RASMUSSEN MDC III - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

RASMUSSEN MDC III - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
▪ chancre

▪ fever

▪ headache

▪ muscle aches

▪ rash



Late:

▪ organ failure

▪ blindness

▪ neuro changes CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓S/S: *Syphilis*



C. Syphilis CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓A 20-year-old sexually active male reports symptoms of a low-grade
fever, headache, malaise, muscular aches, sore throat, and a rash on his hands and feet. What condition
does the nurse anticipate?



A. HIV

B. HPV

C. Syphilis

D. Gonorrhea



Primary syphilis CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓Which stage of syphilis is this?



▪ Ulcer called chancre develop at the site of entry and can occur anywhere.

▪ Highly infectious stage, begins as a small papule, then breaks down to a painless, indurated, smooth
weeping lesion



Secondary syphilis CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓Which stage of syphilis is this?

, ▪ Develops 6 weeks to 6 months, becomes systemic circulating in the blood.

▪ Commonly mistaken for the flu. Rash appears on the palmar surfaces of hands and feet. Patchy
alopecia



▪ Penicillin G

▪ What do you ask before giving? "Do you have any allergies?" CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓Treatment:
*Syphilis*



Azithromycin single dose 1 g IM CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓Treatment: *Chlamydia*



▪ *Abstinence* (7 days) until treatment is completed

▪ *Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)* - Educate the patient on the importance of contacting their sexual
partners to enable them to seek testing and possible treatment. CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓Patient
Education: *Chlamydia*



• Wear cotton underwear.

• Always wipe front to back after having a bowel movement or urinating.

• Do not douche or use feminine hygiene sprays.

• Do not use scented products.

• Use ice packs to help inflammation CORRECT ANSWERS✓✓Prevention: *Vulvovaginitis*



▪ iron levels

▪ CBC (H&H)

▪ hormone levels

▪ low blood pressure



S/S:

▪ dizziness

▪ weakness