NSG 120 Pathophysiology Final exam with
answers
Chlamydia S/S - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Protozoal infxn--vaginal in
women and urethral in men.
- asymptomatic
- urethritis, dysuria and itching, women: discharge
Chlamydia treatment and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Treatment:
Azithromycin and other antibiotics
Prevention: Safe sex and absitnence
Gonorrhea treatment and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Gonorrhea prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Good with prompt diagnosis
and treatment.
chlamydia prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-good with early treatment
-if untreated: PID, infertility in females; epididymitis in males, sterility in both
, endometriosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔diet, exercise,
maintaining healthy body weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding decisions,
routine screenings--esp for women with a family history
Hormones and Menstrual Cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- 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
answers
Chlamydia S/S - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Protozoal infxn--vaginal in
women and urethral in men.
- asymptomatic
- urethritis, dysuria and itching, women: discharge
Chlamydia treatment and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Treatment:
Azithromycin and other antibiotics
Prevention: Safe sex and absitnence
Gonorrhea treatment and prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Metronidazole (Flagyl)
Gonorrhea prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Good with prompt diagnosis
and treatment.
chlamydia prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-good with early treatment
-if untreated: PID, infertility in females; epididymitis in males, sterility in both
, endometriosis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔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 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔diet, exercise,
maintaining healthy body weight, pregnancy and breastfeeding decisions,
routine screenings--esp for women with a family history
Hormones and Menstrual Cycle - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔- 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
