A patient reports long, heavy, irregular menses accompanied by headache and back pain for the past several months. How should the nurse document these symptoms?
a. Polymenorrhea
b. Oligomenorrhea
c. Hypermenorrhea
d. Menometrorrhagia
ANS: D
Menometrorrhagia is long, heavy, irregular menses. A. Polymenorrhea is frequent menses. B Oligomenorrhea refers to cycles longer than 35 days. C. Hypermenorrhea is menses lasting longer than 7 days.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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