A female patient, age 48, is undergoing a routine physical examination for the first time in 5 years. Which procedure would be included in this examination?
a. Culdoscopy
b. Colposcopy
c. Cervical biopsy
d. Papanicolaou smear
ANS: D
The American Cancer Society recommends that all women who are or have been sexually active or who are at least 18 years of age have an annual Pap smear for 3 consecutive years and then every 3 years until middle age.
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