NP Women's Health Exam Questions And
Answers 100% Correct
61 years - answer median age for breast cancer
upper outer quadrant - answer most common site for breast cancer
benign breast tumors in postmenopausal women - answer dilated and filled mammary
ducts with cellular debris
ovarian cancer risk factors(4) - answer 1. no children
2. BRCA genes
3. fertility drugs
4. late menopause (50's-60's)
childbearing years - answer when do fibroids appear?
menopause - answer when do fibroids decrease?
smooth muscle - answer Where do fibroids develop?
1. African Americans and people of Asian decent
2. > from age 30-50 - answer fibroids more common for who?
secondary dysmenorrhea - answer painful menstruation that begins during adult life,
usually as a consequence of a pelvic disorder such as endometriosis, adenomyosis,
fibroids, or infection
Vulvovaginal candidiasis symptoms (3) - answer 1. tender, burning vulva
2. swollen and red vulva
3. cottage cheese discharge that is odorless and adherent
diabetes - answer if candida infection is frequent check for?
Bartholin's glands - answer Glands of the female genitalia that secrete a lubricating fluid
during sexual intercourse
bartholinitis - answer inflammation of one or both ducts that lead from the vaginal
opening to the bartholin's glands
normal flora of the genital area or STI - answer What causes bartholinitis?
, polycystic ovary syndrome - answer a condition caused by a hormonal imbalance in
which the ovaries are enlarged by the presence of many cysts formed by incompletely
developed follicles
women of reproductive age - answer Who gets PCOS?
infertility, hirsutism, amenorrhea, obesity - answer what does PCOS cause? (4)
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - answer inflammation and infection of organs in the
pelvic region; salpingitis, oophoritis, endometritis, endocervicitis
PID symptoms - answer pain in the lower abdomen
fever
malodoraous discharge
burning with urination
bleeding between periods
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea - answer PID often caused by?
endometriosis - answer a condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape the
uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity
yes, but rarely - answer can endometriosis spread beyond the pelvic region?
infertility
dysmenorrhea
dyspareunia - answer endometriosis causes....
menopause - answer the time of natural cessation of menstruation; over 45 years old
and not had period for 12 months and not usung COC or does not have a uterus
HRT after discussing long and short term benefits and risks - answer Hot flashes, offer
patients?
estrogen and progesterone - answer Have a uterus then HRT is....
estrogen alone - answer No uterus then HRT is.....
patient has unscheduled vaginal bleeding - answer After 3 months of HRT call provider
if....
25-35 lbs. - answer Normal weight gain in pregnancy?
left decubitus because optimizes blood flow to the fetus and maternal heart - answer
How should pregnant females lie down?
Answers 100% Correct
61 years - answer median age for breast cancer
upper outer quadrant - answer most common site for breast cancer
benign breast tumors in postmenopausal women - answer dilated and filled mammary
ducts with cellular debris
ovarian cancer risk factors(4) - answer 1. no children
2. BRCA genes
3. fertility drugs
4. late menopause (50's-60's)
childbearing years - answer when do fibroids appear?
menopause - answer when do fibroids decrease?
smooth muscle - answer Where do fibroids develop?
1. African Americans and people of Asian decent
2. > from age 30-50 - answer fibroids more common for who?
secondary dysmenorrhea - answer painful menstruation that begins during adult life,
usually as a consequence of a pelvic disorder such as endometriosis, adenomyosis,
fibroids, or infection
Vulvovaginal candidiasis symptoms (3) - answer 1. tender, burning vulva
2. swollen and red vulva
3. cottage cheese discharge that is odorless and adherent
diabetes - answer if candida infection is frequent check for?
Bartholin's glands - answer Glands of the female genitalia that secrete a lubricating fluid
during sexual intercourse
bartholinitis - answer inflammation of one or both ducts that lead from the vaginal
opening to the bartholin's glands
normal flora of the genital area or STI - answer What causes bartholinitis?
, polycystic ovary syndrome - answer a condition caused by a hormonal imbalance in
which the ovaries are enlarged by the presence of many cysts formed by incompletely
developed follicles
women of reproductive age - answer Who gets PCOS?
infertility, hirsutism, amenorrhea, obesity - answer what does PCOS cause? (4)
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) - answer inflammation and infection of organs in the
pelvic region; salpingitis, oophoritis, endometritis, endocervicitis
PID symptoms - answer pain in the lower abdomen
fever
malodoraous discharge
burning with urination
bleeding between periods
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea - answer PID often caused by?
endometriosis - answer a condition in which patches of endometrial tissue escape the
uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity
yes, but rarely - answer can endometriosis spread beyond the pelvic region?
infertility
dysmenorrhea
dyspareunia - answer endometriosis causes....
menopause - answer the time of natural cessation of menstruation; over 45 years old
and not had period for 12 months and not usung COC or does not have a uterus
HRT after discussing long and short term benefits and risks - answer Hot flashes, offer
patients?
estrogen and progesterone - answer Have a uterus then HRT is....
estrogen alone - answer No uterus then HRT is.....
patient has unscheduled vaginal bleeding - answer After 3 months of HRT call provider
if....
25-35 lbs. - answer Normal weight gain in pregnancy?
left decubitus because optimizes blood flow to the fetus and maternal heart - answer
How should pregnant females lie down?
