Chapter 37: OB/GYN Examinations
questions n answers passed
OB/GYN practice - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on the female reproductive system
Obstetrics - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on pregnancy and childbirth
Gynecology - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on diseases and disorders of the female reproductive
system
Papanicolaou (Pap) test - correct answer ✔✔Cytological screening test to detect cancer of the
cervix
How does the Pap test work? - correct answer ✔✔Samples taken from the vagina, cervix, and
endocervix are smeared onto slides and then sprayed with a fixative/placed in alcohol solution
and sent to lab.
Was the Pap test very accurate? - correct answer ✔✔No; up to two-thirds of the false negative
reports were caused by limitations of the sampling technique and the slide preparation.
What did the FDA approve to replace Pap testing? - correct answer ✔✔A liquid based method
known by the brand names of ThinPrep and Autocyte
How do the new methods (ThinPrep) work? - correct answer ✔✔Collecting sample with plastic
endocervical broom and placing it into bottle of preservative solution.
, FocalPoint Primary Screening System - correct answer ✔✔Approved by FDA for use in screening
smears before a provider or technologist analyzes them
When should women begin cervical cancer screening? - correct answer ✔✔21
How often should women have a Pap test? - correct answer ✔✔Women aged 21-29 should
have a Pap test every 3 years
How are HPV tests administered alongside Pap tests? - correct answer ✔✔HPV testing should
not be given to women 21-29; at age 30, women should screen with Pap test and HPV test every
5 years until age 65
Do HPV tests need to be administered alongside Pap tests? - correct answer ✔✔No, women 30-
65 can get tested every 3 years with just the Pap test
What kinds of women 65+ don't need any cervical cancer screening? - correct answer ✔✔If
they have had regular screening in the previous 10 years and...
- haven't had any serious precancers (CIN2 and CIN3) in the last 20 years,
- had a total hysterectomy unless it was for cervical (pre)cancer
What should patients do before a Pap test? - correct answer ✔✔1. Don't use tampons, birth
control foams, jellies, or other vaginal creams for 48 hours before
2. Don't douche (irrigation of vagina) for 48 hours prior
3. Don't have sexual intercourse 48 hours prior
4. Try to schedule Pap test at least 5 days after the menstrual period
Medical assistant role in gynecological exam? - correct answer ✔✔- Prepare room
- Wash hands
questions n answers passed
OB/GYN practice - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on the female reproductive system
Obstetrics - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on pregnancy and childbirth
Gynecology - correct answer ✔✔Focuses on diseases and disorders of the female reproductive
system
Papanicolaou (Pap) test - correct answer ✔✔Cytological screening test to detect cancer of the
cervix
How does the Pap test work? - correct answer ✔✔Samples taken from the vagina, cervix, and
endocervix are smeared onto slides and then sprayed with a fixative/placed in alcohol solution
and sent to lab.
Was the Pap test very accurate? - correct answer ✔✔No; up to two-thirds of the false negative
reports were caused by limitations of the sampling technique and the slide preparation.
What did the FDA approve to replace Pap testing? - correct answer ✔✔A liquid based method
known by the brand names of ThinPrep and Autocyte
How do the new methods (ThinPrep) work? - correct answer ✔✔Collecting sample with plastic
endocervical broom and placing it into bottle of preservative solution.
, FocalPoint Primary Screening System - correct answer ✔✔Approved by FDA for use in screening
smears before a provider or technologist analyzes them
When should women begin cervical cancer screening? - correct answer ✔✔21
How often should women have a Pap test? - correct answer ✔✔Women aged 21-29 should
have a Pap test every 3 years
How are HPV tests administered alongside Pap tests? - correct answer ✔✔HPV testing should
not be given to women 21-29; at age 30, women should screen with Pap test and HPV test every
5 years until age 65
Do HPV tests need to be administered alongside Pap tests? - correct answer ✔✔No, women 30-
65 can get tested every 3 years with just the Pap test
What kinds of women 65+ don't need any cervical cancer screening? - correct answer ✔✔If
they have had regular screening in the previous 10 years and...
- haven't had any serious precancers (CIN2 and CIN3) in the last 20 years,
- had a total hysterectomy unless it was for cervical (pre)cancer
What should patients do before a Pap test? - correct answer ✔✔1. Don't use tampons, birth
control foams, jellies, or other vaginal creams for 48 hours before
2. Don't douche (irrigation of vagina) for 48 hours prior
3. Don't have sexual intercourse 48 hours prior
4. Try to schedule Pap test at least 5 days after the menstrual period
Medical assistant role in gynecological exam? - correct answer ✔✔- Prepare room
- Wash hands
