A client tells the nurse that she has not had menstrual cycles ...

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A client tells the nurse that she has not had menstrual cycles for 2 months since she has been training for a marathon. The nurse would document this client's lack of regular menstrual cycles as being:
 
  1. dysmenorrhea.
  2. primary amenorrhea.
  3. oligomenorrhea.
  4. secondary amenorrhea.

Question 2

A client, scheduled to have joint fluid aspirated from the knee, asks the nurse why the procedure is being done. Which of the following should the nurse explain to this client? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. It is done to examine the synovial fluid in the joint cavity.
  2. It is done to realign the knee joint.
  3. It is done to relieve pain.
  4. It is done to visualize the bone structure.
  5. It is done to relieve edema and effusion.
  6. It is done to evaluate the status of ligaments.

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Answer to Question 1

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Secondary amenorrhea is when a woman has normal menstrual cycles but then stops. Dysmenorrhea is pain during the menstrual cycle, and oligomenorrhea is the absence of menstrual cycles for 3 months or longer. Primary amenorrhea is the lack of a menstrual cycle by age 16.

Answer to Question 2

1, 3, 5
Joint aspiration is performed to examine the synovial fluid in the joint cavity. It is also used to relieve pain in the joint resulting from edema and effusion. Joint aspiration is not done to realign the joint, visualize the bone structure, or evaluate the status of ligaments.

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