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Which is the recommended first-line treatment option for endometriosis in patients desiring contraception?

Your 22 year old patient is having bilateral breast discomfort that usually begins a week before her period starts. This has happened for about the last six months. She rates the pain at 5/10, and describes it as being mostly in the upper outer portion of each breast. She denies nipple discharge of any sort. She thinks she may have some form of breast cancer, Discuss the necessary elements of your history and physical exam to provide a reasonable diagnosis for this patient. Also, list at least three differential diagnoses for her condition. as well as your most likely diagnosis.

Increased production of ____________ is associated with primary dysmenorrhea.                                                  

A 30 year-old patient presents to establish care at your clinic with a CC: painful periods. History of present illness (HPI) reveals periods occur regularly with moderate amount of menstrual flow lasting approximately 5-days. She complains that about 2-months ago, she began experiencing pain of 8 on a 1-10 scale when her periods begin. Her pain is so severe that she recently had to call in sick to work. Ibuprofen is not helping the pain as it was in previous months, and heat to her abdomen and thighs is not working either. Nothing seems to relieve the pain. Which of the following do you consider as part of her differential diagnosis?

  The levonorgestrel-releasing IUC may be a better choice than the copper-releasing IUC for a woman who:                                                   

Which of the following actions does the estrogen in combination oral contraceptives (COCs) include? (select all that apply)                                       

List three common causes of menstrual irregularities?    

A 28 year-old patient, g1p1, has been prescribed an oral contraceptive agent. She was counseled via the BRAIDED format of informed consent. Which of the following is a non-contraceptive benefit of combination oral contraceptives?

Understanding that habit, custom/pattern and routine are important factors in documenting patient care, obtaining informed consent may be documented via the BRAIDED format. The letters of mnemonic stand for (select all that apply):

90% or more of palpable breast masses ages 20-50 are benign. Cysts and fibroadenomas are two of the most common benign conditions. There are certain characteristics common to many cancerous lesions which are important for the FNP to remember. From the following list, select those characteristics common to cancerous lesions (select all that apply).