Screening tests — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: In female infertility testing; saline infusion sonohysterography is the preferred method of diagnosing abnormalities of the _____

Answer: uterine cavity

Flashcard 42: What is the most common cause of Vaginal Carcinoma? _____

Answer: High-risk HPV subtypes (16, 18, 31, 33)

Flashcard 43: What serum tumor marker is useful for monitoring treatment response and recurrence of ovarian neoplasms? _____

Answer: CA-125

Extra: May also be used as part of the initial workup for postmenopausal women with suspected ovarian cancer because the other conditions that cause elevated CA-125 are pre-menopausal conditions (endometriosis, fibroids)

Flashcard 44: After a hydatidiform mole, patients should monitor _____ levels to ensure adequate mole removal and to screen for development of choriocarcinoma

Answer: hCG

Flashcard 45: What is the percent chance of reversal back to normal cervical epithelium in CIN II? _____

Answer: 33% reversal

Flashcard 46: The four components of a prenatal quad screen are: 1. _____ 2. hCG 3. Estriol 4. Inhibin A

Answer: AFP

Flashcard 47: Can a patient have viable sperm in their ejaculate in the months after vasectomy? _____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 48: An abnormal pap smear is followed by confirmatory _____ (visualization of cervix with a magnifying glass) and _____

Answer: colposcopy

Flashcard 49: Cervical carcinoma may present with abnormal vaginal _____ or cervical discharge

Answer: bleeding (often postcoital)

Flashcard 50: Endometrial hyperplasia typically presents as _____ uterine bleeding

Answer: postmenopausal

Extra: * light menstrual bleeding/heavy bleeding in pre-menopausal women