Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) has multiple causes. When a woman presents and
reports menstrual irregularity with amenorrhea, which is the most common cause of
amenorrhea?
Ectopic pregnancy
Adenomyosis
Coagulopathy
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Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) has multiple causes. When a woman presents and
reports menstrual irregularity with amenorrhea, which is the most common cause of
amenorrhea?
Ectopic pregnancy
Adenomyosis
Coagulopathy
Anovulation
• The Tanner scale of sexual maturity rating allows for accurate classification of physical
pubertal maturation. During the examination of your patient, you notice that the pubic
hair is increased in quantity, is darker, and is present in the typical female triangle but in
a smaller quantity. Which of the following Tanner stages does this description meet?
Tanner stage I
Tanner stage II
Tanner stage III
Tanner stage IV
• A twenty-five-year-old patient presents with urinary frequency and urgency. These
symptoms have been occurring for three days without fever. A patient with interstitial
cystitis would most likely describe their symptoms as _______.
urinary urgency and frequency in the morning and at night
pain with urination with scant bleeding
terminal dysuria
urinary urgency only
• The most common cause of chronic pelvic pain for women in the prime of their
reproductive years is
PID
Fibroids
CORRECT Endometriosis
Endometritis
• A fifty-two-year-old female patient comes in for her annual well-woman examination. Her LMP
was fourteen months ago without any breakthrough bleeding. She has also developed some
hirsutism. You would document this as __.
secondary amenorrhea
menopause
perimenopause
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Polycystic ovaries predispose women to a higher incidence of:
Adrenal tumors
Ovarian cancer
Endometrial cancer
Endometriosis
• A definitive diagnosis of endometriosis cannot be made until which of these is completed?
CT scan
Transvaginal ultrasound
Exploratory laparoscopy
MRI
• After a thorough history, you note that Marie resides in a community with very high risk
factors. These include poverty, violence, and lack of recreational facilities. She tells you that she
“hangs out” at a convenience store near the apartment complex she lives at with her mother.
“All the group hangs there,” she reports proudly. She shares that she has been menstruating for
two years now although she has irregular cycles. She also lets you know that she has had coitus
only one time and that he “pulled out.” She does not want to get pregnant, and this is why she
is here today.
What is your management plan for Marie today?
Student Answer: CORRECT You will assess all predisposing factors that lead to premarital sex and the negative
consequences, tell Marie to be careful, and prescribe birth-control pills.
CORRECT One by one, you will plan to carefully address the risks (red flags) in Marie’s history. Your goal will be to clarify
and address misconceptions, as well as share valuable sex education in a sensitive, nonjudgmental way. You will let her know
you are her advocate and are very protective of her health. Without preaching, you want her to be aware of the negative
possibilities of premarital, unprotected sexual activities. You will also share a clear understanding of the risk of STIs with Marie.
CORRECT After processing all of the history Marie has shared, you will write a referral for psychiatric evaluation and tell
her she needs ongoing counseling for her behavior at such a young age and she likely needs to learn to cope within her
environment (home and community).
CORRECT Your goal is to include healthy sexual-health decision making, including decisions regarding abstinence, birthcontrol efficacy and choice, and condom use. Depending on the need, you may include a referral to an effective program for
teens (for example, a program that deals with STI prevention and or a family-based intervention program if available).
• A well-woman visit for an adolescent should include which of the following?
A general health history and physical examination, including a breast examination, pelvic with Pap smear, screening tests,
counseling, immunizations, risk factors, and patient concerns
A general health history focusing on reproductive and sexual health concerns (menses, gynecologic, and pregnancy
related) and psychosocial (family related, peer related, emotional, and physical as well as related to abuse, drug use, and
alcohol use) concerns
Physical exam, screening tests, and immunizations as indicated by the health history and gynecologic considerations
for an external-only inspection of the genitalia
CORRECT Both b and c
• A seventeen-year-old presents with an appointment for unilateral breast tenderness and
swelling. Which of the following would be the most likely etiology for this problem?
Breast cancer
Mastitis
Fibrocystic breast
Fibroadenoma
• You are completing a pelvic exam on thirty-two-year-old Nancy. You detect a left adnexal mass
on the bimanual exam. With an adnexal mass, the practitioner must always suspect ________
until proven otherwise.
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Malignancy
Pregnancy
Polycystic ovary disease X
• Majority of urinary tract infections do not require consultation or a referral to a specialist and
are routinely treated in primary care practices. Which of the following scenarios would indicate
that a consultation or referral is indicated?
The presence of secondary sexually transmitted illness
A patient with two episodes occurring in one year
Patients that remain symptomatic after three days of treatment
Patients that show urine human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) positive
• . Long-acting progestins may be used in patients as a contraceptive method. One of the longacting progestins is Depo-Provera. Which of the following best describes the mechanism of
action of long-acting progestins in contraception?
Decrease in cervical mucus production and thinning of the circle os
Thickening of cervical mucus and suppression of gonadotropin levels
Increased gonadotropin levels and thinning of the circle os
Anovulation caused by increased gonadotropin levels
• Iris is a thirty-two-year-old married woman with three children. She comes in for information
on using the copper T intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception. Which of the following would
be a contraindication to using this appliance?
Prior ectopic pregnancy
• TeYou are counseling an eleven-year-old girl, Amanda, and her mother about human
papillomavirus vaccine (HPV), Gardasil. Amanda is Tanner stage IV at this visit. In counseling this
family, you tell them that HPV vaccine ______.
is a series of three doses, six months apart
will protect Amanda from all strains of HPV
can cause seizures in some children
is not indicated in her age group as she is not yet sexually active
• Urinary tract infections are commonly seen in primary care. A twenty-five-year-old female
presents with a new onset of dysuria and suprapubic pain for the last twenty-four hours. The
examination reveals only mild tenderness without any peritoneal signs on the lower abdomen.
A urinalysis reveals the presence of WBCs. The urine is sent for a culture and sensitivity. In
addition to Escherichia coli one might typically expect to see the presence of which bacterium?
Klebsiella
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Pseudomonas
• Which of the following conditions is not an absolute contraindication to estrogen-containing
contraception?
Migraine headaches
Hypercoagulable state
Thromboembolism
History of coronary artery diseaseDefinition
• Natasha is an eleven-year-old girl brought to your office for an annual well-child visit. When
discussing the onset of puberty with Natasha and her mother, you would emphasize which of
the following?
Breast buds develop before pubic hair.
Breast development delayed beyond twelve years of age may be considered pathological.
The average age of menarche is nine years.
It usually takes about three and half years to go from breast buds to menarche.
• A woman is experiencing a milky white nipple discharge. Galactorrhea is usually a finding with
which other diagnosis?
Fibrocystic breast disease
Mastalgia
Hyperprolactinemia
Breast cancer
• You are completing a pelvic exam on thirty-two-year-old Nancy. You detect a left adnexal mass
on the bimanual exam. With an adnexal mass, the practitioner must always suspect ________
until proven otherwise.
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
Malignancy
Pregnancy
Polycystic ovary disease X
A nurse practitioner is educating a patient who has just been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome
(PCOS). She needs to be aware that PCOS is associated with which of the following clinical
manifestations?
Excessive menstrual flow
Dry, flaking skin
Obesity
Hair loss
Anticholinergic medications are a type of treatment for which type of incontinence?
Urge incontinence
sixty-five-year-old obese female with type II diabetes mellitus presents to your office with a complaint of
vaginal itching and burning for two weeks. She has not been sexually active for five years. She has tried
douching with an OTC cream with no relief. On physical examination, the vulva is deep red with some
thick white adherent material. Which of the following conditions would be the most likely cause of her
symptoms?
Herpes simplex
Lichen planus
Atrophic vaginitis
Fungal infection
One important principle of antiretroviral therapy is
Response to drug therapy is monitored by HIV RNA levels.
A thirty-two-year-old woman presents to your practice with a chief complaint of postcoital bleeding.
Which of the following would not be included in the initial assessment of this patient?
pap
Question 100. Question :
The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined absolute contraindications to estrogen
containing contraceptives. Which of the following is not an absolute contraindication?
Student Answer: History of cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
CORRECT Greater than age of thirty-five years
Hypertension with vascular disease
INCORRECT Active viral hepatitis
A twenty-five-year-old patient presents with irregular bleeding after being on oral contraceptives for six
months. It is important to rule out which of the following?
Chlamydial cervicitis
Uterine fibroids
Endometriosis
Anovulation
patient is completing a diary of her premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms. The nurse practitioner
understands that PMS occurs with greatest frequency and severity in the luteal phase
A nurse practitioner instructor is reviewing the anatomy of the external genitalia. At the opening of the
vagina are the Bartholin's glands. Which of the following describes the function of these glands?
Student Answer: Hormone production for ovulation
CORRECT Production of alkaline secretion for sperm viability
Development of mucous plug for pregnancy
Maintenance of vaginal pH to prevent vaginitis
Bartholin's glands
There are several phases to the menstrual cycle. What phase begins with menses cessation and ends
with ovulation?
Student Answer: Ovulatory phase
CORRECT Follicular phase
Proliferative phase
INCORRECT Luteal phase
The most common cause of pelvic pain can be noted as endometriosis. But you also know that the most
acute causes of pelvic pain are probably
Salpingo-oophoritis (fallopian tube/ovary) secondary to PID
A nurse practitioner is participating in a sexual education class for children in middle school. Which of
the following is important to review as a nonprotective factor against repeat adolescent pregnancy?
Student Answer: Use of effective contraception
Participation in specialized adolescent parent program
CORRECT Continued sexual relationship with the same partner
INCORRECT Continued school attendance
A teenage patient presents with amenorrhea and normal secondary sex characteristics. A progesterone
challenge is ordered. The purpose is to determine the presence of ______.
Student Answer: prolactin
INCORRECT luteinizing hormone (LH)
CORRECT endogenous estrogen
follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
A thirty-nine-year-old female has just completed a course of Amoxicillin for the treatment of
streptococcal pharyngitis. Her LMP was two weeks ago and reports that it was normal for her. On
physical examination, there is some erythema of the external genitalia with a small amount of white
discharge. The microscopic wet prep examination reveals few clue cells but an abundance of budding
hyphae. There are no WBCs present. Considering the differential diagnoses and results of the
microscopic examination, which of the following would be the most appropriate treatment?
Student Answer: Metronidazole 500 mg BID for seven days
OTC hydrocortisone 1% cream TID
CORRECT Fluconazole tablets 150 mg as a onetime dose
Erythromycin 500 mg TID for ten days
Which of the following is true regarding education of a forty-two-year-old woman diagnosed with
uterine myoma?
Student Answer: Myomas usually does not resolve with menopause.
CORRECT Myomas will decrease with the withdrawal of estrogen.
Hysterectomy is the treatment of choice.
Myomas are never responsible for uterine bleeding.
A nurse practitioner is completing a social and medical history of a patient. Which of the following
characteristics places her at risk for early menopause?
Student Answer: Overweight (BMI 26-29)
CORRECT Current smoker
INCORRECT Early menarche
Nulliparity
You are performing an annual well visit on a prepubescent female. Which of the following hormonal
changes best describes the fluctuations during this time?
Student Answer: A decrease in adrenal cortex androgens
INCORRECT The initiation of secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
CORRECT An increase of adrenal cortex androgens between six and eight years of age
Elevation of estrogen levels at eight years of age
A twenty-one-year-old patient presents with symptoms of lower urinary tract infection, including
dysuria, frequency, and urgency. The urinalysis reveals the presence of leukocytes but is negative for
nitrates. This most likely represents ______.
Student Answer: vaginitis
CORRECT specimen contamination
sexually transmitted disease
INCORRECT interstitial cystitis
A patient has a prescription that was written for birth control pills that now has progestin added to the
estrogen therapy. What would this intervention decrease the risk of?
Student Answer: Fibrocystic breast disease
Amenorrhea
CORRECT Endometrial cancer
Osteoarthritis
A nurse practitioner is reviewing the chart of a woman who has findings consistent with polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS).The diagnostic criteria for PCOS include all of the following except:
Student Answer: irregular menstrual cycles
hyperandrogenism
infertility
CORRECT male pattern baldness
Breast tissue is composed of glandular, fibrous, and fatty tissue and a complex lymphatic system. Where
does lymph from the medial cutaneous area of the breast flow?
Student Answer: Axillary nodes
CORRECT Opposite breast
Mammary nodes
Infraclavicular nodes
A thirty-three-year-old woman presents to your clinic complaining of a dark brown, watery vaginal
discharge and postcoital bleeding. There is a strong history of multiple unprotected sexual encounters.
Which of the following findings on examination would be suspicious for cervical cancer?
Student Answer: INCORRECT Ulcerated lesion on the cervical os
A soft, pink cervix with no ulcerations
An anteverted cervix
CORRECT A very firm, easily friable cervix
A fifteen-year-old patient who presents with symptoms consistent with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is
concerned that she may have ovarian cancer. Your best advice to this patient is that PMS is typically
caused by which of the following?
Student Answer: Polycystic ovarian disease
Pituitary tumor
CORRECT Genetic, psychosocial, and hormonal fluctuations
Psychosocial issues and sleep disturbance
It is known that a woman who is menopausal has an increased risk of heart disease. Which of the
following lipid changes occur with estrogen withdrawal in menopause?
Student Answer: Decrease in HDL, LDL, and triglycerides
Decrease in HDL, LDL, and increase in triglycerides
Increase in HDL with a decrease in LDL and triglycerides
CORRECT Decrease in HDL with an increase in LDL and triglycerides
Which of the following is an approved treatment for premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)?
Student Answer: Amitriptyline (Elavil)
Spironolactone (Aldactone)
CORRECT Drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol/levomefolate calcium (Beyaz)
Conjugated estrogen (Premarin)
A patient has symptoms consistent with Chlamydia. Which laboratory test would aid in the diagnosis?
Student Answer: Detecting the presence of inflammatory cells on a Pap smear
INCORRECT Tissue examination using direct fluorescent antibody
CORRECT Culture and sensitivity
Wet prep with potassium hydroxide (KOH) assessing for positive “whiff” test
A nurse practitioner is counseling a woman with fibrocystic changes in the breast. Which of the
following is not caused by this change?
Student Answer: Breast pain
CORRECT An increased risk of breast cancer
Hard masses
Painless lumps
A patient is coming to the clinic for a follow-up of some diagnostic testing that she had done. When you
review the chart, you find that she now has findings consistent with a diagnosis of polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS).You recall that PCOS is characterized by which of the following?
Student Answer: Menorrhagia
CORRECT Infertility
Menometrorrhagia
Hypoadrogenism
A twenty-five-year-old pregnant client presents with a complaint of headaches that are confined to the
base of the head as well as the upper neck and feels “tight” in nature. She denies visual changes,
photophobia, or nausea. The most likely diagnosis is which type of headache?
Student Answer: Common migraine
Cluster
CORRECT Muscular tension
Sinus
A nurse practitioner is caring for a woman with primary and secondary amenorrhea. The pelvic exam
was normal. Which of the following may be the cause if etiology originates in the hypothalamus?
Student Answer: CORRECT Sheehan's syndrome
Ovarian failure
INCORRECT Thyroid dysfunction
Asherman's syndrome
You are examining a twenty-nine-year-old female with a three day history of dysuria and urinary
frequency. On examination, the patient has mild abdominal pain with palpation in the umbilical area
without rebound tenderness. Her test for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) tenderness is negative. This
most likely represents which of the following?
Student Answer: Pyelonephritis
INCORRECT Interstitial cystitis
Ectopic pregnancy
CORRECT Ascending urinary tract infection
A thirty-five-year-old female presents with perimenopausal symptoms. You recall that this may begin
during which age group?
Student Answer: INCORRECT Forty-five to fifty years
CORRECT Thirty-five to forty years
Fifty to fifty-five years
Thirty to thirty-five years
Points Received:
A woman has been prescribed Depo-Provera injections every three months for contraception. What
would be the most likely side effect that she would need to be educated about?
Student Answer: CORRECT Abnormal uterine bleeding
Dysmenorrhea
Nausea
INCORRECT Abdominal pain
A woman has been prescribed Depo-Provera injections every three months for contraception. What
would be the most likely side effect that she would need to be educated about?
Student Answer: CORRECT Abnormal uterine bleeding
Dysmenorrhea
Nausea
INCORRECT Abdominal pain
A twenty-four-year-old female presents to the practice with a painless 2 cm, lobular mass in the right
breast that is freely mobile and firm. This has been noted on self-breast examination, and she reports it
has been unchanged for the past three months. The best course of action by the nurse practitioner
would be to __________.
Student Answer: CORRECT order a mammogram
referral for surgical excision
continue to observe the lesion and recheck in three months
INCORRECT determine other risk factors such as family history of breast cancer
Which of the following choices represents a disorder of the reproductive tract that causes pain,
erythema, dyspareunia, and a perineal mass?
Student Answer: Syphilis
CORRECT Bartholin’s cyst
Labial adhesion
Herpes simplex type 2
Te
A twenty-four-year-old female patient has been diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea. Which of the
following medications would be used as a first line to help control her symptoms?
Student Answer: Antianxiety agents
Progesterone-only contraception
Oral steroids
CORRECT Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsrm
Changes in hormonal regulation during menopause result in the gradual cessation of menstruation.
From which gland is Androstenedione secreted?
Student Answer: Anterior pituitary
Posterior pituitary
Corpus Luteum
CORRECT Adrenals
A postmenopausal woman is concerned because she is having postcoital bleeding. Which of the
following would be the most likely etiology?
Student Answer: Cervical cancer
Endometrial cancer
CORRECT Atrophic vaginitis
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
A fifty-five-year-old woman presents to the clinic for evaluation of a breast mass. Which of the following
is not a typical presenting sign of breast cancer?
Student Answer: Engorgement of one areola and nipple
Dimpling of skin over breast
Unilateral retraction and deviation of nipple
CORRECT A 2 cm, rubbery, tender lesion
A thirty-two-year-old patient comes in for a workup of infertility. During the history, the nurse
practitioner suspects that the patient may be experiencing anovulatory cycles. In order to confirm
ovulation, which of the following tests would be most appropriate to order?
Student Answer: Endometrial biopsy
CORRECT Basal body temperature
INCORRECT Hysterosalpingogram
Postcoital testing
A seventeen-year-old female patient presents with amenorrhea for four months. She did experience
menarche at the age of fifteen but had not had a menstrual cycle since. On physical examination, it is
noted that she has normal secondary sexual characteristics. The nurse practitioner will consider a
progesterone challenge to determine the presence of adequate __.
Student Answer: CORRECT endogenous estrogen
prolactin
L-thyroxine
INCORRECT follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
A couple is presenting for a first trimester pregnancy exam. They are curious about the sex of the baby.
You recall that the human embryo becomes bipotential at what week of gestation?
Student Answer: INCORRECT Sixth
Tenth
Twelfth
CORRECT Eighth
A sixteen-year-old girl who comes to your office with a history of secondary amenorrhea. She
experienced menarche at age ten, with regular cycles for two years. She has not menstruated now for
four years. In your initial consideration of differential diagnoses, what is the most frequent etiology of
this problem?
Student Answer: CORRECT Eating disorder
Pregnancy
Anovulatory cycles
INCORRECT Stress
A forty-four-year-old woman with dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) presents for treatment. Which
of the following medications can be used for management of DUB?
Student Answer: Ethinyl estradiol
CORRECT Medroxyprogesterone
Estrogen/progesterone combination
Conjugated estrogen
A patient is completing a diary of her premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms. The nurse practitioner
understands that PMS occurs with greatest frequency and severity in the ____.
Student Answer: CORRECT late luteal phase
midfollicular phase
proliferative phase
early luteal phase
The onset and duration of puberty varies greatly from patient to patient and is also dependent upon
race. Which of the following phrases can you expect to have the earlier onset of puberty in boys?
Student Answer: CORRECT African American boys
Native American boys
Caucasian boys
Hispanic boys
Oral contraceptive agents may contain both progesterone and estrogen. The progesterone component
of the oral contraceptive produces which the following effects?
Student Answer: INCORRECT Decrease in luteinizing hormone (LH)
CORRECT Cervical mucus production
Increased levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)
Thinning of the cervical os
During pregnancy and lactation, the nutritional needs of the woman are increased with deficiencies
resulting in harm to the woman or her baby. Neural tube defects are one of the most common birth
defects. Deficiency of which nutrient is responsible for these conditions?
Student Answer: Vitamin C
CORRECT Folic acid
INCORRECT Vitamin B12
Riboflavin
During a community education program, a nurse practitioner is discussing the usefulness of
mammography in the screening and detection of breast cancer. Which of the following statements is
accurate?
Student Answer: A mammogram should be done if there is any breast pain or nipple retraction.
CORRECT All women over forty years of age should have a mammogram on an annual basis.
A mammography should be done annually for all women of child-bearing age.
Mammograms should be performed annually after the initial pregnancy, especially if the woman
does not breast-feed.
A twenty-five-year-old patient presents with irregular bleeding after being on oral contraceptives for six
months. It is important to rule out which of the following?
Student Answer: CORRECT Chlamydial cervicitis
INCORRECT Uterine fibroids
Endometriosis
Anovulation
The National Osteoporosis Foundation has screening guidelines for DEXA scans. Which of the following
women would be most in need of bone mineral density testing?
Student Answer: A sixty-year-old postmenopausal woman receiving hormone replacement
therapy (HRT)
A fifty-year-old woman who is having irregular menstrual cycles
CORRECT A fifty-one-year-old woman with COPD on long-term corticosteroid therapy
A forty-nine-year-old, obese Caucasian woman who smokes
A patient asks why she needs a breast ultrasound when she already has had a mammogram. Which of
the following would be the best response of the use?
Student Answer: To locate small lesions prior to surgery
As a screening test for breast cancer
CORRECT To determine if a breast lesion is cystic or solid
For definitive diagnosis of breast cancer
A thirty-one-year-old female presents for contraceptive counseling following the birth of their first child.
She is interested in using the diaphragm as her method of contraception. Which of the following
statements is true regarding the use of this device?
Student Answer: INCORRECT The device may be inserted up to twenty-four hours prior to
intercourse.
The device may be left in place for up to twelve hours.
CORRECT The device may be inserted at any time up to six hours prior to intercourse.
The device should be removed within one hour after intercourse.
In reviewing cancer statistics, after breast cancer, what would you find to be the most common female
genital malignancy?
Student Answer: CORRECT Endometrial
Ovarian
Vulvovaginal
INCORRECT Cervical
A twenty-four-year-old female presents to the office with a complaint of vaginal itching in addition to
thick mucoid discharge. She also has some mild urinary discomfort. A wet mount preparation using
potassium hydroxide (KOH) reveals a negative whiff test and few clue cells. There were no trichomonads
visualized but the WBCs were too numerous to count. Which of the following would be the most likely
diagnosis in this patient?
Student Answer: Bacterial vaginosis
Herpes simplex
CORRECT Chlamydia
Cystitis with cervicitis
A woman is concerned that she may develop breast cancer. Which of the following is not an associated
risk factor for this?
Student Answer: CORRECT Late menarche
Family history
Nulliparity
INCORRECT Late menopause
Breast masses are a common finding in adolescents and most typically are benign. Which of the
following descriptions of a breast mass most likely represents a benign finding?
Student Answer: CORRECT Bilateral, round, or oval firm mass
Unilateral, round mass with hard consistency
Bilateral, round, or oval for mass with dimpling of the nipple
Multiple unilateral masses with hard consistency found in the axilla
Which of the following statements best describe the difference between type I and type II bone loss in
patients with osteoporosis?
Student Answer: Type II bone loss involves the trabecular compartment
Type II bone loss results from loss of ovarian function
Type I bone loss involves the cortical bone
CORRECT Type I bone loss results from loss of ovarian function
A thirty-two-year-old woman presents to your practice with a chief complaint of postcoital bleeding.
Which of the following would not be included in the initial assessment of this patient?
Student Answer: INCORRECT Papanicolaou smear
CORRECT Uterine biopsy
Pelvic ultrasound
CBC with diff
A nurse practitioner is performing a wet mount with potassium hydroxide (KOH) to assist with a
diagnosis in a woman experiencing vaginal discharge. Which of the following would this confirm?
Student Answer: Herpes simplex
Trichomonas
CORRECT Candidiasis
INCORRECT Chlamydia
A sixty-five-year-old obese female with type II diabetes mellitus presents to your office with a complaint
of vaginal itching and burning for two weeks. She has not been sexually active for five years. She has
tried douching with an OTC cream with no relief. On physical examination, the vulva is deep red with
some thick white adherent material. Which of the following conditions would be the most likely cause of
her symptoms?
Student Answer: Herpes simplex
Lichen planus
INCORRECT Atrophic vaginitis
CORRECT Fungal infection
A nurse practitioner is educating a patient who has just been diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome
(PCOS). She needs to be aware that PCOS is associated with which of the following clinical
manifestations?
Student Answer: Excessive menstrual flow
Dry, flaking skin
CORRECT Obesity
Hair loss
A twenty-eight-year-old female presents with breast tenderness, fatigue, abdominal bloating, fluid
retention, and irritability one week prior to the onset of her menses. The nurse practitioner suspects the
patient may have premenstrual syndrome (PMS). What is the most important information to obtain
from this patient to make the determination?
Student Answer: Severity of symptoms
CORRECT Occurrence of symptoms in the menstrual cycle
INCORRECT Frequency and number of symptoms over the past four months
Presence or absence of depression or anxiety
A woman is experiencing a milky white nipple discharge. Galactorrhea is usuall
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