CMN 571-UNIT 3: FB QUESTIONS EXAM, QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS | MULTIPLE CHOICES
2025
When should cervical cancer screenings using the Pap test be discontinued?
A) after age 50
B) after age 65
C) after a total hysterectomy due to benign disease with removal of the cervix
D) after a hysterectomy leaving the cervix intact
E) b & c - Answer -E. b & c
Most cervical screening failures are a result of what?
A) the inadequacy of the Pap test to detect cervical cancer
B) poor awareness among women about the need to receive regular screenings
C) limited access to screenings resulting in delayed diagnosis
D) poor provider education on the topic of the need for cervical cancer screening among
women - Answer -C) limited access to screenings resulting in delayed diagnosis
Which is a risk factor for late diagnosis of cervical cancer?
A) inadequate provider education on prevention and screening of cervical cancer
B) receiving Pap tests every 3 years with negative results
C) no family history of cervical cancer
D) a woman never having had a Pap test or not having one in the previous 5 years -
Answer -D
Prevalence of transient HPV infection is high in teens and young adults but most will
regress within:
a. 1-2 years
b. 2-3 years
c. 3-4 years - Answer -..a. 1-2 years
T/F:In the United States, Emergency Contraception products are available over-the-
counter to women aged ≥17 years - Answer -T
At what age should routine paps with cytology begin for women?
A) age at which sexual activity begins, regardless of age
B) age 21
C) age 18
D) age 25 - Answer -B
t/f: Only those women with persistent HPV infection are at increased risk of cervical
cancer. - Answer -True
,Which group has the highest MORTALITY from cervical cancer?
A) whites
B) Hispanics
C) African Americans
D) American Indian - Answer -..C) African Americans
What HPV types are the most often associated with cervical cancer in the U.S.?
a. 16 & 18
b. 1 & 8
c. 2 & 23
d. 12 & 15 - Answer -A
T or F: Women who smoke are THREE TIMES as likely to get cervical cancer than non
smokers - Answer -False
Which group has the highest INCIDENCE of cervical cancer?
A) whites
B) Hispanics
C) African Americans
D) American Indian - Answer -B) Hispanics
T/F: A patient needs a MRI of spine when his scoliosis is progressing more than one
degree per month indicating a nonidiopathic process is involved. - Answer -True
One degree per month is indicative of idiopathic scoliosis and greater than one degree
per month warrants an mri because there is another nonidiopathic process taking place
T/F: HPV is a significant cause of cervical cancer, but is not an exclusive cause. -
Answer -True
T/F menarche is an important aspect in the screening for scoliosis - Answer -True
Cervical cancer occurs predominately in women ages?
a.20-24
b.30-34
c. 40- 44
d. 50-54 - Answer -..c. 40- 44
A woman >/30 may receive cervical cancer screenings with the Pap test every 3 years if
they meet which criteria?
A) one prior negative screening
B) two prior negative screenings
C) three prior negative screenings
D) four prior negative screenings - Answer -..C) three prior negative screenings
Which of the following patients should be screened annually for cervical cancer with the
Pap test?
, A) 23 year old college student
B) 31 year old mother of two with anxiety
C) 50 yr old teacher with back pain
D) 35 year old with cancer and receiving chemotherapy - Answer -D. 35 year old with
cancer and receiving chemotherapy
What is the MOST common STI?
A) HPV
B) trichomonas vaginalis
C) herpes
D) chlamydia - Answer -A
Cafe´-au-lait macules suggest:
a. too much coffee ingestion
b. cancer
c. neurofibromatosis
d. thyroid dysfunction - Answer -c. neurofibromatosis
Popliteal angles are checked as the examiner tries to extend the knees with the hips
flexed 90 degrees; tight popliteal angles lacking more than__to __ degrees from full
extension can be associated with spinal disease.
a. 10-20
b. 20-30
c. 30-40
d. 40 -50 - Answer -..d. 40 -50
Name a screening device used to measure the rotation of the spine, placed in the
midline over the spot of maximum rotation during the Adams forward bending test -
Answer -..Scoliometer
T or F: Screening for scoliosis should be performed bi-annually as part of the health
supervision visit. - Answer -...False
T or F:premenarchal patients who have large curves experience
the lowest risk of progression. - Answer -...False - Small curves
What are the primary sequelae of untreated idiopathic scoliosis?
a. cosmetic issues
b. pulmonary issues
c. back pain
d. all of the above - Answer -...d. all of the above
Idiopathic scoliosis in children younger than age __ years is referred to as infantile
scoliosis
a.1
b. 2
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS | MULTIPLE CHOICES
2025
When should cervical cancer screenings using the Pap test be discontinued?
A) after age 50
B) after age 65
C) after a total hysterectomy due to benign disease with removal of the cervix
D) after a hysterectomy leaving the cervix intact
E) b & c - Answer -E. b & c
Most cervical screening failures are a result of what?
A) the inadequacy of the Pap test to detect cervical cancer
B) poor awareness among women about the need to receive regular screenings
C) limited access to screenings resulting in delayed diagnosis
D) poor provider education on the topic of the need for cervical cancer screening among
women - Answer -C) limited access to screenings resulting in delayed diagnosis
Which is a risk factor for late diagnosis of cervical cancer?
A) inadequate provider education on prevention and screening of cervical cancer
B) receiving Pap tests every 3 years with negative results
C) no family history of cervical cancer
D) a woman never having had a Pap test or not having one in the previous 5 years -
Answer -D
Prevalence of transient HPV infection is high in teens and young adults but most will
regress within:
a. 1-2 years
b. 2-3 years
c. 3-4 years - Answer -..a. 1-2 years
T/F:In the United States, Emergency Contraception products are available over-the-
counter to women aged ≥17 years - Answer -T
At what age should routine paps with cytology begin for women?
A) age at which sexual activity begins, regardless of age
B) age 21
C) age 18
D) age 25 - Answer -B
t/f: Only those women with persistent HPV infection are at increased risk of cervical
cancer. - Answer -True
,Which group has the highest MORTALITY from cervical cancer?
A) whites
B) Hispanics
C) African Americans
D) American Indian - Answer -..C) African Americans
What HPV types are the most often associated with cervical cancer in the U.S.?
a. 16 & 18
b. 1 & 8
c. 2 & 23
d. 12 & 15 - Answer -A
T or F: Women who smoke are THREE TIMES as likely to get cervical cancer than non
smokers - Answer -False
Which group has the highest INCIDENCE of cervical cancer?
A) whites
B) Hispanics
C) African Americans
D) American Indian - Answer -B) Hispanics
T/F: A patient needs a MRI of spine when his scoliosis is progressing more than one
degree per month indicating a nonidiopathic process is involved. - Answer -True
One degree per month is indicative of idiopathic scoliosis and greater than one degree
per month warrants an mri because there is another nonidiopathic process taking place
T/F: HPV is a significant cause of cervical cancer, but is not an exclusive cause. -
Answer -True
T/F menarche is an important aspect in the screening for scoliosis - Answer -True
Cervical cancer occurs predominately in women ages?
a.20-24
b.30-34
c. 40- 44
d. 50-54 - Answer -..c. 40- 44
A woman >/30 may receive cervical cancer screenings with the Pap test every 3 years if
they meet which criteria?
A) one prior negative screening
B) two prior negative screenings
C) three prior negative screenings
D) four prior negative screenings - Answer -..C) three prior negative screenings
Which of the following patients should be screened annually for cervical cancer with the
Pap test?
, A) 23 year old college student
B) 31 year old mother of two with anxiety
C) 50 yr old teacher with back pain
D) 35 year old with cancer and receiving chemotherapy - Answer -D. 35 year old with
cancer and receiving chemotherapy
What is the MOST common STI?
A) HPV
B) trichomonas vaginalis
C) herpes
D) chlamydia - Answer -A
Cafe´-au-lait macules suggest:
a. too much coffee ingestion
b. cancer
c. neurofibromatosis
d. thyroid dysfunction - Answer -c. neurofibromatosis
Popliteal angles are checked as the examiner tries to extend the knees with the hips
flexed 90 degrees; tight popliteal angles lacking more than__to __ degrees from full
extension can be associated with spinal disease.
a. 10-20
b. 20-30
c. 30-40
d. 40 -50 - Answer -..d. 40 -50
Name a screening device used to measure the rotation of the spine, placed in the
midline over the spot of maximum rotation during the Adams forward bending test -
Answer -..Scoliometer
T or F: Screening for scoliosis should be performed bi-annually as part of the health
supervision visit. - Answer -...False
T or F:premenarchal patients who have large curves experience
the lowest risk of progression. - Answer -...False - Small curves
What are the primary sequelae of untreated idiopathic scoliosis?
a. cosmetic issues
b. pulmonary issues
c. back pain
d. all of the above - Answer -...d. all of the above
Idiopathic scoliosis in children younger than age __ years is referred to as infantile
scoliosis
a.1
b. 2
