Practice Test Answer Key
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1) Female Pelvic Medicine: A 33-year-old multigravida patient presents complaining of dyspareunia and “feeling loose” during intercourse. Obstetrical history includes that of an episiotomy with a 4th-degree extension during her last delivery several years ago. Review of Systems include rare symptoms of stress urinary incontinence, but no complaints of fecal incontinence. Pelvic examination is significant for a widened genital hiatus, scarred posterior fourchette, positive dovetail sign and a tender perineal body that is <0.3cm. The most likely reason that the patient has no symptoms of fecal incontinence is:
- The external anal sphincter is mostly intact
- The internal anal sphincter is mostly intact
- The rectoanal inhibitory reflex is normal
- The anorectal angle is less acute
- The dependency on the puborectalis muscle is increased
ANSWER: D
2) REI: What is the most common cause of ambiguous genitalia?
- 3-beta hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency
- 11-beta-hydroxylase deficiency
- 17-hydroxylase deficiency
- 21-hydroxylase deficiency
ANSWER: D
3) REI: A teen has primary amenorrhea, normal external genitalia, but a blind-ending vagina. What would be the most helpful to differentiate androgen insensitivity syndrome from Mullerian agenesis?
- Absent uterus
- Café au lait spots
- Urinary tract abnormalities
- Increase serum testosterone
- Normal LH
ANSWER: D
4) Obstetrics: A 27-year-old G1P0 presents for her first prenatal visit. She is overall healthy and is an avid exerciser. She is worried about which activities and exercises she should avoid in pregnancy. You inform her that she should avoid all of the following activities in pregnancy except:
- Basketball
- Horseback riding
- Hot yoga
- Running or jogging
- All of the above
ANSWER: D
5) GYN: A healthy 18-year-old desires contraception. Which of the following should be obtained prior to prescribing contraception?
- Blood pressure
- Breast exam
- Guardian or parental consent
- Pap smear
- STD screening
ANSWER: E
6) OFFICE: A 40-year-old African-American female presents for an annual exam with a blood pressure of 145/90. The patient returns the next week with a blood pressure of 155/95. What is the best management choice?
- Initiate antihypertensive therapy with ACE Inhibitor
- Initiate antihypertensive therapy with angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB).
- Initiate antihypertensive therapy with hydrochlorothiazide.
- Recommend checking blood pressures at home.
- Recommend initiating lifestyle changes and recheck blood pressure in 2 months.
ANSWER: C
- Obstetrics: What type of placentation is the most common in monozygotic twins?
- Diamniotic/Dichorionic
- Monochroionic/monoamniotic
- Dichorionic/monoamniotic
- Monochroionic/Diammniotic
ANSWER: D
8) Urogyn: A patient presents with pelvic pain associated with a change in her bowel habits. Which of the following characteristics meet the criteria to diagnose irritable bowel syndrome?
- Pain for at least 3 days monthly with constipation and relief with defecation
- Pain for less than a month which onset with constipation, but no change in the form of stool
- Pain for 2 months which onset with constipation and increases with defecation
- Pain for over 6 months which onset with increased stool frequency and pain increases with laxatives
ANSWER: A
9) Gynecologic Oncology and Surgery: Which tumor marker is characteristic of a granulosa cell tumor?
- AFP
- CA 19-9
- CA 125
- Inhibin
- LDH
ANSWER: D
10) Gynecologic Oncology and Surgery: What genetic mutation has the highest risk of breast cancer?
- BRCA-1
- BRCA-2
- FAP (Familial adenomatous polyposis)
- HNPCC
- Li Fraumeni
ANSWER: A
11) Gynecologic Oncology and Surgery: A 68-year-old complains of vulvar pruritis. Colposcopy reveals 3 multifocal <1cm lesions. Biopsy reveals vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) 3. The best treatment is:
- Skinning vulvectomy
- Laser vaporization
- 5-FU
- Radical vulvectomy
- Wide local excision
ANSWER: B
12) Obstetrics: What is the most likely pregnancy outcome for a patient who contracts Parvovirus B19 causing erythema infectiosum (Fifth Disease) in the first trimester?
- Congenital anomalies
- Spontaneous abortion
- No adverse outcome
- Childhood developmental delays
- Severe fetal anemia
ANSWER: C
13) Gynecologic Oncology and Surgery: Which ovarian tumor could lead to endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia?
- Brenner tumor
- Dysgerminoma
- Endometrial sinus
- Granulosa cell
- Immature teratoma