You Are a Gerontologist Operating in a Community Hospital, and an Older

question 5

Multiple Choice

You are a gerontologist operating in a community hospital, and an older patient of yours experiences a condition in which her supporting ligaments stretch and allow her uterus to drop into the vaginal cavity. You recognize that this condition is which of the following?

• A)Rectocele
• B)Prolapse of the uterus
• C)Cystocele
• D)Atrophic vaginitis

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Definitions:

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