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3 organisms that cause Urethritis/Cervicitis |
1) N. gonorrhea 2) Chlamydia trachomatis 3) Trichomonas vaginalis |
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3 organisms that cause genital ulcer disease |
1) Herpes simplex virus 2) Treponema pallidum 3) Chlamydia trachomatis |
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2 organisms that cause genital warts |
1) Human papilloma virus 2) Molluscum contagiosum |
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"It hurts when I pee", what clinical syndrome? |
Urethritis |
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"I have vaginal discharge", what clinical syndrome? |
Cervicitis |
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Triad of disseminated gonococcal infection |
1) arthritis 2) dermatitis 3) tenosynovitis |
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Treatment for gonorrhoea? |
Class 3 cephalosporin + Azithromhycin |
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Ocular trachoma is caused by |
Chlamydia trichomatis |
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Treatment of chlamydia trichomatis |
Azithromycin OR doxycycline |
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Vaginal discharge, erythema of vulva and cervix, itch, dysuria, what organism usually causes this? |
Trichomonas vaginalis |
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Typical "strawberry" appearance of the cervix? |
Trichomonas vaginalis |
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"I have a rash, I see something down there", what clinical signs? |
Genital ulcer disease |
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Most transmission of HSV 1,2 is during _______________ phase |
Asymptomatic shedding |
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T or F, HSV infection is for life |
TRUE |
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Clinical manifestation of Herpes simplex 1,2 |
Cluster of vesicles on an erythematous base (lesions anywhere in "boxer short" area) |
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T or F, primary lesions of HSV are not painful |
FALSE, they are painful |
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Clinical manifestations of primary genital herpes: (4) |
1) Extensive vesiculo-ulcerative lesions 2) Systemic symptoms 3) Tender lymphadenopathy 4) Meningitis = rare |
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T or F, HSV is curable |
FALSE |
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Treatment of Herpes? |
Acyclovir, or Famcyclovir, or Valacyclovir |
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Which is the least common of the 3 nationally reportable bacterial STI's |
Syphilis |
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Transmission of syphilis (3) |
1) Vaginal sex 2) Oral sex 3) Anal sex |
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Syphilis is more complicated to diagnose and recognize than other STI's. Why? |
1) Different stages of the disease 2) Different manifestations during the different stages 3) Diagnosis can be complicated |
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Secondary syphilis lesion is characterized by: |
Rash that causes lesions on the palms and soles (on exam I think) |
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Tertiary syphilis lesion is characterized by: |
Aneurysm of the aorta (on exam I think) |
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Primary syphilis lesion is characterized by: |
Painless lesions (unlike HSV which is painful) |
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Latent syphilis is _________ |
Asymptomatic |
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Gumma is found when? |
Tertiary syphilis |
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Neurosyphilis takes place during what stage of syphilis? |
Tertiary |
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Syphilis diagnosis is mostly based on _________ |
Serology |
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Syphilis serology: first screen with _____________, and then confirm with ____________ |
1) non-treponemal 2) treponemal |
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Which organism are we looking for when doing syphilis serology? |
Treponema pallidum |
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How to treat syphilis? |
Penicillin IM, unless neurosyphilis = Penicillin IV |
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Lymphogranuloma venereum is caused by which organism? |
Chlamydia trachomatis |
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Clinical signs of LGV? |
Often single painless papule, weeks later: tender adenopathy |