Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 49: Female Reproductive Disorders
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz
1. To decrease this effect, delay positioning until just before the examination begins,
2. To assess the endometrium for readiness to accept and nourish a fertilized ovum,
3. A dilation and curettage is performed in two steps—dilation of the cervix by insertion
5. Perineal pain is the symptom that most commonly motivates a woman to seek
6. Mastitis is an infection-induced inflammation of breast tissue most often occurring in
7. Pelvic inflammatory disease usually can be treated at home. Treatment includes rest;
8. Constriction of pelvic structures by endometriosis-related adhesions
9. The most common symptoms are menstrual irregularities (menorrhagia and
dysmenorrheal). A very large fibroid tumor may compress the urethra, obstructing