06-05-2010, 01:23 PM
You are seeing a 55-year-old patient for her annual physical examination.
She has been married to her husband for 32 years and has never had
sex with anyone else during the marriage. She has never had an abnormal
Papanicolaou (Pap) smear. At what age is it appropriate to discontinue Pap
screening on this patient?
a. 55 years old
b. 60 years old
c. 65 years old
d. 70 years old
e. Never discontinue screening
She has been married to her husband for 32 years and has never had
sex with anyone else during the marriage. She has never had an abnormal
Papanicolaou (Pap) smear. At what age is it appropriate to discontinue Pap
screening on this patient?
a. 55 years old
b. 60 years old
c. 65 years old
d. 70 years old
e. Never discontinue screening