Women's Health - Aquifer: Family Medicine 17: 55-year-old postmenopausal female with vaginal bleeding 2023/2024

Women's Health - Aquifer: Family Medicine 17: 55-year-old postmenopausal female with vaginal bleedingWhat is menopause? - correct answer Occurs when menses have creased for an entire year, no equivalent in males. List symptoms of menopause - correct answer -Hot flashes -Vasomotor symptoms -Atrophic vaginitis -Dyspareunia Which of the following are benefits of menopausal HT? Select all that apply. A. Decrease in vasomotor symptoms. B. Decreased incidence of stroke. C. Decreased risk of breast cancer. D. Improvement in atrophic vaginitis symptoms. E. Prevention of osteoporosis. - correct answer A. Decrease in vasomotor symptoms. D. Improvement in atrophic vaginitis symptoms. E. Prevention of osteoporosis. What is the primary function of menopausal hormonal therpapy? - correct answer to treat the bothersome sx of menopause USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography for who? - correct answer patients with breasts aged 50-74 and that starting screening mammography prior to 50 years of age should be a decision that is individualized for each patient. The USPSTF recommends colon cancer screening to begin at age ___ for the average risk patient, irrespective of gender - correct answer 50 Pap test screening is to start at age ___ and continue q __ yrs until age 30 then q ___yrs until age ____ - correct answer start at 21 then q3yrs till 30 then q5yrs till 65 Who are cervical polyps MC in? - correct answer postpartum and perimenopausal patients What is the fourth MC cancer in pts w uteri? - correct answer endometrial CA What are sx of atrophic vaginitis? - correct answer -vaginal dryness -dyspareunia -urinary symptoms: recurrent UTI, frequency, dysuria -vaginal pruritus How do you treat vaginal pruritis? - correct answer topical estrogen What are PE findings of atrophic vaginitis? - correct answer smoother vaginal mucosa and cervix, related to postmenopausal changes Which of the following are risk factors for osteoporosis that Mrs. Parker has? Select all that apply. A. Caucasian race B. Corticosteroid use C. Family history D. Hormone therapy