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Nu 155 med surg, exam 4, reproductive
Practice Questions and Answers
When do you do a self-breast examination? - Ans:✔✔-In the shower, monthly after menstraul cycle
What are s/s of menopause? - Ans:✔✔-Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, insomnia, joint pain, HA, nausea,
smaller uterus, shorter vagina, sparse pubic and axillary hair, decreased breast firmness, stress
incontinence, emotional instability, irritability, depression
What is medical tx for menopause? - Ans:✔✔-Estrogen therapy for vaginal dryness, supportive care
What is pelvic organ prolapse? - Ans:✔✔-Protrusion of the pelvic organs into or out of the vagina
What are causes of organ prolapse? - Ans:✔✔-Pregnancy and child birth, weakness pelvic muscles
What are s/s of pelvic prolapse? - Ans:✔✔-Dyspareunia, lower back/pelvic discomfort, recurrent bladder
infections, protruding from vaginal opening
What is tx for pelvic prolapse? - Ans:✔✔-Kegel exercises, pessary, colporrhaphy, hysterectomy
What are pelvic prolapse complications? - Ans:✔✔-Second and third degree prolapse is subject to
trauma & may become eroded or necrotic, incontinence
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What is dysmenorrhea? - Ans:✔✔-painful menstruation
What is oligomenorrhea? - Ans:✔✔-decreased menstruation > 45 days
What is amenorrhea? - Ans:✔✔-absence of menstruation
What is metrorrhagia? - Ans:✔✔-bleeding between periods "spotting"
What is menorrhagia? - Ans:✔✔-excessive bleeding during menstruation
What is Leiomyoma (fibroid)? - Ans:✔✔-smooth muscle tumors of the uterus (benign) during
reproductive years
What are s/s of leiomyoma? - Ans:✔✔-Menstrual irregularities, backache, lower abdomen pressure,
constipation, urinary frequency
What are complications of leiomyomas? - Ans:✔✔-Infertility, crowding,malpositioning of fetus,
interruption of blood supply
What is the medical dx for leiomyomas? - Ans:✔✔-Enlarged and distorted uterus
What is tx for leiomyomas? - Ans:✔✔-Tumors atrophy after menopause, possible myomectomy, uterine
artery embolization
What is endometriosis? - Ans:✔✔-cells deposited in the pelvic cavity implant on structures within the
cavity (ovaries, rectovaginal septum, pelvis and abd.)
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
Nu 155 med surg, exam 4, reproductive
Practice Questions and Answers
When do you do a self-breast examination? - Ans:✔✔-In the shower, monthly after menstraul cycle
What are s/s of menopause? - Ans:✔✔-Hot flashes, vaginal dryness, insomnia, joint pain, HA, nausea,
smaller uterus, shorter vagina, sparse pubic and axillary hair, decreased breast firmness, stress
incontinence, emotional instability, irritability, depression
What is medical tx for menopause? - Ans:✔✔-Estrogen therapy for vaginal dryness, supportive care
What is pelvic organ prolapse? - Ans:✔✔-Protrusion of the pelvic organs into or out of the vagina
What are causes of organ prolapse? - Ans:✔✔-Pregnancy and child birth, weakness pelvic muscles
What are s/s of pelvic prolapse? - Ans:✔✔-Dyspareunia, lower back/pelvic discomfort, recurrent bladder
infections, protruding from vaginal opening
What is tx for pelvic prolapse? - Ans:✔✔-Kegel exercises, pessary, colporrhaphy, hysterectomy
What are pelvic prolapse complications? - Ans:✔✔-Second and third degree prolapse is subject to
trauma & may become eroded or necrotic, incontinence
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What is dysmenorrhea? - Ans:✔✔-painful menstruation
What is oligomenorrhea? - Ans:✔✔-decreased menstruation > 45 days
What is amenorrhea? - Ans:✔✔-absence of menstruation
What is metrorrhagia? - Ans:✔✔-bleeding between periods "spotting"
What is menorrhagia? - Ans:✔✔-excessive bleeding during menstruation
What is Leiomyoma (fibroid)? - Ans:✔✔-smooth muscle tumors of the uterus (benign) during
reproductive years
What are s/s of leiomyoma? - Ans:✔✔-Menstrual irregularities, backache, lower abdomen pressure,
constipation, urinary frequency
What are complications of leiomyomas? - Ans:✔✔-Infertility, crowding,malpositioning of fetus,
interruption of blood supply
What is the medical dx for leiomyomas? - Ans:✔✔-Enlarged and distorted uterus
What is tx for leiomyomas? - Ans:✔✔-Tumors atrophy after menopause, possible myomectomy, uterine
artery embolization
What is endometriosis? - Ans:✔✔-cells deposited in the pelvic cavity implant on structures within the
cavity (ovaries, rectovaginal septum, pelvis and abd.)
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