NM 701 EXAM 6 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
What is a question to ask all women who present with abnormal uterine bleeding?
What is a normal pattern for you
What are premenstrual symptoms also known as?
Molimina
What is any uterine bleeding that is irregular in amount, frequency, duration or
timing?
Abnormal uterine bleeding
Anyone who presents with AUB should have what?
Pregnancy test
What symptom might someone have if they have endocervical polyps?
Bleeding after sex
What do you want to do first for a woman with amenorrhea?
Rule out pregnancy
What is no period for 6 months or no period for 3 of her normal cycles?
Amenorrhea
What is often the cause of primary amenorrhea when there is a uterus and
secondary sex characteristics?
Congenital outflow tract obstruction (transverse vaginal septum or imperforate hymen)
What is the treatment for amenorrhea?
, Based on causative factor
What is the absence of menses for 3 months in women with previously normal
menstruation and for nine months in patient with previous oligomenorrhea?
Secondary amenorrhea
Is primary or secondary amenorrhea more common?
Secondary
After pregnancy, what are often common diagnoses of secondary amenorrhea?
(1) thyroid disease (2) hyperprolactinemia
Where is the source of androgens for PCOS?
Normally ovaries
If there are off the chart androgen levels, what would you do?
Refer (normally indicates something out of scope of practice)
Once a woman is diagnosed with PCOS, needs to have what evaluated?
Insulinemia
What is average blood loss in a menstrual cycle?
30 ml
What is blood loss greater than 80 ml in a menstrual cycle?
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Should you measure blood loss with the menstrual cycle?
No (it's impractical)
Why would anovulation cause bleeding?
Estrogen causes proliferation, outgrows blood supply
What are some important questions to ask about ovulatory cycle for AUB?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
What is a question to ask all women who present with abnormal uterine bleeding?
What is a normal pattern for you
What are premenstrual symptoms also known as?
Molimina
What is any uterine bleeding that is irregular in amount, frequency, duration or
timing?
Abnormal uterine bleeding
Anyone who presents with AUB should have what?
Pregnancy test
What symptom might someone have if they have endocervical polyps?
Bleeding after sex
What do you want to do first for a woman with amenorrhea?
Rule out pregnancy
What is no period for 6 months or no period for 3 of her normal cycles?
Amenorrhea
What is often the cause of primary amenorrhea when there is a uterus and
secondary sex characteristics?
Congenital outflow tract obstruction (transverse vaginal septum or imperforate hymen)
What is the treatment for amenorrhea?
, Based on causative factor
What is the absence of menses for 3 months in women with previously normal
menstruation and for nine months in patient with previous oligomenorrhea?
Secondary amenorrhea
Is primary or secondary amenorrhea more common?
Secondary
After pregnancy, what are often common diagnoses of secondary amenorrhea?
(1) thyroid disease (2) hyperprolactinemia
Where is the source of androgens for PCOS?
Normally ovaries
If there are off the chart androgen levels, what would you do?
Refer (normally indicates something out of scope of practice)
Once a woman is diagnosed with PCOS, needs to have what evaluated?
Insulinemia
What is average blood loss in a menstrual cycle?
30 ml
What is blood loss greater than 80 ml in a menstrual cycle?
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Should you measure blood loss with the menstrual cycle?
No (it's impractical)
Why would anovulation cause bleeding?
Estrogen causes proliferation, outgrows blood supply
What are some important questions to ask about ovulatory cycle for AUB?
