2026l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl forl
NPl Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel
A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Wilkes
Q:l Papanicolaoul (Pap)l test:
Answer:
cervicall brushingl whichl removesl cellsl froml surfacel ofl cervixl tol lookl forl precancer/l
cancer
Q:l Ifl abnormall papl -->
Answer:
colposcopyl
looksl atl cervix,l vaginal andl vulval throughl magnifyingl devicel (colposcope)l
abnormall papl orl concernl forl HPV
donel atl bedside
Q:l Betheseda:l whatl isl it?
Answer:
standardl systeml developedl byl Nationall Cancerl Institutel tol classifyl andl reportl cervicall
cytologyl
, Improvesl accuracyl andl consistencyl tol guidel f/ul andl tx
Q:l Bethesedal system:l (list)
Answer:
NILM-l negativel forl intraepitheliall lesionl orl malignancyl [negativel PAP,l nol abnormall
cells]
ASC-US:l atypicall squamousl cellsl ofl undeterminedl sigl
Colposcopyl neededl forl thel following:l
ASC-H:l atypicall squamousl cells-l cannotl exclusel highl gradel [concerning!!]
LSIL:l lowl gradel squamousl intraepitheliall lesionl
HSIL:l highl gradel squamousl intraepitheliall lesionl
AGC:l atypicall glandularl cells:l cellsl thatl linel cervic:l precancerousl
AIS:l adenocarcinomal inl situ:l abnormall glandularl cellsl thatl arel cancerousl butl havel notl
spreadl beyondl sitel ofl origin-l localizedl
invasivel carcinoma-l cancerousl cellsl w/l invasionl ofl surroundingl tissue
Q:l DEXA:
Answer:
x-ray,l measuresl bonel densityl (riskl ofl osteoporosis,l fracture)
Q:l Generalizedl s/sl ofl anemial andl whatl differentials:
Answer: