Gynecology Workshop Follow-Up Quiz

During the examination, the clinician is unable to visualize the cervix with the patient in the lithotomy position. In order to help visualize the cervix, the clinician considers changing the patient's position to:

Trendelenburg

Knee-chest

Left Lateral Decubitus

Right Lateral Decubitus

A cervical polyp may cause:

Leukorrhea (vaginal discharge)

Endometrial cancer

Cervical cancer

A false positive STD screen

A cervical polyp can cause:

Post coital bleeding

Cervical dysplasia

Endometrial cancer

Pelvic pain

A provider may re-apply Tri-chloro acetic acid to genital warts:

Weekly

Twice a week

Every two weeks

Monthly

A patient complains of immiquimod (Aldara) application site irritation of the skin surrounding the warts. The provider recommends:

Discontinuation of the self-applied medication

Referral to a gynecologist

More careful application only on to the warts

Daily vinegar water vaginal douching

When performing an endometrial biopsy, the provider does not obtain an adequate specimen. The provider:

Performs a second pass, if the sampling device has not been contaminated

Opens a new sampling device and tries again

Documents an insufficient sample was obtained

Repositions the tenaculum to the opposite cervical lip

Prior to performing an endometrial biopsy, the clinician performs a pelvic exam to determine:

Length and width of vaginal vault

Open versus closed cervix

Presence or absence of vaginal bleeding

Uterine position and size

A 44 year old presents with a Bartholin’s abscess. The provider incises and drains the abscess. Furthermore, the provider:

Prescribes antibiotics

Refers her to a gynecologist

Performs an endometrial biopsy

Orders a pelvic ultrasound

A 28 year old presents with her third Bartholin’s abscess. The first was incised and drained, then packed. The second was also incised and drained and a Word Catheter was placed. After incising and draining the current abscess, to prevent further reoccurrence the provider recommends:

Antibiotics

Combined hormonal contraception

Referral to a gynecologist for gland excision

Weekly vinegar water douching

A patient had an IUD inserted by a previous provider in another state and cannot remember the type of IUD inserted. On examination, the provider can identify the IUD brand by:

Counting the number of strings

Identifying the color of the strings

Determining the thickness of the strings

Measuring the length of the strings