What are the symptoms of syphilis correct answers - painless chancre sore
- fever
- headache
- muscle ache
- rash
what is the treatment for syphilis correct answers Penicillin G
what are you going to ask the patient before giving PCN-G correct answers "do you have any
allergies"
what is the treatment for chlamydia correct answers azithromycin single dose 1gm. given IM
what is the education that needs to be provided to a patient with STI correct answers no sex until
treatment is completed and have the partner get treated
If they have a STI and being treated, what is it that they should not be doing correct answers
having sex until after 7 days after the last dose of ABT is administered
what education should be provided if a woman has some inflammation or irritation in their
private area correct answers - proper hygiene
- cotton panties
- no chemical (scented products)
- no douching
- an ice pack can help with inflammation
someone was having heavy menstrual periods, very long periods what are some thing we are
going to want to assess on patient correct answers - get a CBC
- Iron levels
- Hemoglobin levels
- hormone levels
- assess their BP
when a pT's hemoglobin levels and BP levels have decreased what symptoms might the patient
have correct answers - dizziness
- weakness
- fatigue
- SOB
you have a patient with urinary incontinence. what education would you want to provide to that
pT correct answers - kegels
- toilet training
- scheduled toileting
- no drinking after 5 pr 6 pm
, - avoid drinks with caffeine
what are some s/s of BPH correct answers - trouble starting urination
- dribbling after urination (not able to empty their bladder)
what medication might be seen given to a patient with BPH correct answers alpha-blockers
*Doxazosin: it can be given to pTs who have HTN as well*
what med should be avoided by a pT with BPH correct answers anticholinergic
what are some medications used for erectile dysfunction correct answers PDE-5
what are some risk factors for erectile dysfunction correct answers - disease processes (*diabetes,
HTN*)
- age
- smoking
- obesity
- *drugs & alcohol*
- surgery to the area (TURP, Pelvic fracture)
- stress
how do we talk to pTs with any of these disease processes correct answers - therapeutically
- open-ended questions (tell me more)
where is prostate cancer metastasize to? correct answers Bones
what blood values might be elevated if prostate cancer has metastasized to the bone correct
answers *phosphate*
what is used to screen for prostate cancer correct answers PSA
when should men start to receive a PSA screen? and a prostate exam? correct answers - *at 40 if
they have underlying risk factors*
- at 50 if they are a general low risk male
what are s/s of prostate cancer correct answers no s/s in the beginning
- late s/s: scrotal edema, blood in the urine, bone pain
who does testicular cancer affect the most correct answers its very rare
- effects younger males ages 20 to 35 years old
what education should be provided to those at risk for testicular cancer correct answers - *"bank
their sperm" : to be able to have children later on*
- self-testicular exams