APEA- Women's
A female patient presents with a white and curd-like thin vaginal discharge. This discharge is most
consistent with:
candidal vaginitis.
bacterial vaginosis
Trichomonal vaginitis.
gonorrhea. - ✔✔ correct answer candidal vaginitis
When examining the cervix, a translucent nodule is noted on the cervical surface. This finding is
consistent with:
a retention cyst.
an epidermoid cyst
a syphilitic chancre.
a cervical polyp. - ✔✔ correct answer a retention cyst
Urethritis in a female patient may arise from all of the following organisms except:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Herpes simplex.
Chlamydia trachomatis.
Campylobacter. - ✔✔ correct answer campylobacter
affects GI tract, commonly causing diarrhea
The most common cause of acute pelvic pain in women is:
ruptured ovarian cysts.
appendicitis.
pelvic inflammatory disease.
mittelschmerz. - ✔✔ correct answer pelvic inflammatory disease
A woman complains of experiencing uterine bleeding between expected menstrual cycles. This condition
is termed:
oligomenorrhea.
, APEA- Women's
polymenorrhea.
metrorrhagia.
menorrhagia. - ✔✔ correct answer metrorrhagia
oligo- greater than 35 day intervals
poly- fewer than 21 day intervals
menorrhagia- long menstruation at regular intervals
A female patient has a history of a retroverted uterus. This condition refers to:
the normal position of the uterus and cervix.
a tilting backward of the uterus and cervix.
a backward angulation of the uterus in relation to its cervix.
the cervix being located at the introitus and the uterus in the vaginal canal. - ✔✔ correct answer a tilting
backward of the uterus and cervix
Upon examination of the cervix, a yellow drainage is visible around the cervical os. This finding is most
likely suggestive of:
candidal vaginitis.
cervical polyp.
carcinoma of the cervix.
mucopurulent cervicitis. - ✔✔ correct answer mucopurulent cervicitis
Upon examination of the cervix, an irregular cauliflower-like growth was noted around the cervical os.
This finding is most suggestive of:
venereal warts.
a cervical polyp.
carcinoma of the cervix.
genital herpes. - ✔✔ correct answer carcinoma of the cervix
A female patient presents with a white and curd-like thin vaginal discharge. This discharge is most
consistent with:
candidal vaginitis.
bacterial vaginosis
Trichomonal vaginitis.
gonorrhea. - ✔✔ correct answer candidal vaginitis
When examining the cervix, a translucent nodule is noted on the cervical surface. This finding is
consistent with:
a retention cyst.
an epidermoid cyst
a syphilitic chancre.
a cervical polyp. - ✔✔ correct answer a retention cyst
Urethritis in a female patient may arise from all of the following organisms except:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Herpes simplex.
Chlamydia trachomatis.
Campylobacter. - ✔✔ correct answer campylobacter
affects GI tract, commonly causing diarrhea
The most common cause of acute pelvic pain in women is:
ruptured ovarian cysts.
appendicitis.
pelvic inflammatory disease.
mittelschmerz. - ✔✔ correct answer pelvic inflammatory disease
A woman complains of experiencing uterine bleeding between expected menstrual cycles. This condition
is termed:
oligomenorrhea.
, APEA- Women's
polymenorrhea.
metrorrhagia.
menorrhagia. - ✔✔ correct answer metrorrhagia
oligo- greater than 35 day intervals
poly- fewer than 21 day intervals
menorrhagia- long menstruation at regular intervals
A female patient has a history of a retroverted uterus. This condition refers to:
the normal position of the uterus and cervix.
a tilting backward of the uterus and cervix.
a backward angulation of the uterus in relation to its cervix.
the cervix being located at the introitus and the uterus in the vaginal canal. - ✔✔ correct answer a tilting
backward of the uterus and cervix
Upon examination of the cervix, a yellow drainage is visible around the cervical os. This finding is most
likely suggestive of:
candidal vaginitis.
cervical polyp.
carcinoma of the cervix.
mucopurulent cervicitis. - ✔✔ correct answer mucopurulent cervicitis
Upon examination of the cervix, an irregular cauliflower-like growth was noted around the cervical os.
This finding is most suggestive of:
venereal warts.
a cervical polyp.
carcinoma of the cervix.
genital herpes. - ✔✔ correct answer carcinoma of the cervix
