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APEA EXAM – WOMEN’S HEALTH
TEST BANK WITH QUEST IONS,
ANSWERS AND EXPLANAT ION
Question : A female patient presents with a white and
curd-like thin vaginal discharge. This discharge is most
consistent with:
candidal vaginitis.bacterial vaginosis Trichomonal vaginitis.gonorrhea.
Correct answer: candidal vaginitis
Question : When examining the cervix, a translucent
nodule is noted on the cervical surface. This finding is
consistent with:
a retention cyst.an epidermoid cyst a syphilitic chancre.a cervical polyp.
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Correct answer: a retention cyst
Question : Urethritis in a female patient may arise from
all of the following organisms except:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae.Herpes simplex.Chlamydia trachomatis.Campylobacter.
Correct answer: Campylobacter
affects GI tract, commonly causing diarrhea
Question : The most common cause of acute pelvic pain
in women is:
ruptured ovarian cysts.appendicitis.pelvic inflammatory disease.mittelschmerz.
Correct answer: pelvic inflammatory disease
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Question : A woman complains of experiencing uterine
bleeding between expected menstrual cycles. This
condition is termed:
oligomenorrhea.polymenorrhea.metrorrhagia.menorrhagia.
Correct answer: metrorrhagia
oligo- greater than 35 day intervals poly- fewer than 21 day intervals menorrhagia- long menstruation at regular intervals
Question : A female patient has a history of a retroverted
uterus. This condition refers to:
the normal position of the uterus and cervix.a tilting backward of the uterus and cervix.a backward angulation of the uterus in relation to its cervix.
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the cervix being located at the introitus and the uterus in the vaginal canal.
Correct answer: a tilting backward of the uterus and
cervix
Question : Upon examination of the cervix, a yellow
drainage is visible around the cervical os. This finding is
most likely suggestive of:
candidal vaginitis.cervical polyp.carcinoma of the cervix.mucopurulent cervicitis.
Correct answer: mucopurulent cervicitis
Question : Upon examination of the cervix, an irregular
cauliflower-like growth was noted around the cervical os.
This finding is most suggestive of:
venereal warts.a cervical polyp.carcinoma of the cervix.