University Of Georgia College Of Pharmacy

1. A 60-year-old man presents with angina. He has no past medical history of heart disease. On questioning, the patient reveals that he had repeated sexually transmitted diseases in the past, including a painless chancre (a hard, round sore) on his penis, for which he never sought medical attention. Rapid plasma reagin (RPR), Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) slide test, and fluorescent treponemal antibody (FTA) serologic tests (indicative of syphilis infection) are positive. Echo...