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FNP Family Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep

Category - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

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You are reviewing a chart for a new primary care patient.  The chart notes she constantly struggles with issues related to the female athlete triad.  What interrelated conditions would you be likely to see?

  1. Disordered eating, hair loss and extreme weight loss
  2. Disordered eating, amenorrhea and osteoporosis
  3. Amenorrhea, osteoporosis and extreme weight loss
  4. ACL, MCL, and cartilage damage
  5. Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and amenorrhea
Explanation

Answer: B - Disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis are indicative of the female athlete triad. This condition is a dangerous and progressive cycle in which disordered eating causes menses to cease, which eliminates the circulating hormones necessary for bone health, thus causing osteoporosis at inordinately young ages in women. This disorder often goes unrecognized. The consequences of lost bone mineral density can be devastating for the female athlete.

Source: AAFP

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