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A 20 yearold 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? Question options:
A. "Even if I spread it to someone else, there's a good
chance she won't have any symptoms or know she has it."
B. "Each of the three stages of the disease seems to be
worse than the previous one."
C. "Even though I couldn't end up sterile, a woman that I
give it to certainly could."
D. "Either me or a partner could end up with an eye
infection from chlamydia that could make us blind." -
answer A. "Even if I spread it to someone else, there's a
good chance she won't have any symptoms or know she
has it."
Having heard positive reports of the benefits of HT from
her sister-in-law and friends, a 49-year-old woman has
,presented to her nurse practitioner asking to start HT. Her
uterus is intact and previous bone scans have indicated
low bone density. The patient also has a family history of
heart disease. She characterizes her symptoms of
menopause as "noticeable, but not debilitating by any
means." Based on the most current research, what is her
nurse practitioner's best course of action?
A. Begin low-dose HT but perform regular breast cancer
screening and heart health checks
B. Forgo HT but consider alternative therapies and
reevaluate if her symptoms significantly affect her quality
of life
C. Forgo HT in light of her preexisting low bone density
and consequent risk of osteoporosis
D. Begin estrogen-progesterone HT (EPT) to prevent
future menopausal symptoms and coronary heart disease
(CHD) - answer B. Forgo HT but consider alternative
therapies and reevaluate if her symptoms significantly
affect her quality of life
A 71 yearold man has visited his nurse practitioner for a
checkup, during which the nurse practitioner has initiated
a discussion about the patient's sexual function. Which of
the following phenomena would the nurse practitioner
most likely consider a pathological rather than an
agerelated change? Question options:
,A. A decrease in the force of the man's ejaculation
B. Cessation of FSH production
C. A decrease in the size and firmness of the patient's
testes
D. The presence of relative or absolute hypogonadism -
answer B. Cessation of FSH production
A 60yearold 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? Question options:
A. "We can do a Pap smear right now and we will get the
results as soon as we can."
B. "We are going to order blood work that will measure
your hormone levels."
C. "We're going to have to open your cervix with a
speculum and take scrapings from the wall of your
uterus."
, D. "We're going to book a CT scan for you as soon as
possible so that we can see what is inside your uterus." -
answer C. "We're going to have to open your cervix with a
speculum and take scrapings from the wall of your
uterus."
Long, stretchy cervical mucus that exhibits ferning on a
microscope slide is characteristic of which of the
following?
A. Low human chorionic gonadotropin levels
B. High progesterone levels
C. Low estrogen levels
D. High LH level - answer D. High LH level
During a group prenatal class, the nurse teaching the
course is explaining the thinning of the cervix that
accompanies the stages of labor leading up to delivery. A
participant admits that she is not familiar with either the
location or normal role of the cervix. Which of the
following responses, by the nurse, would be most
appropriate? Question options:
A. "The cervix is the soft lining of your uterus that has to
expand greatly to accommodate your baby during
delivery."
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