Nurs 590 Exam 1 With
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What would be considered abnormal uterine bleeding? - ANSWER - acute:
sudden and intense
- Chronic: if greater than 6 months
- intermenstrual bleeding
- bleeding more frequently then every 24 days
- bleeding for more than 8 days
- bleeding more than 80mL/cycle
- remember "abnormal" can also mean less frequent in addition to more
frequent bleeding
How long is a normal menstrual cycle? - ANSWER 24 to 38 days
What is the average length of bleeding? - ANSWER 4 to 8 days
How much blood loss is normal during a period? - ANSWER 5 to 80mLs
, If an older woman presents with abnormal uterine bleeding, what could it be
related to? - ANSWER Older women may have vaginal atrophy due to low
estrogen which can lead to the development of fissures that bleed.
What is the acronym for abnormal uterine bleeding? - ANSWER PALM-COEIN
What does the acronym for PALM-COEIN stand for? - ANSWER P - polyp
A - adenomyosis
L - Leiomyoma
M - malignancy
C - coagulopathy
O - ovulatory dysfunction
E - endometrial
I - iatrogenic
N - not otherwise classified
How common are uterine polyps? - ANSWER Up to 35% of women will have
this at sometime in their life.
As a woman ages, they are at greater risk for getting polyps.
Presentation of uterine polyp: - ANSWER - intermenstrual bleeding
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What would be considered abnormal uterine bleeding? - ANSWER - acute:
sudden and intense
- Chronic: if greater than 6 months
- intermenstrual bleeding
- bleeding more frequently then every 24 days
- bleeding for more than 8 days
- bleeding more than 80mL/cycle
- remember "abnormal" can also mean less frequent in addition to more
frequent bleeding
How long is a normal menstrual cycle? - ANSWER 24 to 38 days
What is the average length of bleeding? - ANSWER 4 to 8 days
How much blood loss is normal during a period? - ANSWER 5 to 80mLs
, If an older woman presents with abnormal uterine bleeding, what could it be
related to? - ANSWER Older women may have vaginal atrophy due to low
estrogen which can lead to the development of fissures that bleed.
What is the acronym for abnormal uterine bleeding? - ANSWER PALM-COEIN
What does the acronym for PALM-COEIN stand for? - ANSWER P - polyp
A - adenomyosis
L - Leiomyoma
M - malignancy
C - coagulopathy
O - ovulatory dysfunction
E - endometrial
I - iatrogenic
N - not otherwise classified
How common are uterine polyps? - ANSWER Up to 35% of women will have
this at sometime in their life.
As a woman ages, they are at greater risk for getting polyps.
Presentation of uterine polyp: - ANSWER - intermenstrual bleeding
