A 35 year old overweight female presents with intermittent hearturn for several months. The use of Tums antacid provides temporary relief. During the past week, she has been awakened during the night with a burning sensation in her chest. She is not taking any other medications and has no major health problems. What additional information would support a diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the cause of her symtoms?

A nulliparous 28 year old patient is presenting with concerns about premenstrual pelvic pain that subsides after menses begins.  The pain has increased in the past 6-8 months.  Her periods have always been regular since menarche at age 12. She is married and has been trying to conceive for “a while” except that she complains of painful intercourse and occasional pain with bowel movements.  What would most likely top your list of differential diagnoses?

Which of the following statements is true regarding tension type headaches?

Which of the following statements about low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is correct?

A 45 year old woman presents with complaint of a nontender mass in her left breast that she discovered 3 days ago while taking a shower. On examination you note that there is a dimpled area of skin with a palpable mass approximately 6 cm above her areola at 2 o’clock. It is a fixed irregular shaped mass that is nontender to palpation. Your diagnosis today is “Left Breast Mass,” but you suspect it to be

Which of the following is one of the most common causes of vulvar pruritus with a white, wrinkled-appearing lesion involving the entire vulva and is linked to vulvar cancer in a postmenopausal woman?

You are seeing a 57 year old patient that is presenting for an annual exam.  She is also needing a pap smear since her last pap smear was 5 years ago and negative.  Upon genital and vaginal exam you note that the cervix is prolapsed just to the plane of the hymen.  What degree of pelvic organ prolapse would you note in Judy’s chart?

Two months after being raped, a client tells you she cannot concentrate on her schoolwork and is having nightmares about the experience.  These symptoms indicate that she

Which of the following statements concerning sexual assault is correct?

Estrogen is the lowest at which stage of the ovarian cycle?