MN 551 Patho Unit 8 Practice Exam Questions and Answers

MN 551 Patho Unit 8 Practice Exam Questions and Answers A 60-year-old woman who is 11 years menopausal has presented to the emergency department stating, "I haven't had my period in years, but lately I've been bleeding again, and quite heavily in the last few days." The care team needs to rule out endometrial cancer. How should they best explain the most accurate plan for confirming or ruling out the diagnosis? - Answer ️️ -"We can do a Pap smear right now and we will get the results as soon as we can." "We are going to order blood work that will measure your hormone levels." *******"We're going to have to open your cervix with a speculum and take scrapings from the wall of your uterus." "We're going to book a CT scan for you as soon as possible so that we can see what is inside your uterus." A 66-year-old man has presented to a nurse practitioner to get a refill for his antiplatelet medication. The patient has a history of ischemic heart disease and suffered a myocardial infarction 5 years ago and has unstable angina; he uses a transdermal nitroglycerin patch to control his angina. The patient has a 40-pack-year smoking history and uses nebulized bronchodilators at home for the treatment of transient shortness of breath. He has long-standing hypertension that is treated with a potassium-sparing diuretic and a ß-adrenergic blocking medication. During the nurse's assessment, the man notes that he has been unable to maintain his erection in recent months. Which of the following aspects of the man's health problems and treatments would the nurse identify as NOT being contributing to his erectile dysfunction (ED)? - Answer ️️ -His age His smoking history His ischemic heart disease His hypertension ******His use of bronchodilators His antihypertensive medications Which of the following factors are NOT known to contribute to vaginal yeast infections? - Answer ️️ -High hormone levels during pregnancy Use of oral contraceptives Recent antibiotic therapy Poorly controlled diabetes' ******Inflammation of the Skene and Bartholin glands A 14-year-old boy has been brought to the emergency department by his mother in excruciating pain that is radiating from his scrotum to his inguinal area. The boy's heart rate is 122 beats per minute and he vomited twice before arrival at the hospital. Examination reveals that his scrotum is reddened and slightly swollen and the testes are firm to the touch and tender, with extensive cremaster muscle contraction noted. What is the boy's most likely diagnosis? - Answer ️️ - Varicocele ******Testicular torsion Hydrocele Epididymitis Long, stretchy cervical mucus that exhibits ferning on a microscope slide is characteristic of which of the following? - Answer ️️ -Low human chorionic gonadotropin levels High progesterone levels Low estrogen levels *****High LH level A 20-year-old male has been diagnosed with a chlamydial infection, and his primary care provider is performing teaching in an effort to prevent the patient from infecting others in the future. Which of the following statements by the patient demonstrates the best understanding of his health problem? - Answer ️️ -******"Even if I spread it to someone else, there's a good chance she won't have any symptoms or know s