NSG-3250 EXAM 4 Questions and Answers A+ Graded
(2025)
1. Spirochete:.Treponema .pallidum: .syphilis
2. • .A .painless .lesion, .a .chancre, .develops .on .the .genitals
• The .chancre .may .be .present .for .up .to .3-12 .weeks
.2-3 .weeks .after .exposure: .Primary .stage .of .syphilis
3. • .A .rash .develops .on .the .trunk .and .extremities .(hands .andfeet)
• Contact .with .lesions .can .cause .spread .of .infection
• Other .s/s .include: .arthritis, .meningitis, .fever, .malaise,and .weight .loss: .Sec-
.ondary .stage .of .syphilis
4. causes .progressive .inflammatory .changeswhich .can .impact .multiple .organ
• Manifestations .include: .aortitis .and .neurosyphilis(dementia, .psychosis,
.paresis, .stroke, .or .meningitis): .Tertiary .stage .of .syphilis
5. Syphilis .management: .• .Antibiotics .are .the .primary .method .of .treatment
• Penicillin .G .is .the .first .line .choice
• If .allergic, .doxycycline .is .alternate
6. • .Most .common .in .women .15-24 .yrs .old
• Often .asymptomatic• .s/s .include
• Women: .purulent .discharge .in .the .endocervical .canal, .UTI .s/s, .and .vagini-
.tis• .--Men: .s/s .are .more .common, .burning .on .urination, .penile .discharge,
.painful/swollen .testis: .Chlamydia .and .gonorrhea
7. • .Flagellated .protozoan
• Per .the .CDC, .about .3.7 .million .cases .per .year .inthe .US
• Can .be .asymptomatic .which .increases .chancesof .spread
• Increases .risk .for .HIV, .pregnancycomplications, .infertility, .and .PID
• May .lead .to .cervical .cellular .changes
• S/S .include: .malodorous .vaginal .discharge(may .be .frothy .and .discolored),
.and .vulvitismay .occur .leading .to .burning .and .itching: .Trichomoniasis
8. Metronidazole .or .Tinidazole .are: .treatments .for .trichomoniasis
9. HSV-1 .(genital .herpes):
, 10. PSA .levels .should .be .less .than: .<4 .ng/mL
11. Dysuria .and .nocturia .and .high .levels .of .PSA .are .indications .of: .Prostatitis,
.BPH, .or .Prostate .cancer
12. Tamulosin: .helps .improve .urine .flow
13. a .recurrent, .lifelong .viral .infection .that .has .the .potential .for .transmission
.throughout .the .lifespan
Initial .infection .is .extremely .painful .and .lasts .2-4 .weeks: .Genital .herpes
14. Non .cancerous .prostatic .enlargement: .BPH
(2025)
1. Spirochete:.Treponema .pallidum: .syphilis
2. • .A .painless .lesion, .a .chancre, .develops .on .the .genitals
• The .chancre .may .be .present .for .up .to .3-12 .weeks
.2-3 .weeks .after .exposure: .Primary .stage .of .syphilis
3. • .A .rash .develops .on .the .trunk .and .extremities .(hands .andfeet)
• Contact .with .lesions .can .cause .spread .of .infection
• Other .s/s .include: .arthritis, .meningitis, .fever, .malaise,and .weight .loss: .Sec-
.ondary .stage .of .syphilis
4. causes .progressive .inflammatory .changeswhich .can .impact .multiple .organ
• Manifestations .include: .aortitis .and .neurosyphilis(dementia, .psychosis,
.paresis, .stroke, .or .meningitis): .Tertiary .stage .of .syphilis
5. Syphilis .management: .• .Antibiotics .are .the .primary .method .of .treatment
• Penicillin .G .is .the .first .line .choice
• If .allergic, .doxycycline .is .alternate
6. • .Most .common .in .women .15-24 .yrs .old
• Often .asymptomatic• .s/s .include
• Women: .purulent .discharge .in .the .endocervical .canal, .UTI .s/s, .and .vagini-
.tis• .--Men: .s/s .are .more .common, .burning .on .urination, .penile .discharge,
.painful/swollen .testis: .Chlamydia .and .gonorrhea
7. • .Flagellated .protozoan
• Per .the .CDC, .about .3.7 .million .cases .per .year .inthe .US
• Can .be .asymptomatic .which .increases .chancesof .spread
• Increases .risk .for .HIV, .pregnancycomplications, .infertility, .and .PID
• May .lead .to .cervical .cellular .changes
• S/S .include: .malodorous .vaginal .discharge(may .be .frothy .and .discolored),
.and .vulvitismay .occur .leading .to .burning .and .itching: .Trichomoniasis
8. Metronidazole .or .Tinidazole .are: .treatments .for .trichomoniasis
9. HSV-1 .(genital .herpes):
, 10. PSA .levels .should .be .less .than: .<4 .ng/mL
11. Dysuria .and .nocturia .and .high .levels .of .PSA .are .indications .of: .Prostatitis,
.BPH, .or .Prostate .cancer
12. Tamulosin: .helps .improve .urine .flow
13. a .recurrent, .lifelong .viral .infection .that .has .the .potential .for .transmission
.throughout .the .lifespan
Initial .infection .is .extremely .painful .and .lasts .2-4 .weeks: .Genital .herpes
14. Non .cancerous .prostatic .enlargement: .BPH
