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NSG 3280 EXAM 4 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The organism most commonly associated with pelvic inflammatory disease is:
a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
b. Treponema pallidum.
c. Escherichia coli.
d. Pseudomonas. - correct answer a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
A long asymptomatic latent phase is characteristic of which of the following
sexually transmitted infections?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Syphilis
c. Chlamydia
d. Hepatitis B - correct answer b. Syphilis
A painless ulceration called a chancre is a lesion associated with infection by:
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a. human papillomavirus.
b. N. gonorrhoeae.
c. C. trachomatis.
d. T. pallidum. - correct answer d. T. pallidum.
Which infection can be a risk factor for cervical cancer?
a. Human papillomavirus
b. Molluscum contagiosum
c. Granuloma inguinale
d. Chancroid - correct answer a. Human papillomavirus
Which of the following infections is asymptomatic and self-limited and does not
require therapy?
a. Syphilis
b. Nongonococcal cervicitis
c. Gonorrhea
d. Molluscum contagiosum - correct answer d. Molluscum contagiosum
The first choice of treatment for the management of syphilis is:
a. penicillin G.
b. doxycycline.
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c. antiviral agents.
d. antimicrobial agents. - correct answer a. penicillin G.
A 23-year-old male presents with urethritis, dysuria, and purulent urethral
discharge. The suspected diagnosis would be:
a. gonorrhea.
b. urinary tract infection.
c. Chlamydia.
d. syphilis. - correct answer a. gonorrhea.
Transmission of Chlamydia during birth may result in -, or infection of the eyes in
the newborn.
a. neonatal jaundice
b. ophthalmia neonatorum
c. neonatal conjunctivitis
d. erythema neonatorum - correct answer b. ophthalmia neonatorum
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that there are - new sexually transmitted
infections every year.
a. 580,000
b. 1.7 million
c. 20 million
d. 17 billion - correct answer c. 20 million
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The initial incubation period of syphilis lasts for -
a. 2-3 days
b. 10-90 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d. 40 years - correct answer b. 10-90 days
Herpes lesions are fluid-filled vesicles that appear - days after infection.
a. 1 to 2
b. 3 to 7
c. 7 to 10
d. 10 to 14 - correct answer b. 3 to 7
Central nervous system degeneration, blindness, and paresis are associated with
untreated
a. HSV.
b. LGV.
c. syphilis.
d. gonorrhea. - correct answer c. Syphilis
What systemic infections are potentially transmitted by sexual contact? (Select all
that apply.)
NSG 3280 EXAM 4 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The organism most commonly associated with pelvic inflammatory disease is:
a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
b. Treponema pallidum.
c. Escherichia coli.
d. Pseudomonas. - correct answer a. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
A long asymptomatic latent phase is characteristic of which of the following
sexually transmitted infections?
a. Gonorrhea
b. Syphilis
c. Chlamydia
d. Hepatitis B - correct answer b. Syphilis
A painless ulceration called a chancre is a lesion associated with infection by:
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a. human papillomavirus.
b. N. gonorrhoeae.
c. C. trachomatis.
d. T. pallidum. - correct answer d. T. pallidum.
Which infection can be a risk factor for cervical cancer?
a. Human papillomavirus
b. Molluscum contagiosum
c. Granuloma inguinale
d. Chancroid - correct answer a. Human papillomavirus
Which of the following infections is asymptomatic and self-limited and does not
require therapy?
a. Syphilis
b. Nongonococcal cervicitis
c. Gonorrhea
d. Molluscum contagiosum - correct answer d. Molluscum contagiosum
The first choice of treatment for the management of syphilis is:
a. penicillin G.
b. doxycycline.
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c. antiviral agents.
d. antimicrobial agents. - correct answer a. penicillin G.
A 23-year-old male presents with urethritis, dysuria, and purulent urethral
discharge. The suspected diagnosis would be:
a. gonorrhea.
b. urinary tract infection.
c. Chlamydia.
d. syphilis. - correct answer a. gonorrhea.
Transmission of Chlamydia during birth may result in -, or infection of the eyes in
the newborn.
a. neonatal jaundice
b. ophthalmia neonatorum
c. neonatal conjunctivitis
d. erythema neonatorum - correct answer b. ophthalmia neonatorum
The Centers for Disease Control estimate that there are - new sexually transmitted
infections every year.
a. 580,000
b. 1.7 million
c. 20 million
d. 17 billion - correct answer c. 20 million
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The initial incubation period of syphilis lasts for -
a. 2-3 days
b. 10-90 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d. 40 years - correct answer b. 10-90 days
Herpes lesions are fluid-filled vesicles that appear - days after infection.
a. 1 to 2
b. 3 to 7
c. 7 to 10
d. 10 to 14 - correct answer b. 3 to 7
Central nervous system degeneration, blindness, and paresis are associated with
untreated
a. HSV.
b. LGV.
c. syphilis.
d. gonorrhea. - correct answer c. Syphilis
What systemic infections are potentially transmitted by sexual contact? (Select all
that apply.)
