MN 551 PATHO UNIT 8 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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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? Correct 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)? Correct 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? Correct Answer High hormone levels during pregnancy Use of oral contraceptives Recent antibiotic therapy [Show More]

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