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FNP 1 - WOMEN'S HEALTH
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Menstruating woman with bleeding and pain. Order this. - correct-answer - HCG -
pregnancy
1st line diagnostic study for abnormal uterine bleeding - correct-answer - TVUS
How long do you wait for follow-up after starting OCP? - correct-answer - 21 days
to evaluate efficacy
Stimulates the growth of endometrium - correct-answer - estrogen
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A differential for dysfunctional uterine bleeding that causes abdominal pain -
correct-answer - Ectopic pregnancy
Women over 35 with dysfunctional uterine bleeding should be evaluated for -
correct-answer - cervical/ uterine cancer
Failure to menstruate by age 14 with no secondary sex characteristics - correct-
answer - primary amenorrhea
Failure to menstruate by age 16 with secondary sex characteristics - correct-
answer - primary amenorrhea
absence of menstruation for 3+ consecutive months in women who have
achieved menarche - correct-answer - secondary amenorrhea
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Withdrawal bleeding after a progesterone challenge test indicates what? -
correct-answer - enough estrogen being made and amenorrhea NOT due to lack
of ovulation
Treatment for primary amenorrhea - correct-answer - estrogen to develop sex
characteristics
Treatment for secondary amenorrhea - correct-answer - oral contraceptives,
progesterone or surgical intervention for endometrial scarring
What phase of the menstrual cycle does PMS occur? - correct-answer - Luteal
(2nd) phase
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What is the first line treatment for PMS? - correct-answer - Lifestyle changes
Medications used for PMS include: - correct-answer - SSRI - psychological
symptoms
Danazol - induce ovarian suppression
Spironolactone - fluid retention
NSAIDS - physical symptoms
Menstrual tissue backs up through fallopian tubes and implants in the abdomen
then proliferates - correct-answer - Endometriosis
Clinical presentation includes recurrent abdominal / pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea,
dyspareunia and pain with urination or defecation - correct-answer -
Endometriosis
FNP 1 - WOMEN'S HEALTH
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
Menstruating woman with bleeding and pain. Order this. - correct-answer - HCG -
pregnancy
1st line diagnostic study for abnormal uterine bleeding - correct-answer - TVUS
How long do you wait for follow-up after starting OCP? - correct-answer - 21 days
to evaluate efficacy
Stimulates the growth of endometrium - correct-answer - estrogen
,2|Page
A differential for dysfunctional uterine bleeding that causes abdominal pain -
correct-answer - Ectopic pregnancy
Women over 35 with dysfunctional uterine bleeding should be evaluated for -
correct-answer - cervical/ uterine cancer
Failure to menstruate by age 14 with no secondary sex characteristics - correct-
answer - primary amenorrhea
Failure to menstruate by age 16 with secondary sex characteristics - correct-
answer - primary amenorrhea
absence of menstruation for 3+ consecutive months in women who have
achieved menarche - correct-answer - secondary amenorrhea
,3|Page
Withdrawal bleeding after a progesterone challenge test indicates what? -
correct-answer - enough estrogen being made and amenorrhea NOT due to lack
of ovulation
Treatment for primary amenorrhea - correct-answer - estrogen to develop sex
characteristics
Treatment for secondary amenorrhea - correct-answer - oral contraceptives,
progesterone or surgical intervention for endometrial scarring
What phase of the menstrual cycle does PMS occur? - correct-answer - Luteal
(2nd) phase
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What is the first line treatment for PMS? - correct-answer - Lifestyle changes
Medications used for PMS include: - correct-answer - SSRI - psychological
symptoms
Danazol - induce ovarian suppression
Spironolactone - fluid retention
NSAIDS - physical symptoms
Menstrual tissue backs up through fallopian tubes and implants in the abdomen
then proliferates - correct-answer - Endometriosis
Clinical presentation includes recurrent abdominal / pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea,
dyspareunia and pain with urination or defecation - correct-answer -
Endometriosis
