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NSG 554/ NSG554 Exam 4 – Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care I Review| Wilkes (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Abnormal premenstrual bleeding: Laboratory studies Answer: -CBC, pregnancy test, thyroid tests. -Vaginal and urine samples for PCR or culture to r/o chlamydia QUESTION Vaginitis Answer: -inflammation and infection of the vagina -caused by a variety of pathogens, allergic reactions to contraceptives or other products, vaginal atrophy, friction during coitus -normal pH is 4.5 or less QUESTION Vaginitis: Clinical findings Answer: -vaginal irritation, pain, unusual or malodorous discharge -Hx including LMP, recent sexual activity, use of contraceptives, tampons, douches, recent changes in meds or use of abx, presence of burning, pain, pruritus, profuse discharge QUESTION Vaginitis: PE Answer: -inspection of vulva -speculum exam of vagina, cervix -vaginal/cervical/urine sample for detection of chlamydia -discharge inspected under microscope in a drop of 0.9% saline solution to look for trichomonads or clue cells and in a drop of 10% potassium hydroxide to look for candida -pH should be tested: if 4.5 infections d/t trichomonads or bacterial vaginosis -bimanual exam to look for evidence of pelvic infection ** cervical motion tenderness QUESTION Vulvovaginal candidiasis Answer: -R/F include pregnancy, DM, use of broad spectrum abx or corticosteroids -Heat, moisture, occlusive clothing increase risk QUESTION Vulvovaginal candidiasis: S&S Answer: -pruritus -vulvovaginal erythema -white, curd like discharge not malodorous -Microscopic exam with 10% potassium hydroxide= hyphae and spores -culture swab with Nickerson medium or for PCR testing if candida is suspected but not demonstrated QUESTION Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis Answer: -STI protozoal flagellate infects vaginal, skene ducts, lower urinary tract in women; lower genitourinary tract in men QUESTION Trichomonas vaginalis vaginitis: S&S Answer: -pruritus -malodorous, frothy, yellow/green discharge -diffuse vaginal erythema and red macular lesions on cervix in severe cases (strawberry cervix) -motile organisms with flagella are seen with saline solution wet mount QUESTION Bacterial vaginosis -polymicrobial dx not sexually transmitted -overgrowth of gardnerella and other anaerobic -associated with malodorous discharge w/o vulvitis or vaginitis

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NSGl 554/l NSG554l Examl 4l –l Nursel
Practitionersl inl Primaryl Carel Il Review|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l Abnormall premenstruall bleeding:l Laboratoryl studies

Answer:
-CBC,l pregnancyl test,l thyroidl tests.
-Vaginall andl urinel samplesl forl PCRl orl culturel tol r/ol chlamydia




Q:l Vaginitis

Answer:
-inflammationl andl infectionl ofl thel vaginal
-causedl byl al varietyl ofl pathogens,l allergicl reactionsl tol contraceptivesl orl otherl products,l
vaginall atrophy,l frictionl duringl coitus
-normall pHl isl 4.5l orl less




Q:l Vaginitis:l Clinicall findings

Answer:
-vaginall irritation,l pain,l unusuall orl malodorousl dischargel
-Hxl includingl LMP,l recentl sexuall activity,l usel ofl contraceptives,l tampons,l douches,l
recentl changesl inl medsl orl usel ofl abx,l presencel ofl burning,l pain,l pruritus,l profusel
discharge

,Q:l Vaginitis:l PE

Answer:
-inspectionl ofl vulval
-speculuml examl ofl vagina,l cervix
-vaginal/cervical/urinel samplel forl detectionl ofl chlamydia
-dischargel inspectedl underl microscopel inl al dropl ofl 0.9%l salinel solutionl tol lookl forl
trichomonadsl orl cluel cellsl andl inl al dropl ofl 10%l potassiuml hydroxidel tol lookl forl
candida

-pHl shouldl bel tested:l ifl >4.5l infectionsl d/tl trichomonadsl orl bacteriall vaginosisl
-bimanuall examl tol lookl forl evidencel ofl pelvicl infectionl **l cervicall motionl tenderness




Q:l Vulvovaginall candidiasis

Answer:
-R/Fl includel pregnancy,l DM,l usel ofl broadl spectruml abxl orl corticosteroids
-Heat,l moisture,l occlusivel clothingl increasel risk




Q:l Vulvovaginall candidiasis:l S&S

Answer:
-pruritusl
-vulvovaginall erythema
-white,l curdl likel dischargel notl malodorousl
-Microscopicl examl withl 10%l potassiuml hydroxide=l hyphael andl spores
-culturel swabl withl Nickersonl mediuml orl forl PCRl testingl ifl candidal isl suspectedl butl
notl demonstrated

, Q:l Trichomonasl vaginalisl vaginitis

Answer:
-STIl protozoall flagellatel infectsl vaginal,l skenel ducts,l lowerl urinaryl tractl inl women;l
lowerl genitourinaryl tractl inl men




Q:l Trichomonasl vaginalisl vaginitis:l S&S

Answer:
-pruritus
-malodorous,l frothy,l yellow/greenl discharge
-diffusel vaginall erythemal andl redl macularl lesionsl onl cervixl inl severel casesl (strawberryl
cervix)
-motilel organismsl withl flagellal arel seenl withl salinel solutionl wetl mount




Q:l Bacteriall vaginosis

Answer:
-polymicrobiall dxl notl sexuallyl transmittedl
-overgrowthl ofl gardnerellal andl otherl anaerobicl
-associatedl withl malodorousl dischargel w/ol vulvitisl orl vaginitisl
-dischargel isl grayish,l canl bel frothy
-pHl ofl 5-5.5




Q:l Bacteriall vaginosis:l S&S

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