NSG 3280 Exam Study Guide:
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The organism most commonly associated with pelvic inflammatory disease is:
a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
b. Treponema pallidum.
c. Escherichia coli.
d. Pseudomonas. - Ans✔✔-a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
A long asymptomatic latent phase is characteristic of which of the following
sexually transmitted infections?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Syphilis
c. Chlamydia
d. Hepatitis B - Ans✔✔-b. Syphilis
A painless ulceration called a chancre is a lesion associated with infection by:
,a. human papillomavirus.
b. N. gonorrhoeae.
c. C. trachomatis.
d. T. pallidum. - Ans✔✔-d. T. pallidum.
Which infection can be a risk factor for cervical cancer?
a. Human papillomavirus
b. Molluscum contagiosum
c. Granuloma inguinale
d. Chancroid - Ans✔✔-a. Human papillomavirus
Which of the following infections is asymptomatic and self-limited and does not
require therapy?
a. Syphilis
b. Nongonococcal cervicitis
c. Gonorrhea
d. Molluscum contagiosum - Ans✔✔-d. Molluscum contagiosum
The first choice of treatment for the management of syphilis is:
a. penicillin G.
b. doxycycline.
c. antiviral agents.
,d. antimicrobial agents. - Ans✔✔-a. penicillin G.
A 23-year-old male presents with urethritis, dysuria, and purulent urethral
discharge. The suspected diagnosis would be:
a. gonorrhea.
b. urinary tract infection.
c. Chlamydia.
d. syphilis. - Ans✔✔-a. gonorrhea.
Transmission of Chlamydia during birth may result in -, or infection of the eyes
in the newborn.
a. neonatal jaundice
b. ophthalmia neonatorum
c. neonatal conjunctivitis
d. erythema neonatorum - Ans✔✔-b. ophthalmia neonatorum
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that there are - new sexually
transmitted
infections every year.
a. 580,000
b. 1.7 million
c. 20 million
d. 17 billion - Ans✔✔-c. 20 million
, The initial incubation period of syphilis lasts for -
a. 2-3 days
b. 10-90 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d. 40 years - Ans✔✔-b. 10-90 days
Herpes lesions are fluid-filled vesicles that appear - days after infection.
a. 1 to 2
b. 3 to 7
c. 7 to 10
d. 10 to 14 - Ans✔✔-b. 3 to 7
Central nervous system degeneration, blindness, and paresis are associated
with untreated
a. HSV.
b. LGV.
c. syphilis.
d. gonorrhea. - Ans✔✔-c. Syphilis
What systemic infections are potentially transmitted by sexual contact? (Select
all that apply.)
Questions and Verified
Answers. Latest 2026 Update
The organism most commonly associated with pelvic inflammatory disease is:
a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
b. Treponema pallidum.
c. Escherichia coli.
d. Pseudomonas. - Ans✔✔-a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
A long asymptomatic latent phase is characteristic of which of the following
sexually transmitted infections?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Syphilis
c. Chlamydia
d. Hepatitis B - Ans✔✔-b. Syphilis
A painless ulceration called a chancre is a lesion associated with infection by:
,a. human papillomavirus.
b. N. gonorrhoeae.
c. C. trachomatis.
d. T. pallidum. - Ans✔✔-d. T. pallidum.
Which infection can be a risk factor for cervical cancer?
a. Human papillomavirus
b. Molluscum contagiosum
c. Granuloma inguinale
d. Chancroid - Ans✔✔-a. Human papillomavirus
Which of the following infections is asymptomatic and self-limited and does not
require therapy?
a. Syphilis
b. Nongonococcal cervicitis
c. Gonorrhea
d. Molluscum contagiosum - Ans✔✔-d. Molluscum contagiosum
The first choice of treatment for the management of syphilis is:
a. penicillin G.
b. doxycycline.
c. antiviral agents.
,d. antimicrobial agents. - Ans✔✔-a. penicillin G.
A 23-year-old male presents with urethritis, dysuria, and purulent urethral
discharge. The suspected diagnosis would be:
a. gonorrhea.
b. urinary tract infection.
c. Chlamydia.
d. syphilis. - Ans✔✔-a. gonorrhea.
Transmission of Chlamydia during birth may result in -, or infection of the eyes
in the newborn.
a. neonatal jaundice
b. ophthalmia neonatorum
c. neonatal conjunctivitis
d. erythema neonatorum - Ans✔✔-b. ophthalmia neonatorum
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that there are - new sexually
transmitted
infections every year.
a. 580,000
b. 1.7 million
c. 20 million
d. 17 billion - Ans✔✔-c. 20 million
, The initial incubation period of syphilis lasts for -
a. 2-3 days
b. 10-90 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d. 40 years - Ans✔✔-b. 10-90 days
Herpes lesions are fluid-filled vesicles that appear - days after infection.
a. 1 to 2
b. 3 to 7
c. 7 to 10
d. 10 to 14 - Ans✔✔-b. 3 to 7
Central nervous system degeneration, blindness, and paresis are associated
with untreated
a. HSV.
b. LGV.
c. syphilis.
d. gonorrhea. - Ans✔✔-c. Syphilis
What systemic infections are potentially transmitted by sexual contact? (Select
all that apply.)
