AANP - Walden (Women's Health & Pregnancy)/ AANP - Walden (Women's Health & Pregnancy), Walden University. Questions and Correct Answers. Updated 2024.

AANP - Walden (Women's Health & Pregnancy)/ AANP - Walden (Women's Health & Pregnancy), Walden University. Questions and Correct Answers. Updated 2024. For post menopausal bleeding: DO ULTRASOUND FIRST OR REFER FOR ENDOMETREAL BIOPSY Dominant breast/breast cancer: characteristics and diagnostics mass one side feels hard, irregular, immobile, located tail of spence, skin color peu d orange (resembles orange peel), dimpling retraction, painless, bloody nipple discharge DX: order mammogram, refer to breast surgeon Paget's disease of the breast characteristics: chronic red scaly rash resembling eczema starts on nipple and spreads to areola, itching, pain, burning sensation, skin lesion enlarges includes crusting, ulceration and bleeding at the nipple Inflammatory breast cancer characteristics: recent or acute onset red swollen warm area in breast of younger woman, mimics mastitis, no lump, may pit, turn orange, appear bruised, rare but aggressive breast cancer Fibrocystic breast: characteristics, diagnostics & treatment engorged and painful breasts symptoms 2 weeks before menses and at worst before cycle, resolves after menses DX: multiple, mobile rubbery cystic masses on both breasts TX: stop caffeine, take vitamin E, IS IT "NORMAL IN AGING/ELDERLY BRCA1/2 associated hereditary breast/ovarian Cancer: define & treatment family history is high risk, Men are higher risk TX: patient positive with BRCA mutation should be referred to breast specialist, MRI and mammogram, high risk in Jews, refer to counseling and mutation testing Ovarian cancer: define, risk factors, diagnostics & treatment palpate ovary in 1-year post-menopausal woman, risk factors: include family history, Jewish descent, BRCA1/2 mutation, lynch syndrome, breast cancer, 55 age, endometriosis, first child at age 30, nulliparity(never completed pregnancy past 20 weeks) DX: pelvic exam, transvaginal US, biopsy, intravaginal US, CA124 TX: chemotherapy, referral surgical oncology eval and treatmen Pap testing begins at 21 and every three years til 30 then every 5 years if co-testing for HPV. UPSTF recommends: recommends at age 30 with HPV testing to every 5 years, HIV positive women can screen before 21 years of age, stop PAP screening at 65 Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP): gynecologic procedure that uses a thin, low-voltage electrified wire loop to cut out abnormal tissue in the cervix is a device used like a scalpel cut thru cervix to treat cervical cancer Potassium hydroxide slide: KOH aids in diagnosing fungal infections hair, nails and skin KOH works by causing lysis of the squamous cell which makes it easier to see the hyphae and spores, vaginal specimens do not require KOH The whiff test can be used to detect _____. BV test for BV, fish odor is released after dropping KOH on slide Polycystic ovarian syndrome endocrine disorder associated with chronic anovulation hormone abnormality marked by anovulation, infertility excessive androgen production and insulin resistance, high risk for type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, metabolic syndrome, endometrial hyperplasia, obesity and cancer, infertility, sleep apnea, hirsutism, acne, amenorrhea, Post menopause with bleed/PCOS- high risk for endometrial cance Polycystic ovarian syndrome diagnostics & treatment: DX: transvaginal US, testosterone, FSH, fasting glucose TX: low dose contraceptives, spiraladactone for hirsutism, metformin Osteoporosis A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily. -2.5 Osteopenia thinner than average bone density; decreased calcification -1.5 to -2.4 Persistent vaginal or urinary tract infection should be screen for ________. diabetes Prostaglandins are responsible for inflammation dysmenorrhea Immunizations in pregnancy