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22 Cards in this Set
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What causes a yeast infection?
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candida albicans bacteria 440 VARN
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What causes a BV infection?
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different types of anaerobic bacteria 445 VARN
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Which bacteria are the most likely culprits of a BV infection?
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Gardnerella, Haemophilus, Corynebacterium, and Mobiluncus bacteria 445 VARN
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What causes trichomoniasis?
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the anaerobic protozoan, trichomonas vaginalis 447 VARN
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What causes chlamydia?
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the bacteria chlamydia trachomatis 448 VARN
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What causes gonorrhea?
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the bacteria neisseria gonorrhoeae 449 VARN
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Which two STIs are reportable?
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gonorrhea and syphilis
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What causes syphilis?
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the spirochete bacterium, treponema pallidum 450 VARN
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What is the treatment for syphilis?
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penicillin
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What causes condylomata acuminata?
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HPV 455 VARN
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What causes HPV?
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human papilloma virus
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What usually causes PID?
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gonorrhea and chlamydia and possibly BV 457 VARN
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What are the risk factors for PID?
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douching, multiple sex partners, exposure to gonorrhea, chlamydia and BV
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What decreases the risk of PID?
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diaphragms and cervical caps used with spermicide and condoms 457 VARN
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What is the vaginal pH if a woman has a yeast infection?
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4.0 (normal) 440 VARN
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Is there generally any odor association with a candida albicans infection?
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no 440 VARN
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What is BV discharge like?
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scant, thin, homogenous, greyish-white, milky and malodorous 446 VARN
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What is the vaginal pH if a woman has a BV infection?
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more alkaline than usual - between 5.0 and 6.0 446 VARN
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What are the distinguishing signs of a trichomonas infection?
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green/yellow frothy discharge, strawberry cervix, pruritis, malodorous discharge, red, bruised or inflamed vagina, dysuria, dyspareunia and postcoital bleeding, pelvic and lower abdominal pain, tender lymph nodes 447 VARN
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What are the symptoms of a chlamydia infection?
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edematous cervix with mucopurulent discharge, no vaginal symptomatology 448 VARN
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Which three infections are distinguished by lower abdominal pain?
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gonorrhea, trichomonas and PID
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Metrorraghia is a common symptom of this infection.
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PID 457 VARN
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