NSG 3280 Exam 4 – Pathophysiology for Nurses (Galen
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Urethritis, cervicitis, and salpingitis STDs
Gonorrhea
Nongonococcal urethritis
Chlamydia
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Ulcerative lesions with systemic involvement
Syphilis
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Herpes simplex virus
Ulcerative lesions only
chancroid
granuloma inguinale
Nonulcerative lesions
Genital warts
Molluscum contagiosum
Vulvovagintis
Trichomoniasis
Candidiasis
Gardnerella vaginalis vaginitis
Systemic infections
,Cytomegalovirus
Hepatitis
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Enteric infections
Giardiasis
Campylobacter enteritis
Shigellosis
Amebic dysentery
What is usually asymptomatic in women?
Gonorrhea
purulent vaginal discharge, dysuria, and abnormal vaginal bleeding are
symptoms of
Gonorrhea in women
urethritis, including dysuria and a purulent urethral discharge
accompanied by redness and swelling at the site of infection, usually
occur after a 3- to 6-day incubation period
Gonorrhea in men
Gonorrhea is ________ transmitted
directly
Can gonorrhea spread via lymphatic system?
Yes
One of the first symptoms of gonorrhea can be ______ of the urethra,
causing ________ retention
scarring
urinary
, The chancer from syphilis can act as a _________ for the infection
Reservoir
infection of the vascular system consisting of five distinct stages:
incubation, primary and secondary stages, latency, and late
syphilis
Syphilis Etiology
Treponema pallidum, an anaerobic spirochete
formation of a chancre, a painless, ulcerative lesion that arises at the
original spirochete portal of entry is the first phase of
syphilis
The initial syphilis chancer may be unnoticeable in ________ at first
females
Latent syphilis
the third stage of syphilis, which may last for years, during which symptoms
disappear although the person is still infected
may still be infected for decades
low-grade fever, malaise, sore throat, headache, lymphadenopathy, and
mucosal or cutaneous rash and is spread through the lymphatic/blood
systems is the
second phase of syphilis
aortic necrosis and subsequent aortic insufficiency; damage to the central
nervous system may be progressively widespread, with degeneration of
the cortical neurons and, eventually, paresis, blindness, and mental
deterioration are the symptoms of
the tertiary phase of syphilis
College of Nursing) | Latest 2026/2027 | 100 Verified Questio
ns & Correct Answers with Rationales
Urethritis, cervicitis, and salpingitis STDs
Gonorrhea
Nongonococcal urethritis
Chlamydia
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Ulcerative lesions with systemic involvement
Syphilis
Lymphogranuloma venereum
Herpes simplex virus
Ulcerative lesions only
chancroid
granuloma inguinale
Nonulcerative lesions
Genital warts
Molluscum contagiosum
Vulvovagintis
Trichomoniasis
Candidiasis
Gardnerella vaginalis vaginitis
Systemic infections
,Cytomegalovirus
Hepatitis
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Enteric infections
Giardiasis
Campylobacter enteritis
Shigellosis
Amebic dysentery
What is usually asymptomatic in women?
Gonorrhea
purulent vaginal discharge, dysuria, and abnormal vaginal bleeding are
symptoms of
Gonorrhea in women
urethritis, including dysuria and a purulent urethral discharge
accompanied by redness and swelling at the site of infection, usually
occur after a 3- to 6-day incubation period
Gonorrhea in men
Gonorrhea is ________ transmitted
directly
Can gonorrhea spread via lymphatic system?
Yes
One of the first symptoms of gonorrhea can be ______ of the urethra,
causing ________ retention
scarring
urinary
, The chancer from syphilis can act as a _________ for the infection
Reservoir
infection of the vascular system consisting of five distinct stages:
incubation, primary and secondary stages, latency, and late
syphilis
Syphilis Etiology
Treponema pallidum, an anaerobic spirochete
formation of a chancre, a painless, ulcerative lesion that arises at the
original spirochete portal of entry is the first phase of
syphilis
The initial syphilis chancer may be unnoticeable in ________ at first
females
Latent syphilis
the third stage of syphilis, which may last for years, during which symptoms
disappear although the person is still infected
may still be infected for decades
low-grade fever, malaise, sore throat, headache, lymphadenopathy, and
mucosal or cutaneous rash and is spread through the lymphatic/blood
systems is the
second phase of syphilis
aortic necrosis and subsequent aortic insufficiency; damage to the central
nervous system may be progressively widespread, with degeneration of
the cortical neurons and, eventually, paresis, blindness, and mental
deterioration are the symptoms of
the tertiary phase of syphilis
