FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE AND GENITAL
PROBLEMS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION
GUIDE
● E&P: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Answer: Inflammatory condition
of the pelvic cavity
> May involve uterus, fallopian tubes (salpingitis), ovaries (oophoritis),
pelvic peritoneum
--
> Often result of untreated cervicitis
> Most commonly caused by sexual transmission (ie, Chlamydia or
Gonococcal)
> Usually caused by bacteria, may be from virus, fungus, or parasite
> Other causes: endometrial biopsy, IUD, surgical abortion
● Clinical S&S: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Answer: > Lower
abdominal pain
> Vaginal discharge
> Fever, chills
> Dyspareunia: *painful intercourse*
> Tenderness after menses
, ● Complications: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Answer: > Septic Shock
> Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
> Ectopic Pregnancy
> Infertility
> Chronic Pelvic Pain
● Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome. Answer: Occurs when pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID) spreads to the liver and causes acute
perihepatitis
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The pt. will present symptoms of pain in their right upper quadrant but
LFTs will be normal
● Collaborative Care: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Answer: > Broad-
spectrum antibiotics (Cefoxitin)
● Endometriosis. Answer: Presence of normal endometrial tissue in
sites outside of the endometrial cavity
> 7% of women of reproductive age
--
Typical client w/ endometriosis: late 20's, early 30's, white, never had
full-term pregnancy
--
Etiology not well understood; many theories
PROBLEMS EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTION
GUIDE
● E&P: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Answer: Inflammatory condition
of the pelvic cavity
> May involve uterus, fallopian tubes (salpingitis), ovaries (oophoritis),
pelvic peritoneum
--
> Often result of untreated cervicitis
> Most commonly caused by sexual transmission (ie, Chlamydia or
Gonococcal)
> Usually caused by bacteria, may be from virus, fungus, or parasite
> Other causes: endometrial biopsy, IUD, surgical abortion
● Clinical S&S: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Answer: > Lower
abdominal pain
> Vaginal discharge
> Fever, chills
> Dyspareunia: *painful intercourse*
> Tenderness after menses
, ● Complications: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Answer: > Septic Shock
> Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome
> Ectopic Pregnancy
> Infertility
> Chronic Pelvic Pain
● Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome. Answer: Occurs when pelvic
inflammatory disease (PID) spreads to the liver and causes acute
perihepatitis
--
The pt. will present symptoms of pain in their right upper quadrant but
LFTs will be normal
● Collaborative Care: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease. Answer: > Broad-
spectrum antibiotics (Cefoxitin)
● Endometriosis. Answer: Presence of normal endometrial tissue in
sites outside of the endometrial cavity
> 7% of women of reproductive age
--
Typical client w/ endometriosis: late 20's, early 30's, white, never had
full-term pregnancy
--
Etiology not well understood; many theories
