NSG 120 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Chlamydia S/S - CORRECT-ANSWERSMost common STI in US. major cause of
sterility and leading cause of PID
Often asymptomatic
men--> urethritis, thin water discharge with burning and itching, scrotal
swelling
women--> urethritis, cervicitis, dysuria, yellow vaginal discharge with
burning/itching, abdo pain, and dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
Gonorrhea - CORRECT-ANSWERS2nd most common STI; infxn of urinary
tract.
asymptomatic, purulent discharge, dysuria
Males: prostatitis, epididymitits.
Females: PID and infertility, conjunctivitis in neonates
Trichomoniasis s/s - CORRECT-ANSWERSProtozoal infxn--vaginal in women
and urethral in men.
,- asymptomatic
- urethritis, dysuria and itching, women: discharge
Chlamydia treatment and prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSTreatment:
Azithromycin and other antibiotics
Prevention: Safe sex and absitnence
Gonorrhea treatment and prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSTreatment:
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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSMetronidazole (Flagyl)
Gonorrhea prognosis - CORRECT-ANSWERSGood with prompt diagnosis and
treatment.
chlamydia prognosis - CORRECT-ANSWERS-good with early treatment
-if untreated: PID, infertility in females; epididymitis in males, sterility in both
endometriosis - CORRECT-ANSWERSa condition in which patches of
endometrial tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other
structures in the pelvic cavity
Endometriosis Signs and Symptoms - CORRECT-ANSWERSDysmenorrhea
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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSdiet, exercise, maintaining
healthy body weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding decisions, routine
screenings--esp for women with a family history
Hormones and Menstrual Cycle - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSLeading 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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSinitally asymptomatic.
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Chlamydia S/S - CORRECT-ANSWERSMost common STI in US. major cause of
sterility and leading cause of PID
Often asymptomatic
men--> urethritis, thin water discharge with burning and itching, scrotal
swelling
women--> urethritis, cervicitis, dysuria, yellow vaginal discharge with
burning/itching, abdo pain, and dyspareunia (painful intercourse)
Gonorrhea - CORRECT-ANSWERS2nd most common STI; infxn of urinary
tract.
asymptomatic, purulent discharge, dysuria
Males: prostatitis, epididymitits.
Females: PID and infertility, conjunctivitis in neonates
Trichomoniasis s/s - CORRECT-ANSWERSProtozoal infxn--vaginal in women
and urethral in men.
,- asymptomatic
- urethritis, dysuria and itching, women: discharge
Chlamydia treatment and prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSTreatment:
Azithromycin and other antibiotics
Prevention: Safe sex and absitnence
Gonorrhea treatment and prevention - CORRECT-ANSWERSTreatment:
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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSMetronidazole (Flagyl)
Gonorrhea prognosis - CORRECT-ANSWERSGood with prompt diagnosis and
treatment.
chlamydia prognosis - CORRECT-ANSWERS-good with early treatment
-if untreated: PID, infertility in females; epididymitis in males, sterility in both
endometriosis - CORRECT-ANSWERSa condition in which patches of
endometrial tissue escape the uterus and become attached to other
structures in the pelvic cavity
Endometriosis Signs and Symptoms - CORRECT-ANSWERSDysmenorrhea
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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSdiet, exercise, maintaining
healthy body weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding decisions, routine
screenings--esp for women with a family history
Hormones and Menstrual Cycle - CORRECT-ANSWERS- 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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSLeading 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 - CORRECT-ANSWERSinitally asymptomatic.
