Women’s Health Final Exam
Urinary Tract and Reproductive Infections
1. What recent change has been made to guidelines for antibiotic treatment of
uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections?
o A. Seven-day antibiotic courses are now recommended.
o B. Oral antibiotics should be taken three times daily.
o C. Three-day antibiotic courses are now recommended.
o D. A single-dose antibiotic treatment is now recommended.
2. How does female anatomy make urinary tract infections more likely?
o A. Asymptomatic UTIs never clear up on their own.
o B. Women tend to only get UTIs during pregnancy.
o C. The distance between the urethra and anus is longer.
o D. Women’s urethras are shorter than men’s.
3. A woman with complicated cystitis or upper urinary tract symptoms requires a
urine culture plus what?
o A. Antibiotic sensitivity testing.
o B. Blood culture.
o C. Urine dipstick test.
o D. Parenteral blood culture.
4. Uncomplicated acute bacterial cystitis in women is characterized by which of the
following?
o A. Occurring in a pregnant woman.
o B. No symptoms of upper urinary tract infection.
o C. Presence of high fever.
o D. Recent use of antibiotics.
5. What potential benefit is associated with circumcising infant males?
o A. It lowers the risk of urinary tract infections.
o B. It prevents prostate cancer.
o C. It enhances immunity to herpes simplex virus.
o D. It prevents sexually transmitted bacterial infections.
6. Without immediate postnatal treatment, what happens to the majority of babies
born to hepatitis B–infected mothers?
o A. They develop HIV.
o B. They have cognitive impairments.
o C. They require blood transfusions.
o D. They become infected with hepatitis B.
7. Approximately what proportion of infants born to mothers colonized with Group B
streptococcus become colonized themselves?
o A. 10%
, o B. 25%
o C. 40%
o D. 50%
8. What is the general goal of surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence?
o A. To enlarge the bladder’s capacity.
o B. To increase pressure on the vaginal walls.
o C. To strengthen the levator ani muscles.
o D. To support and stabilize the urethra.
9. Which outcome is most likely in women who have undergone female genital cutting?
o A. Giving birth to low birth-weight babies.
o B. Having birth-related complications.
o C. Experiencing miscarriages.
o D. Delivering premature infants.
Skin and Dermatologic Conditions
1. Which factor is a common trigger for psoriasis flares?
o A. Emotional stress.
o B. Pregnancy.
o C. Migraine headaches.
o D. Menstrual periods.
2. Which of the following best describes rosacea?
o A. Adult acne.
o B. Nail fungal infection.
o C. Swelling of the joints.
o D. Itchy skin (pruritus).
3. Atopic dermatitis is another name for which condition?
o A. Rosacea.
o B. Psoriasis.
o C. Cellulitis.
o D. Eczema.
4. Which factor tends to increase acne during adolescence?
o A. A decrease in estrogen levels.
o B. Changes in diet.
o C. Use of hormonal birth control.
o D. A rise in testosterone levels.
Cardiovascular and Hypertension
1. A 48-year-old overweight woman has a blood pressure of 120/92 mmHg, no
medications, and an unremarkable exam. What should the clinician advise?
o A. Her blood pressure is at the high-normal range and no further action is needed.
o B. She has prehypertension.
o C. She has stage 1 hypertension.
o D. She should have two more blood pressure checks on separate visits.
Urinary Tract and Reproductive Infections
1. What recent change has been made to guidelines for antibiotic treatment of
uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections?
o A. Seven-day antibiotic courses are now recommended.
o B. Oral antibiotics should be taken three times daily.
o C. Three-day antibiotic courses are now recommended.
o D. A single-dose antibiotic treatment is now recommended.
2. How does female anatomy make urinary tract infections more likely?
o A. Asymptomatic UTIs never clear up on their own.
o B. Women tend to only get UTIs during pregnancy.
o C. The distance between the urethra and anus is longer.
o D. Women’s urethras are shorter than men’s.
3. A woman with complicated cystitis or upper urinary tract symptoms requires a
urine culture plus what?
o A. Antibiotic sensitivity testing.
o B. Blood culture.
o C. Urine dipstick test.
o D. Parenteral blood culture.
4. Uncomplicated acute bacterial cystitis in women is characterized by which of the
following?
o A. Occurring in a pregnant woman.
o B. No symptoms of upper urinary tract infection.
o C. Presence of high fever.
o D. Recent use of antibiotics.
5. What potential benefit is associated with circumcising infant males?
o A. It lowers the risk of urinary tract infections.
o B. It prevents prostate cancer.
o C. It enhances immunity to herpes simplex virus.
o D. It prevents sexually transmitted bacterial infections.
6. Without immediate postnatal treatment, what happens to the majority of babies
born to hepatitis B–infected mothers?
o A. They develop HIV.
o B. They have cognitive impairments.
o C. They require blood transfusions.
o D. They become infected with hepatitis B.
7. Approximately what proportion of infants born to mothers colonized with Group B
streptococcus become colonized themselves?
o A. 10%
, o B. 25%
o C. 40%
o D. 50%
8. What is the general goal of surgical treatment for stress urinary incontinence?
o A. To enlarge the bladder’s capacity.
o B. To increase pressure on the vaginal walls.
o C. To strengthen the levator ani muscles.
o D. To support and stabilize the urethra.
9. Which outcome is most likely in women who have undergone female genital cutting?
o A. Giving birth to low birth-weight babies.
o B. Having birth-related complications.
o C. Experiencing miscarriages.
o D. Delivering premature infants.
Skin and Dermatologic Conditions
1. Which factor is a common trigger for psoriasis flares?
o A. Emotional stress.
o B. Pregnancy.
o C. Migraine headaches.
o D. Menstrual periods.
2. Which of the following best describes rosacea?
o A. Adult acne.
o B. Nail fungal infection.
o C. Swelling of the joints.
o D. Itchy skin (pruritus).
3. Atopic dermatitis is another name for which condition?
o A. Rosacea.
o B. Psoriasis.
o C. Cellulitis.
o D. Eczema.
4. Which factor tends to increase acne during adolescence?
o A. A decrease in estrogen levels.
o B. Changes in diet.
o C. Use of hormonal birth control.
o D. A rise in testosterone levels.
Cardiovascular and Hypertension
1. A 48-year-old overweight woman has a blood pressure of 120/92 mmHg, no
medications, and an unremarkable exam. What should the clinician advise?
o A. Her blood pressure is at the high-normal range and no further action is needed.
o B. She has prehypertension.
o C. She has stage 1 hypertension.
o D. She should have two more blood pressure checks on separate visits.
