APEA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY APEA Patho- STIs EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR.pdf 1

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APEA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY APEA Patho- STIs EXAM
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR


QUESTION: Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases increases the risk of HIV

transmission?


Chancroid


Gonorrhea


Primary syphilis


Trichomoniasis - ANSWER-Chancroid




QUESTION: A 75-year-old patient is experiencing progressive confusion and memory

deterioration. Which of the following conditions that mimic dementia would be appropriate to

test for?


Urinary tract infection


Neurosyphilis


Ischemic stroke




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Parkinson's disease - ANSWER-Neurosyphilis




QUESTION: In men, primary syphilis presents as a:


rash.


chancre.


herpes sore.


pustule. - ANSWER-chancre.




QUESTION: During the physical assessment of a 22-year-old man, an NP identifies cutaneous

ulcerations on the left lateral aspect of the mouth. The patient states that he has experienced

these lesions before. The NP diagnoses:


herpes simplex virus 1.


herpes simplex virus 2.


folliculitis secondary to shaving.


erythema migrans. - ANSWER-herpes simplex virus 1.




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QUESTION: Patients with latent syphilis most commonly exhibit:


lymphadenopathy.


rash on the palms and the foot soles.


no symptoms.


fever. - ANSWER-no symptoms.




Q; Immunodeficiency in later stages of HIV infection is a result of the HIV virus attaching to and

destroying:


T cells.


B cells.


macrophages.


cytokines. - ANSWER-T cells.




QUESTION: Which statement about herpes simplex virus (HSV) is correct?


HSV-2 causes HPV.


HSV-1 causes shingles.




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