QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉Gonorrhea. Answer: 2nd most common STI; infxn of urinary tract.
asymptomatic, purulent discharge, dysuria
Males: prostatitis, epididymitits.
Females: PID and infertility, conjunctivitis in neonates
◉Trichomoniasis s/s. Answer: Protozoal infxn--vaginal in women
and urethral in men.
- asymptomatic
- urethritis, dysuria and itching, women: discharge
◉Chlamydia treatment and prevention. Answer: Treatment:
Azithromycin and other antibiotics
Prevention: Safe sex and absitnence
,◉Gonorrhea treatment and prevention. Answer: Treatment:
Antibacterial drugs (penicillin or ceftriaxone + doxycycline) Some
drug-resistant strains Retest for eradication
-Ophthalmia neonatorum prevented by prophylactic treatment of
eyes of all newborns within 1 hour
-Required by law in U.S.
◉Trichomoniasis treatment. Answer: Metronidazole (Flagyl)
◉Gonorrhea prognosis. Answer: Good with prompt diagnosis and
treatment.
◉chlamydia prognosis. Answer: -good with early treatment
-if untreated: PID, infertility in females; epididymitis in males,
sterility in both
◉endometriosis. Answer: a condition in which patches of
endometrial tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other
structures in the pelvic cavity
◉Endometriosis Signs and Symptoms. Answer: Dysmenorrhea with
pain in lower back and vagina.
,Infertility
Severity of pain is not indicative of extent of the disease.
Dyspareunia, dysuria, and sometimes painful defecation.
◉breast cancer prevention. Answer: diet, exercise, maintaining
healthy body weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding decisions, routine
screenings--esp for women with a family history
◉Hormones and Menstrual Cycle. Answer: - After menses, FSH is
secreted and causes ovarian follicle to mature. The follicle secretes
estrogen, which thickens uterine lining.
•Mid-way through the cycle, LH levels greatly increase and cause
ovulation
•The ovarian follicle increases progesterone production to help the
uterus to prepare for a potential implantation of a fertilized ovum.
•If no fertilization, estrogen and progesterone levels drop and the
uterine lining degenerates, resulting in menstruation.
, ◉Cancer of the prostate. Answer: Leading cancer in older males; A
hard area on the prostate or hard, fixed, irregular nodules on the
prostate suggest cancer. The median sulcus may not be palpable.
◉S/S of prostate cancer. Answer: initally asymptomatic.
urinary obstuction-blood in urine or semen, painful ejaculation
symptoms are similar to BPH
◉benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Answer: enlargement of the
prostate gland. More common in older males
◉BPH s/s. Answer: hesitancy and straining during urination.
Decreased strength of the urine stream (weak flow).
Dribbling after urination.
Feeling that the bladder is not completely empty.
An urge to urinate again soon after urinating.
Pain during urination (dysuria).
◉Cancer of the Testes. Answer: Most testicular tumors are
malignant.
1 in 300 affected
Most common solid tumor cancer in young men