#february2020mccqe1
A 21-year-old woman comes to the clinic for a health check-up. She has been sexually active since she was 17 years old and has never seen a gynecologist before. The physician discusses the importance of health screening with the patient and performs a Papanicolaou (or Pap) smear during the visit. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening schedule recommendation?
(A) Pap tests every 3 years beginning approximately 3 years after first intercourse or at 21 years of age
(B) Yearly Pap test and human papillomavirus DNA testing beginning approximately 3 years after first intercourse or at 21 years of age
(C) Yearly Pap tests beginning approximately 3 years after first intercourse or at 21 years of age
(D) Yearly Pap tests beginning at menarche and ending at menopause
(E) Yearly Pap tests once a patient is sexually active or at 21 years of age
A 21-year-old woman comes to the clinic for a health check-up. She has been sexually active since she was 17 years old and has never seen a gynecologist before. The physician discusses the importance of health screening with the patient and performs a Papanicolaou (or Pap) smear during the visit. Which of the following is the most appropriate screening schedule recommendation?
(A) Pap tests every 3 years beginning approximately 3 years after first intercourse or at 21 years of age
(B) Yearly Pap test and human papillomavirus DNA testing beginning approximately 3 years after first intercourse or at 21 years of age
(C) Yearly Pap tests beginning approximately 3 years after first intercourse or at 21 years of age
(D) Yearly Pap tests beginning at menarche and ending at menopause
(E) Yearly Pap tests once a patient is sexually active or at 21 years of age
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