Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases.B. Yeast The visualization of yeast in saliva usually indicates Candida species. Yeast are commonly seen in patients who have thrush, vaginitis secondary to yeast, or intertrigo. While thrush is uncommon in adults, it is not uncommon in patinets who are immunocompromised, such as a patient with HIV - answerA 35 yo patient is HIV positive. Which finding on an oral swab may be indicative of thrush? A. Epithelial cells B. Yeast C. Spores D. Red blood cells D. A serum assessment Patients can be screened for syphilis in three ways. The nontreponemal tests are VDRL (venereal disease research laboratory), RPR (rapid plasma reagin) or TRUST (toluidine red unheated serum test) tests. The main use of the treponemal tests is to confirm positive nontreponemal tests. These results are reports as reactive or nonreactive and are quantitative in nature, which is why they are used as confirmatory tests. - answerHow should a patient with suspected syphilis be screened? A. Ask about symptoms in the patient B. Ask about symptoms of sexual partners C. A urethral swab for culture D. A serum assessment C. high viral load periods Many times this is before a patient has been diagnosed; thus he is capable of transmitting this disease without knowledge that he is doing so. The highest viral load may occur during the earliest stages of HIV and before there is detectable antibody. - answerThe greatest risk of transmitting HIV is during: A. the acute phase B. the time that detectable antibody is present C. high viral load periods D. late infection phase C. podophyllin HPV is a viral infection that increases a woman's risk of cervical cancer. In males HPV causes an increased risk of cancer of the anus and penis. Th warts that are produced are painless and usually appear within weeks of infection. There are several topical treatments for HPV, imiquimod, podophyllin, and trichloracetic acid (TCA). One of these agents may be applied to the warts. Treatments are generally well tolerated. TCA may cause burning. The warts will slough off after one or more treatments. There are no oral antiviral agents indicated for treatment of HPV - a