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NU350 EXAM 1 AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 TEST
BANK| COMPLETE 450 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
meno .....ANSWER..... menstrual-related
metro .....ANSWER..... time
olgio .....ANSWER..... few
rhagia .....ANSWER..... excess or abnormal
dys .....ANSWER..... not or pain
rhea .....ANSWER..... flow
amenorrhea .....ANSWER..... absence or lack of menses during the
reproductive years
primary amenorrhea .....ANSWER..... absence of menses by 14
(without secondary sexual characteristics) or absence of menses
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by 16 (with normal development of secondary sexual
characteristics). TX= correct underlying condition/ estrogen
replacement therapy to stimulate development of 2ndary sex
character.
secondary amenorrhea .....ANSWER..... absence of menses for 3
cycles or 6 months in women who previously menstruated. TX=
progesterone, nutrition, gonadoptropin releasing hormone,
thyroid hormone. Assessment= lab/diag tests, counseling, edu.
dysmenorrhea .....ANSWER..... painful periods. TX= NSAIDS,
contraceptives, SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulators),
vitamins (E, Mg, B, fish oil), lifestyle changes
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) .....ANSWER..... irregular,
abnormal bleeding, not caused by pregnancy, a tumor, or
infection.
Hormonal disturbance causes prolonged, excessive, irregular
bleeding. May overlap with uterine bleeding d/o such as:
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menorrhagia, oligomenorrhea, metrorrhagia, menometrorrhagia,
polymenorrhea
menorrhagia .....ANSWER..... abnormally long, heavy periods
oligomenorrhea .....ANSWER..... periods occur over long intervals,
over 35 days, during childbearing age.
metrorrhagia .....ANSWER..... bleeding between periods
menometrorrhagia .....ANSWER..... bleeding occurs at irregular
interval with heavy flow lasting over 7 days
polymenorrhea .....ANSWER..... period cycles less than 21 days;
too frequent
PMS .....ANSWER..... recurrent symptoms occurring during the last
half of the menstrual cycle and resolving with the onset of
menstruation
PMS diagnosing criteria .....ANSWER..... A: anxiety
C: craving
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D: depression
H: hydration
O: other, hot flashes, cold sweats, nausea, change in bowels,
aches/pains, acne, dysmenorrhea
premenstrual dysphoric disorder .....ANSWER..... PMDD: severe
PMS
treatment for PMDD .....ANSWER..... lifestyle changes
vitamin: E, Ca, Mg, multi
medications: OC, antidepressants, diuretics, NSAIDS, other
hormones.
Diuretics bc it is thought symptoms of PMS/PMDD are caused by
fluid retention.
endometriosis .....ANSWER..... bits of functioning endometrial
tissues are located outside the uterine cavity. Tissue responds to
NU350 EXAM 1 AND STUDY GUIDE NEWEST 2025 TEST
BANK| COMPLETE 450 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
meno .....ANSWER..... menstrual-related
metro .....ANSWER..... time
olgio .....ANSWER..... few
rhagia .....ANSWER..... excess or abnormal
dys .....ANSWER..... not or pain
rhea .....ANSWER..... flow
amenorrhea .....ANSWER..... absence or lack of menses during the
reproductive years
primary amenorrhea .....ANSWER..... absence of menses by 14
(without secondary sexual characteristics) or absence of menses
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by 16 (with normal development of secondary sexual
characteristics). TX= correct underlying condition/ estrogen
replacement therapy to stimulate development of 2ndary sex
character.
secondary amenorrhea .....ANSWER..... absence of menses for 3
cycles or 6 months in women who previously menstruated. TX=
progesterone, nutrition, gonadoptropin releasing hormone,
thyroid hormone. Assessment= lab/diag tests, counseling, edu.
dysmenorrhea .....ANSWER..... painful periods. TX= NSAIDS,
contraceptives, SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulators),
vitamins (E, Mg, B, fish oil), lifestyle changes
Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) .....ANSWER..... irregular,
abnormal bleeding, not caused by pregnancy, a tumor, or
infection.
Hormonal disturbance causes prolonged, excessive, irregular
bleeding. May overlap with uterine bleeding d/o such as:
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menorrhagia, oligomenorrhea, metrorrhagia, menometrorrhagia,
polymenorrhea
menorrhagia .....ANSWER..... abnormally long, heavy periods
oligomenorrhea .....ANSWER..... periods occur over long intervals,
over 35 days, during childbearing age.
metrorrhagia .....ANSWER..... bleeding between periods
menometrorrhagia .....ANSWER..... bleeding occurs at irregular
interval with heavy flow lasting over 7 days
polymenorrhea .....ANSWER..... period cycles less than 21 days;
too frequent
PMS .....ANSWER..... recurrent symptoms occurring during the last
half of the menstrual cycle and resolving with the onset of
menstruation
PMS diagnosing criteria .....ANSWER..... A: anxiety
C: craving
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D: depression
H: hydration
O: other, hot flashes, cold sweats, nausea, change in bowels,
aches/pains, acne, dysmenorrhea
premenstrual dysphoric disorder .....ANSWER..... PMDD: severe
PMS
treatment for PMDD .....ANSWER..... lifestyle changes
vitamin: E, Ca, Mg, multi
medications: OC, antidepressants, diuretics, NSAIDS, other
hormones.
Diuretics bc it is thought symptoms of PMS/PMDD are caused by
fluid retention.
endometriosis .....ANSWER..... bits of functioning endometrial
tissues are located outside the uterine cavity. Tissue responds to
