screening? -
correct answer ✅If they have had regular screening in the previous
10 years and...
- haven't had any serious precancers (CIN2 and CIN3) in the last 20
years,
- had a total hysterectomy unless it was for cervical (pre)cancer
What should patients do before a Pap test? -
correct answer ✅1. Don't use tampons, birth control foams, jellies,
or other vaginal creams for 48 hours before
2. Don't douche (irrigation of vagina) for 48 hours prior
3. Don't have sexual intercourse 48 hours prior
