RASMUSSEN PATHO UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What is the most prevalent form of cancer in men and the SECOND leading cause
of death? - ✔✔-Prostate cancer
-PSA (serum marker used for prostate cancer screening)
✔✔Differentiate Benign prostatic hyperplasia from Prostate cancer! - ✔✔-BPH: benign,
not cancerous
-Prostate cancer: Malignant, cancerous
✔✔What are the clinical manifestations indicative of prostatic enlargement - ✔✔-
Difficulty urinating, starting stream, dribbling
-Overall obstruction to the urine flow
✔✔What is hypospadias? - ✔✔opening of the urethra on inferior surface of penis
-Urinary meatus on the ventral undersurface of the penis
✔✔What does LMP, Menarche, Menorrhagia, Dysmenorrhea mean - ✔✔-LMP: Last
menstrual period
-Menarche: begin menstrual
-Menorrhagia: heavy period
-Dysmenorrhea: Painful period
✔✔What does Gravida, and Para mean? - ✔✔-Gravida: number of pregnancies
-Para: number of births
✔✔What does Metrorrhagia, and Oligomenorrhea means? - ✔✔-Metrorrhagia: bleeding
in between periods
-Oligomenorrhea: infrequent period
✔✔What is cystocele/rectocele? - ✔✔Protrusion of the urethra/bladder protrudes into
vaginal wall
-Protrusion of portion of the bladder/urethra into a WEAKENED part of the vaginal wall
*Both require Surgical Repair*
✔✔What is pelvic inflammatory disease? (PID) - ✔✔-Occur from bacteria (Neisseria
gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis) that enter through the vagina up into the cervix
✔✔What are some things PID can cause? - ✔✔-Pelvic pain, Abdominal tenderness
-cervical/ adnexa pain or tenderness on palpation
-Fever, high wbc count purulent vaginal discharge
, ✔✔What is endometriosis? - ✔✔Growth of endometrial tissue outside of uterus
-That abnormal tissue implantation is called endometrioma
✔✔Describe the characteristics clinical manifestation of gonorrhea and chlamydial
infection - ✔✔-ASYMPTOMATIC
-pain, discharge, itching, burning
✔✔What are some things that are caused by endometriosis?
Also, when does it present itself? - ✔✔Heavy bleeding
-Dysmenorrhea (painful period)
-Pain in lower abdomen, along with back pain
-It starts 5-7 days before period and lst 2-3 days after
✔✔What organism causes cervical cancer? - ✔✔Human papillomavirus or (HPV).
✔✔How can cervical cancer be detected? - ✔✔Pap test
-By evaluating cervical cells
✔✔What is the leading cause of death from genital cancer in females? - ✔✔Ovarian
Cancer
60-80 years of age
✔✔What is the most common form of cancer in women aged 25-75, also is the second
leading cause of death in U.S women? - ✔✔Breast cancer
✔✔What are manifestations of breast cancer? - ✔✔-Nipple retraction (newly inverted)
-Dimpling in the skin
-Painless, hard, poorly moveable lump
Breast mass
Retraction
Edema
Axillary mass
Scaly nipple
Tender breast
✔✔HSV-2 transmission - ✔✔-Systemic
-Genital herpes
-genital, anal, perianal
-both type 1 and 2 procuse self limiting initial infection
✔✔HSV-1 transmission - ✔✔Systemic
-cold sores
AND SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What is the most prevalent form of cancer in men and the SECOND leading cause
of death? - ✔✔-Prostate cancer
-PSA (serum marker used for prostate cancer screening)
✔✔Differentiate Benign prostatic hyperplasia from Prostate cancer! - ✔✔-BPH: benign,
not cancerous
-Prostate cancer: Malignant, cancerous
✔✔What are the clinical manifestations indicative of prostatic enlargement - ✔✔-
Difficulty urinating, starting stream, dribbling
-Overall obstruction to the urine flow
✔✔What is hypospadias? - ✔✔opening of the urethra on inferior surface of penis
-Urinary meatus on the ventral undersurface of the penis
✔✔What does LMP, Menarche, Menorrhagia, Dysmenorrhea mean - ✔✔-LMP: Last
menstrual period
-Menarche: begin menstrual
-Menorrhagia: heavy period
-Dysmenorrhea: Painful period
✔✔What does Gravida, and Para mean? - ✔✔-Gravida: number of pregnancies
-Para: number of births
✔✔What does Metrorrhagia, and Oligomenorrhea means? - ✔✔-Metrorrhagia: bleeding
in between periods
-Oligomenorrhea: infrequent period
✔✔What is cystocele/rectocele? - ✔✔Protrusion of the urethra/bladder protrudes into
vaginal wall
-Protrusion of portion of the bladder/urethra into a WEAKENED part of the vaginal wall
*Both require Surgical Repair*
✔✔What is pelvic inflammatory disease? (PID) - ✔✔-Occur from bacteria (Neisseria
gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis) that enter through the vagina up into the cervix
✔✔What are some things PID can cause? - ✔✔-Pelvic pain, Abdominal tenderness
-cervical/ adnexa pain or tenderness on palpation
-Fever, high wbc count purulent vaginal discharge
, ✔✔What is endometriosis? - ✔✔Growth of endometrial tissue outside of uterus
-That abnormal tissue implantation is called endometrioma
✔✔Describe the characteristics clinical manifestation of gonorrhea and chlamydial
infection - ✔✔-ASYMPTOMATIC
-pain, discharge, itching, burning
✔✔What are some things that are caused by endometriosis?
Also, when does it present itself? - ✔✔Heavy bleeding
-Dysmenorrhea (painful period)
-Pain in lower abdomen, along with back pain
-It starts 5-7 days before period and lst 2-3 days after
✔✔What organism causes cervical cancer? - ✔✔Human papillomavirus or (HPV).
✔✔How can cervical cancer be detected? - ✔✔Pap test
-By evaluating cervical cells
✔✔What is the leading cause of death from genital cancer in females? - ✔✔Ovarian
Cancer
60-80 years of age
✔✔What is the most common form of cancer in women aged 25-75, also is the second
leading cause of death in U.S women? - ✔✔Breast cancer
✔✔What are manifestations of breast cancer? - ✔✔-Nipple retraction (newly inverted)
-Dimpling in the skin
-Painless, hard, poorly moveable lump
Breast mass
Retraction
Edema
Axillary mass
Scaly nipple
Tender breast
✔✔HSV-2 transmission - ✔✔-Systemic
-Genital herpes
-genital, anal, perianal
-both type 1 and 2 procuse self limiting initial infection
✔✔HSV-1 transmission - ✔✔Systemic
-cold sores
