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Zorluk: ZorPreventive Care and Screening

A 68-year-old female patient presents to a new primary care physician for a wellness visit after relocating to another state. She reports feeling completely well and has not sought medical care for the past 14 years. Her only daily medication is hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension. The patient went through menopause at age 52 and denies any postmenopausal bleeding. She has been in a monogamous marriage for over four decades. A thorough review of her limited medical records reveals that her last pelvic examination and Papanicolaou test were performed when she was 54 years old. That test was normal, and she has never had an abnormal cervical cancer screening result or a history of sexually transmitted infections. The patient asks if she needs any gynecologic tests today.

Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management regarding cervical cancer screening?

  1. Perform cervical cytology with high-risk human papillomavirus testingCevap
  2. B
    Advise the patient that routine screening is no longer indicated due to her age
  3. C
    Advise the patient that screening is unnecessary given her long-term monogamy
  4. D
    Order a transvaginal ultrasound to screen for gynecologic malignancies
  5. E
    Administer the human papillomavirus vaccine series

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Perform cervical cytology with high-risk human papillomavirus testing
Performing cervical cytology with high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is the correct management. According to USPSTF guidelines, cervical cancer screening can be discontinued in women older than 65 years only if they have had adequate prior screening and are not at high risk for cervical cancer. Adequate prior screening is strictly defined as having three consecutive negative cytology results, or two consecutive negative hrHPV or co-testing results within the 10 years prior to stopping, with the most recent test occurring within the past 5 years. Because this patient's last screening was 14 years ago, she does not meet the exit criteria and requires catch-up screening today.

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1
Evaluate the patient's age and past gynecologic screening timeline.
The patient is 68 years old, and her last cervical cancer screening was 14 years ago at age 54.
Age and the recency of prior screenings are the core metrics needed to apply cervical cancer screening cessation guidelines.
2
Apply the USPSTF guidelines for discontinuing cervical cancer screening.
The patient does not meet the 'adequate prior screening' requirement, which mandates recent negative tests before age 65.
Adequate screening requires three consecutive negative cytology results or two negative co-tests within the 10 years prior to stopping, with the most recent within 5 years.
3
Determine the necessary clinical intervention for this visit.
Catch-up cervical cancer screening must be performed today.
Without documented recent negative screens, the patient cannot safely exit the screening pool and remains at risk for undetected cervical dysplasia.

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Women older than 65 years should discontinue cervical cancer screening ONLY IF they have had adequate prior screening (defined as three consecutive negative cytology results or two consecutive negative co-tests within the past 10 years, with the most recent within 5 years).
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