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NR 661-Womans Health Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
What choice below has no precautions for oral contraceptive pill use?
a. gallbladder disease
b. 5 months postpartum and lactating
c. blood pressure 160/100
d. varicose veins - Ans:✔✔-d. varicose veins
A 50 year old female believes that she is menopausal. She c/o hot flashes and has not had menses in 12
months. Which of the following test results would be expected during menopause?
a. increased thyroid-stimulating hormone
b. decreased follicle stimulating hormone
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c. hypoestrogenemia
d. increased follicle stimulating hormone - Ans:✔✔-d. increased follicle stimulating hormone
A 51 year old female patient presents with a 2 cm palpable breast mass. How should this be evaluated to
determine whether it is solid or cystic in nature?
a. mammogram
b. ultrasound
c. MRI
d. clinical breast exam - Ans:✔✔-b. ultrasound
Women who use diaphragms for contraception have an increased incidence of:
a. sexually transmitted diseases
b. pregnancy
c. urinary tract infection
d. pelvic inflammatory disease - Ans:✔✔-c. urinary tract infection
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A 22 year old female states that she has multiple sexual partners and inconsistently uses barrier
protection. Which form of birth control should the nurse practitioner avoid proscribing in this patient?
a. intrauterine device
b. progestin-only pill
c. diaphragm
d. oral contraceptives - Ans:✔✔-a. intrauterine device
A definitive diagnosis of osteoporosis can be made when:
a. an x-ray indicates fragility fractures
b. bone mineral density is 2.5 standard deviations below the mean
c. T-score greater than 2.5
d. DXA scan indicates fragility fracture index - Ans:✔✔-b. bone mineral density is 2.5 standard deviations
below the mean
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