Exam 21: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System

A 21-year-old college student presents to the university campus clinic. The nurse collects the patient's medical history and performs an initial assessment. The patient states, "I'm having a herpes flair, and I need a prescription for acyclovir." The nurse examines the lesion on the shaft of his penis. The ulcer is 2 cm in size and seems painless and hard upon palpation. -How would the diagnosis of syphilis be confirmed?  

Colonization of pregnant females by Group B Streptococcus puts the neonate at risk because ________.

Warts are caused by ________.

An occasional serious complication of herpes simplex 1 is ________.

The male urinary tract differs from the female tract in that ________.

A 21-year-old college student presents to the university campus clinic. The nurse collects the patient's medical history and performs an initial assessment. The patient states, "I'm having a herpes flair, and I need a prescription for acyclovir." The nurse examines the lesion on the shaft of his penis. The ulcer is 2 cm in size and seems painless and hard upon palpation. -The student states,"My friend had syphilis,but the lesion healed without antibiotics.Do I really need to take medications?" What is the best response by the nurse?  

The urinary tract defenses in both males and females consists of mechanical factors such as ________,and chemicals like ________,to prevent the growth of pathogens in the system.

A 21-year-old college student presents to the university campus clinic. The nurse collects the patient's medical history and performs an initial assessment. The patient states, "I'm having a herpes flair, and I need a prescription for acyclovir." The nurse examines the lesion on the shaft of his penis. The ulcer is 2 cm in size and seems painless and hard upon palpation. -The physician in the clinic wrote a prescription for acyclovir when the student called him on the phone that morning.What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?  

Which of the following is not a defense of the genitourinary tract?

Leptospirosis has all of the following characteristics except ________.

Even after a positive test for a microbial cause,prostatitis is unresponsive to antibiotic therapy.Why?

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 23-year-old female who is on vacation for her honeymoon. Two days ago, she began experiencing burning while voiding and a tactile fever. The patient reports she has been treating the symptoms with cranberry tablets and increased fluid intake. Her symptoms have not improved and now she is experiencing a frequent urge to void and lower abdominal pain. Upon assessment, the nurse finds the patient has a low-grade fever. -What findings on urinalysis would be consistent with cystitis? 

The HPV vaccine is recommended for all adolescents because ________.

The most common reported STD in the United States is ________.

Which of the following is the current effective treatment for syphilis?

Prostatitis is usually caused by bacteria that are transmitted by ________.

Chancroid ________.

Syphilitic lesions called ________ develop in the liver,skin,bone,and cartilage during the tertiary stage of syphilis.

The antivirals used for herpes simplex infections have the ability to completely destroy the virus and permanently cure the latent infection.

Lymphogranuloma venereum is a complication of ________.