NSG 120 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS | LATEST UPDATE 2025
Chlamydia S/S - ANSWER Most 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 - ANSWER 2nd most common STI; infxn of urinary tract.
asymptomatic, purulent discharge, dysuria
Males: prostatitis, epididymitits.
Females: PID and infertility, conjunctivitis in neonates
Trichomoniasis s/s - ANSWER Protozoal infxn--vaginal in women and urethral in
men.
,- asymptomatic
- urethritis, dysuria and itching, women: discharge
Chlamydia treatment and prevention - ANSWER Treatment: Azithromycin and
other antibiotics
Prevention: Safe sex and absitnence
Gonorrhea treatment and prevention - ANSWER Treatment: 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 - ANSWER Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Gonorrhea prognosis - ANSWER Good with prompt diagnosis and treatment.
chlamydia prognosis - ANSWER -good with early treatment
-if untreated: PID, infertility in females; epididymitis in males, sterility in both
endometriosis - ANSWER a condition in which patches of endometrial tissue
escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity
, Endometriosis Signs and Symptoms - ANSWER Dysmenorrhea 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 - ANSWER diet, exercise, maintaining healthy body
weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding decisions, routine screenings--esp for
women with a family history
Hormones and Menstrual Cycle - ANSWER - 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.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS | LATEST UPDATE 2025
Chlamydia S/S - ANSWER Most 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 - ANSWER 2nd most common STI; infxn of urinary tract.
asymptomatic, purulent discharge, dysuria
Males: prostatitis, epididymitits.
Females: PID and infertility, conjunctivitis in neonates
Trichomoniasis s/s - ANSWER Protozoal infxn--vaginal in women and urethral in
men.
,- asymptomatic
- urethritis, dysuria and itching, women: discharge
Chlamydia treatment and prevention - ANSWER Treatment: Azithromycin and
other antibiotics
Prevention: Safe sex and absitnence
Gonorrhea treatment and prevention - ANSWER Treatment: 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 - ANSWER Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Gonorrhea prognosis - ANSWER Good with prompt diagnosis and treatment.
chlamydia prognosis - ANSWER -good with early treatment
-if untreated: PID, infertility in females; epididymitis in males, sterility in both
endometriosis - ANSWER a condition in which patches of endometrial tissue
escape the uterus and become attached to other structures in the pelvic cavity
, Endometriosis Signs and Symptoms - ANSWER Dysmenorrhea 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 - ANSWER diet, exercise, maintaining healthy body
weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding decisions, routine screenings--esp for
women with a family history
Hormones and Menstrual Cycle - ANSWER - 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.
