NUR 113 Test #1 (with Complete Solutions)

chlamydia causes correct answers chlamydia trachomatis chlamydia s/s correct answers - women may be asymptomatic - vaginal or urethra discharge - dysuria - pelvic pain - irregular bleeding - Men - urethritis (dysuria, frequent urination, mucoid dc) Chlamydia screening/Dx correct answers - all sexually active adolescents - all 20 - 25 years old - 2 r/f for chlamydia - preg @ 1st prenatal visit - 36w if previously postive - Dx - sampling cells with a swab - Dx - by tissue culture (gold standard) Treatment for chlamydia if non - pregnant correct answers - azithromycin (Zithromax) single dose - expensive - doxycycline (monodox) treatment for chlamydia if pregnant correct answers - Azithromycin (Zithromax) single dose - Amoxicillin - Erythromycin Education for pt with chlamydia correct answers - mode of disease transmission - incubation period - manifestations - treatment - need for abstience until treatment is complete - return evaluation if symptoms recur - complications if untreated Maternal Effects of Chlamydia correct answers - premature ruture of membranes - preterm labor - postpartum endometritis - increased risk for HIV Fetal Effects chlamydia correct answers - low birth rate - more than 1/2 develop conjunctivitis or pneumonia - ophthalmia neonatorium Gonorrhea Causes correct answers neisseria gonorrhoeae