NR602 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE

NR602 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE Practice questions for this set The lymphatic system is abundant in the breast and empties the breast tissue of excess fluid. Lymph nodes along the pathway of drainage monitor for foreign bodies such as bacteria or viruses. Pathophysiology of Female Reproductive Cycle Menstrual Phase of Menstrual Cycle Occurs on days 1-5 What is the timing phase of the menstrual cycle? When the endometrium is shed from the uterus What is the role of the Hypothalamic Pituitary Ovarian Axis? The hypothalamus controls anterior pituitary functions via the secretion of releasing and inhibiting factors. What manages the production of hormones and serves as a chemical messenger for the regulation of the gynecologic system? The HPO Axis & Pituitary Gland What stimulates the pituitary gland to produce FSH & LH? The release of GnRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone How is one's due date calculated? Naegele's Rule & LMP What is Menarche? The initiation of menstruation. Happens between age 12-15 What can contribute to a females menstruation onset? Ethnicity, the ratio of total body weight to lean fat, which is the most evident. Obese females tend to start cycles earlier than their counterparts. Length of a normal menstrual cycle? 21 -35 days, with active bleeding on average of about 4-5 days What are some PRESUMPTIVE/subjective signs of pregnancy? Positive pregnancy test, fetal movement around 18 weeks, breast soreness or tenderness, missed menstrual period, N/V. What are some PROBABLE/objective signs of pregnancy? Goodell, Hagar, & Chadwick Signs What hormones stimulate breast development? Prolactin & Growth Hormone, found in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland What stimulates female milk production? Progesterone Contraindications to birth control? PMH embolism, age; smoking; epilepsy; breastfeeding, migraines with aura, breast cancer history, hx of DVT or circulatory issues, hypertension hanging in the 160's/100's 23 yo comes to the office stating that the condom broke during intercourse and she desires emergency contraception. What is the best form of emergency contraception? The copper IUD, is the most effective form of EMS contraception, with a pregnancy rate of 1: 1,000 The nursing student asks you is it safe to place a copper IUD as an EMS form of contraception in this patient when she has a BMI 40? You state : Yes, because copper IUDs in an EMS situation needing contraceptive measure were found very successful in women high BMI's A woman comes in with c/o fatigue & irregular cycles. She wants to get pregnant and asks what labs can you draw to see if her ovaries are working right? FSH targets the ovaries, which stimulate the growth and development of primary follicles which results in estrogen and progesterone. LH targets the follicle w/i the ovary and is responsible for ovulation, hormone production in the ovaries, and corpus luteum formation.