Test 2 Part 4

Question 1

What are the 4 female cancers?

Answer 1

cervical, uterine, ovarian, and breast

Question 2

What are the top 3 causes of death in women?

Answer 2

Heart disease
cancer
stroke

Question 3

T/F: Strokes are more common in men than in women.

Answer 3

False; vice-versa

Question 4

What does FAST stand for? (Acronym for early signs of stroke)

Answer 4

Face drooping
Arm weakness
Speech difficulty
Time to call 911

Question 5

T/F: As many as 5.3 million women in the US abuse alcohol.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

T/F: While fewer women abuse alcohol than man do, the health effects are more serious in women.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

T/F: Almost 12 % of breast cancer in the US is in males.

Answer 7

False; Almost 12% of women in the US are at risk of developing breast cancer in their lifetime and less than 1% of existing breast cancer cases are in males

Question 8

What is the most common women’s mental health problem?

Answer 8

depression

Question 9

What is the leading cause of physical disability in the US?

Answer 9

Osteoarthritis (affects more women than men)

Question 10

STIs often go untreated in women because the symptoms are less obvious than in men and the symptoms are likely to be confused with another less serious condition. What is the other condition?

Answer 10

yeast infection

Question 11

T/F: Untreated STIs may cause infertility.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

T/F: Women are less likely to develop urinary tract problems.

Answer 12

False; more likely

Question 13

T/F: Urinary incontinence affects 2x as many women as men.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

At what age are mammograms recommended?

Answer 14

50 (earlier if she has a family history)

Question 15

How often are mammograms recommended (after age 50)?

Answer 15

every 2 years

Question 16

How often are Pap tests recommended for women between ages 21-65?

Answer 16

every 3 years

Question 17

T/F: Even if a woman has normal Pap test results, HPV tests are still necessary.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

T/F: Women over 65 are not recommended to undergo cervical cancer screening (Pap/HPV tests).

Answer 18

False; screening is not recommended if she has had 3 or more normal Pap tests in a row AND no abnormal Pap test results in the past 10 years

Question 19

At what age should a bone mineral density test begin to screen for osteoporosis?

Answer 19

65

Question 20

How often is blood pressure screening recommended in women?

Answer 20

Every 2 years in adults, unless elevated, then every year;

Every year after age 65

Question 21

After age 35, how often should blood pressure be checked?

Answer 21

every 5 years

at age 20 if at elevated risk

Question 22

For colon cancer screening (age 50-75), how often should a stool test be done? sigmoidoscopy? colonoscopy?

Answer 22

yearly
every 5 years
every 10 years

Question 23

What is the deadliest gynecologic cancer?

Answer 23

Ovarian

Question 24

T/F: Uterine cancer is usually asymptomatic except for maybe some bleeding.

Answer 24

False; this is true of cervical cancer. Uterine cancer usually shows bleeding, pelvic pain, and low back pain

Question 25

If the USPSTF rates a treatment as a Grade D, what should you do?

Answer 25

Discourage the use of this service

D=Discourage A= A-OK

Question 26

T/F: The USPSTF recommends women who have had a hysterectomy to be screened for cervical cancer every year.

Answer 26

False; no cervix, no cervical cancer

Question 27

T/F: Parent/patient refusals are commonly cited barriers to HPV vaccination.

Answer 27

True

Question 28

T/F: The USPSTF recommends against screening for ovarian cancer.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

T/F: The USPSTF recommends against routine genetic counseling or BRCA testing for women whose family history is not associated with an increased risk.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

When does the USPSTF recommend biennial screening mammography for women?

Answer 30

50-74 years of age

Question 31

T/F: The USPSTF recommends against teaching breast self-examination.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

What is the most common cancer in women in the US?

Answer 32

breast cancer (not counting some kinds of skin cancer)

Question 33

T/F: A woman born in the US today has an estimated 12% chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.

Answer 33

True