NR 566 FINAL STUDY GUIDE EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Chlamydia
(Among Adolescents and Adults) Treatment - CORRECT-
ANSWERSDoxycycline 100 mg Orally BID for 7 day
**Alternative therapy:
- Azithromycin 1g Orally in a single dose
- Levofloxacin 500 mg orally daily for 7 days
Uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis Treatment - CORRECT-
ANSWERSChlamydial infection is excluded:
Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose
If Chlamydial infection has not been excluded:
- Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose
- Doxycycline 100 mg Orally BID for 7 day
**Alternative therapy:
-Gentamicin 240 mg IM in a single dose +
Azithromycin 2 g orally in a single dose
,- Cefixime 800 mg orally in a single dose
Bacterial Vaginosis Treatment - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Metronidazole 500 mg
orally BID for 7 days
- Metronidazole gel 0.75% one full applicator intravaginal, once a day for 5
days
- Clindamycin vaginal cream 2% one full applicator intravaginal, at bedtime
for 7 days
Herpes Simplex Virus
(First Clinical Episode) Treatment - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Acyclovir 400 mg
orally TID for 7-10 days
- Famciclovir 250 mg orally TID for 7-10 days
- Valacyclovir 1 g orally twice a day for 7-10 days
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (IM or Oral Regimens) Treatment -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM in a single dose +
Doxycycline 100 mg orally BID for 14 days +
Metronidazole 500 mg orally BID of 14 days
- Cefoxitin 2g IM in a single dose +
Probenecid 1g orally in a single dose +
, Doxycycline 100 mg orally BID for 14 days +
Metronidazole 500 mg orally BID for 14 days
- Other parenteral third generation Cephalosporin (Ceftizoxime or
Cefotaxime) +
Doxycycline 100 mg orally BID for 14 days +
Metronidazole 500 mg orally BID for 14 days
Syphilis Treatment - CORRECT-ANSWERSBenzathine Penicillin G 2.4 million
units IM in a single dose
Doxazosin side effects (due to alpha 1 receptor being blocked) - CORRECT-
ANSWERSdizziness/syncope, headache, first-dose orthostatic hypotension,
drowsiness, nasal congestion
Dutasteride (Avodart) patient teaching - CORRECT-ANSWERSbenefits take
months to develop, must continue taking med even if improvement not
rapidly seen
may lower ejaculatory volume & libido
Should not be handled by pregnant women as the medication is teratogenic
How to know Terazosin is working? - CORRECT-ANSWERSimproved
symptoms of dysuria, urgency, urinary tract infections, hesitancy etc.
Improvement should occur rapidly
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Chlamydia
(Among Adolescents and Adults) Treatment - CORRECT-
ANSWERSDoxycycline 100 mg Orally BID for 7 day
**Alternative therapy:
- Azithromycin 1g Orally in a single dose
- Levofloxacin 500 mg orally daily for 7 days
Uncomplicated gonococcal urethritis Treatment - CORRECT-
ANSWERSChlamydial infection is excluded:
Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose
If Chlamydial infection has not been excluded:
- Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM single dose
- Doxycycline 100 mg Orally BID for 7 day
**Alternative therapy:
-Gentamicin 240 mg IM in a single dose +
Azithromycin 2 g orally in a single dose
,- Cefixime 800 mg orally in a single dose
Bacterial Vaginosis Treatment - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Metronidazole 500 mg
orally BID for 7 days
- Metronidazole gel 0.75% one full applicator intravaginal, once a day for 5
days
- Clindamycin vaginal cream 2% one full applicator intravaginal, at bedtime
for 7 days
Herpes Simplex Virus
(First Clinical Episode) Treatment - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Acyclovir 400 mg
orally TID for 7-10 days
- Famciclovir 250 mg orally TID for 7-10 days
- Valacyclovir 1 g orally twice a day for 7-10 days
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) (IM or Oral Regimens) Treatment -
CORRECT-ANSWERS- Ceftriaxone 500 mg IM in a single dose +
Doxycycline 100 mg orally BID for 14 days +
Metronidazole 500 mg orally BID of 14 days
- Cefoxitin 2g IM in a single dose +
Probenecid 1g orally in a single dose +
, Doxycycline 100 mg orally BID for 14 days +
Metronidazole 500 mg orally BID for 14 days
- Other parenteral third generation Cephalosporin (Ceftizoxime or
Cefotaxime) +
Doxycycline 100 mg orally BID for 14 days +
Metronidazole 500 mg orally BID for 14 days
Syphilis Treatment - CORRECT-ANSWERSBenzathine Penicillin G 2.4 million
units IM in a single dose
Doxazosin side effects (due to alpha 1 receptor being blocked) - CORRECT-
ANSWERSdizziness/syncope, headache, first-dose orthostatic hypotension,
drowsiness, nasal congestion
Dutasteride (Avodart) patient teaching - CORRECT-ANSWERSbenefits take
months to develop, must continue taking med even if improvement not
rapidly seen
may lower ejaculatory volume & libido
Should not be handled by pregnant women as the medication is teratogenic
How to know Terazosin is working? - CORRECT-ANSWERSimproved
symptoms of dysuria, urgency, urinary tract infections, hesitancy etc.
Improvement should occur rapidly
