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Gyn PANCE

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Physiologically most important estrogen   Estradiol (E2); produced in ovary; peaks in ovulatory phase; FB to inc LH & decrease FSH  
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Primary estrogen in PG   Estriol (E3); produced in placenta  
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Before menopause, primary circulating estrogen =   Estradiol (E2); serum estradiol levels 30-200 pg/mL  
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After menopause, primary circulating estrogen =   Estrone (E1); secreted by ovary; mean serum estradiol levels < 15 ng/mL  
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Induces glandular secretion in endometrium:   Progesterone  
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Main role of testosterone in women   estrogen precursor  
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Decreased testosterone levels in females cause:   decline in libido, mood changes  
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Progesterone produced where?   in corpus luteum after ovulation; by placenta in PG  
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Progesterone levels rise rapidly after:   ovulation  
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FSH fn:   binds to granulosa cells and stimulates estradiol secretion  
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In a state of estrogen deficiency, more ____ is secreted   FSH  
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During luteal (secretory) phase, ______ are suppressed to low levels   FSH and LH  
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Plasma LH surge precedes ovulation by   24-36 hrs  
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Estrogen pattern during menstrual cycle   Secretion peaks just before midcycle, drops sharply with ovulation, rises again to plateau, then decreases again before menstruation  
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During luteal (secretory) phase, predominant hormone changes from:   estradiol to progesterone  
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Adequate progesterone prodn is necessary to facilitate:   implantation and sustain early pregnancy  
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Progesterone MOA   Acts primarily on endometrium, initiates secretory phase  
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Results of hyperprolactinemia   Loss of libido; Galactorrhea; Oligomenorrhea/ amenorrhea; Infertility; Decreased muscle mass; Osteoporosis  
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Decreased _____ levels in females cause decline in libido, mood changes   testosterone  
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Vaginitis sxs   vaginal discharge; Dyspaurenia; Dysuria; Urinary Frequency  
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Ectopic PG sx   Missed menses/unusual menses; Lower abdominal/pelvic pain; Vaginal bleeding; Positive PG test  
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Ovarian cyst sx   Unilateral/diffuse; Sharp; Spontaneous resolution common; Uncommon on OCPs  
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Ovarian torsion sx   severe pain, down legs/back  
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PID sx   Dyspaurenia; Fever; Chills; Diarrhea; Vaginal discharge  
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Chronic pelvic pain sx   Intermittent, cyclical; Constant pain is possible; Dull, nonspecific, diffuse; Generally afebrile  
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Endometriosis sx   Dysmenorrhea; Dyspaurenia; Adhesive dz devt possible; improved with suppression of ovulation  
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Uterine fibroid sx   Dysmenorrhea; Dyspareunia; Urinary frequency; Lower back pain  
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Osteitis pubis   Symphysis pain; Pelvic joint instability following childbirth  
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Vulvodynia   Vulvar pain; Painful urination; Dyspaurenia; Vaginal and Pelvic floor symptoms  
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Primary dysmenorrhea: onset within:   1-2 years of menarche  
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Musculoskeletal pelvic pain includes:   Myofascial pain; Muscle spasm; Round ligament; Spinal nerve innervation  
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Painful bladder syndrome =   Dysuria; Negative UA; Urinary Frequency; Dyspareunia ; Dx of exclusion/ autoimmune component  
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Chancroid: cofactor in contracting:   HIV  
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Chancroid: often co-infection with:   HSV or syphilis  
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Most common symptom of endometrial neoplasia:   AUB (90% of pts)  
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endometrial ca RF   Post or late menopause; FH/PMH ca (ov, BrCa, colon, endomet); Tamoxifen; PCOS; Obesity; nulliparity; Estrogen Tx w/o progestin; Prior Endometrial Hyperplasia; DM, HTN  
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average uterine length =   6-8 cm  
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Simple/Complex Endometrial Hyperplasia: causes unopposed estrogen: Premenopause etio:   Obesity; PCOS; eating disorders; Thyroid; Herbals; other anovulation  
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Simple/Complex Endometrial Hyperplasia: causes unopposed estrogen: Postmenopause etio:   Obesity; HRT; herbals w/estrogen (soy); Ovar/ adrenal estrogen producing tumor  
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Postmenopausal, dyspareunia, thin vaginal discharge, atrophic vulvar changes, vaginal petechiae   Atrophic vaginitis; Tx = topical estrogen  
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20 yo female w/ rubbery, firm, well-circumscribed, non-tender breast lesion, doesn't change w/ cycle   Fibroadenoma  
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30 - 50yo female, painful, multiple, bilateral breast masses that increase in pain and size before menses   Fibrocystic breast disease  
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Spontaneous bloody, serous, or cloudy nipple discharge   Intraductal papilloma  
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Breast mass, nipple retraction, bloody nipple discharge   Breast cancer (mass is most common presenting clinical manifestation)  
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Overweight, irregular menstrual cycles (poss. Amenorrhea), elevated blood sugar, hirsutism   PCOS (stein-leventhal syndrome)  
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Adolescent female with midcycle pain alternating from left to right side. Relieved w/ NSAIDs   Mittelschmerz  
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Dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, dyschezia. Uterus is fixed, retroflexed. Cyclic pelvic pain. May have palpable pelvic mass   Endometriosis  
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Palpable pelvic mass - "chocolate cyst" =   Endometriosis  
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Firm irregular shaped, NONTENDER enlarged uterus   Leiomyoma  
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Softened, tender, diffusely globular uterine enlargement   Adenomyosis  
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6cm unilateral, mobile, tender adnexal mass   Tubo-ovarian abscess  
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Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding   Endometrial Ca - do endometrial biopsy  
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Postmenopausal adnexal mass   Ovarian Ca  
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yellow creamy discharge   chlamydia  
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primary amenorhhea =   absence of menses by 16 yo  
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secondary amenorhhea =   absence of menses x 6 mos (if h/o oligomenorrhea, 12 mos)  
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secondary amenorhhea: pt w/o 2nd sex characteristics =   2/2 gonad agenesis, pubertal delay, ovarian resistance syndrome, galactosemia, GnRH def, CNS mass lesion  
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secondary amenorhhea: pt w/ breast devt but no pubic hair =   androgen insensitivity  
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secondary amenorhhea: normal 2nd sex characteristics =   imperf hymen, transverse vaginal septum, mullerian dysgenesis  
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secondary amenorhhea: incomplete 2nd sex characteristics =   HPA tumor, hypothyroid, hyperprolactinemia, premature ovar failure  
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secondary amenorrhea, not PG:   Asherman syndrome (uterine synechiae) or PCOS  
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primary dysmenorrhea =   painful menses 2/2 xs prostaglandin E2 secretion; onset near menarche, peaks in late teens  
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secondary dysmenorrhea =   2/2 other condition (endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids); usu >25 yo  
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Adenomyosis =   implantation of endometrial tissue in myometrium; tender, symmetrically enlarged boggy uterus  
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PMS course   1-2 weeks before menses (during luteal phase) to 1-2 days post onset; sx-free during follicular phase  
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DUB causes   usu increased anovulatory cycles; also PCOS, obesity, adrenal hyperplasia  
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endometriosis physio   endomet glands & stroma outside endometrium, usu pelvis or on ovary (90%) or distant  
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uterine prolapse grading   0 (no descent) to 4 (thru hymen)  
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ovarian cysts in postmenopausal women are presumed to be:   malignant until proven otherwise  
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OCPs are protective vs cancer of:   endometrial, ovarian; not vs ovarian cysts  
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2 forms hereditary ovarian ca   BOC (BR & ov); HNPCC  
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anterior vaginal prolapse includes:   cystocele or cystourethrocele  
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apical vaginal prolapse includes:   uretovaginal or vaginal vault prolapse  
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posterior vaginal prolapse includes:   enterocele or rectocele  
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vulvar malig:   rarest of Gyn ca; usu SCC  
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in utero exp to DES =   risk of clear cell adenocarcinoma of vagina  
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vulvar malig comorbids:   obesity, DM, HTN, arteriosclerosis; in younger F, also SMK & HPV  
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most VIN occur where:   upper 1/3 of vagina; are Asx  
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fibroadenoma s/s   round firm smooth discrete mobile nontender  
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Br Ca: estrogen receptors   All invasive lobular and 2/3 of ductal ca are est rec pos  
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Br Ca typical presentations   single nontender firm immobile mass; 45% in UOQ, 25% nipple  
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Br Ca increases risk of:   endometrial ca, and vice versa  
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PID includes:   acute salpingitis (gono or non), IUD pelvic cellulitis, TOA, pelvic abscess  
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Tabes dorsalis =   in tertiary syphilis: loss of proprioception & vibratory sense, Argyll Robertson pupil (reacts to light but does not accommodate)  
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Breast exam: lymph nodes   Axillary, supraclavicular, and infraclavicular lymph nodes  
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Polythelia =   supernumerary nipples  
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Duct ectasia =   widening of breast ducts; in pts near/past menopause; thick sticky discharge and/or itching around nipple  
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Fat necrosis   Firm round lump; often d/t MVA or trauma  
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Most common breast complaint =   mastalgia (benign breast pain); assoc w/hormonal changes; teens & 40s, usu ends w/menopause  
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Most frequent benign breast condition:   Fibrocystic changes; grainy, palpable, small lumps; 30-50 y.o.; mobile, well defined; bilateral, UOQ; tender last half of cycle; dx w/bx  
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second most common benign breast condition:   fibroadenoma; Hormone influenced abnormal growth of fibrous and ductal tissue; AA women; teens/20s; rapid growth during PG  
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fibroadenoma assessment   discrete lump; firm, rubbery, round, mobile, non-tender, smooth, solitary; Usually UOQ, 1-5 cm  
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Peau d'orange is associated with:   Inflammatory breast ca  
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Paget dz of breast: progression   Begins in duct, spreads to nipple & areola; usu occurs w/ infiltrating ductal br ca; eczematous nipple lesion  
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Ductal BrCa types   In Situ; Invasive; Inflammatory  
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Lobular BrCa types   In situ; Invasive, predominantly in situ; Invasive  
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Nipple BrCa types   Paget dz w/ intraductal ca; Paget dz w/ invasive ductal ca  
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BrCa RF   BRCA 1&2; FH; prior abnormal br bx; age (60 yo ave onset); nulliparous, early menarche, late menopause, LT estrogen, delayed childbearing  
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Cause of characteristic odor in bacterial vaginosis   Anaerobes  
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Bacterial vaginosis requires 3 of 4 criteria:   Typical discharge, alkaline pH(5.0-5.5), positive "whiff" test, clue cells on wet prep  
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Bacterial vaginosis is not considered an __   STD  
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trichomonas vaginitis Sx/Sx   Severe pruritus, malodorous (musky) discharge, dysuria, dyspareunia, may be asymptomatic, greenish-yellow/frothy discharge, petechiae or "strawberry markings on cervix  
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Atrophic vaginitis often masquerades as:   Infection  
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atrophic vaginitis S/S   Pruritis/burning, vaginal dryness, dyspareunia, possibly spotting, pale/thin vaginal mucosa, loss of vaginal rugation; women w/o menses (decreased estrogen)  
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Bilateral Bartholin abscess said to be associated with:   Gonorrhea; unilateral also strep, e. coli, chlamydia, anaerobes  
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Organism associated with toxic shock syndrome   S. aureus/endotoxins  
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Woman with flu like symptoms, during menses: possibly:   Toxic shock syndrome  
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Fever >38.9 C, hypotension, diffuse erythroderma, desquamation, involvement of at least 3 organ systems = CDC case defn of:   Toxic shock syndrome  
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Condyloma lata =   secondary syphilis; Smooth, moist, flat  
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Pruritus, burning; cottage cheese discharge; dyspareunia   Yeast vaginitis  
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Chronic Bartholin cyst may be mistaken for:   acute abscess, esp perirectal abscess (more posterior)  
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TSS: Skin   Erythroderma of skin / mucous mem; diffuse, red, sunburn-like rash; involves palms and soles; Conjunctival-scleral hemorrhage; later, pruritic maculopapular rash, desquamation  
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History of sexual intercourse with trauma increases the risk for what STD   Hep B , and Hep C  
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3 causes of genital ulcers in US   Herpes simplex virus, primary syphilis, chancroid  
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Herpes ulcers description:   Painful, small, shallow, may have a clear exudate; secondary ulcers are smaller / less dramatic than primary lesions  
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Primary syphilis description:   Solitary, painless, indurated, large/deep ulcer; local painless rubbery LAD  
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Agent responsible for chancroid   H. ducreyi  
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Clinical presentation of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)   Rectal ulceration or stricture, inguinal LAD  
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Etiology of LGV   Chlamydia trachomatis  
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Clinical presentation of granuloma inguinale   Chronic or recurrent ulcerative vulvitis. Donovan bodies on stained direct smear or biopsy of ulcer.  
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etiologic agent of granuloma inguinale   Klebsiella granulomatis (formerly Calymmatobacterium granulomatis)  
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Etiologic agent of condyloma acuminata   HPV 6 & 11  
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Clinical appearance of condyloma acuminata   Papillomatous, white, cauliflower like  
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Chancroid causative organism   Haemophilus ducreyi  
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Chancroid is most often a co-infection with what   Herpes and or syphilis  
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Test for trichomonas   Wet prep  
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Risk factors for cervical cancer   Smoker, hormones, multiple sexual partners, sex before 18, HIV, poor SES, age, multiple pregnancies, chlamydia infection, diet low in fruit and vegetables  
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Effective methods to prevent cervical cancer   Routine pap tests, avoid smoking, condom use, limit partners, HPV vaccine  
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Low risk HPV strains   HPV-6, and HPV-11 (cause genital warts)  
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High risk strains of HPV   HPV-16 & 18; 31, 33, 45  
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Offer __ testing for all patients evaluated for STIs   HIV  
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Acute HIV symptoms   Fever, mono-like illness, diarrhea  
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Which hepatitides are commonly sexually transmitted   A, B, and C (especially B)  
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Males voiding within __ before urethral culture washes secretions away   1-2 hours  
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What is herpetic whitlow   Herpes on the fingers (especially around the nail bed)  
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Characteristic of primary HSV outbreak   2-7 day course, systemic symptoms possible, local symptoms (painful), first outbreak is the worst  
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Precipitants of HSV recurrent outbreaks   Sun, wind, trauma, fever, menses, stress  
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Multiple, vesicular, pruritic, painful, recurrent rash   Herpes simplex  
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Gonorrhea s/s   Vaginal discharge, abdominal pain, 50% asymptomatic  
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Female complications of gonorrhea   PID, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, tubo-ovarian abscess, perihepatitis (Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome), septic arthritis, vertical transmission, ophthalmia neonatorum  
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Common co-infxn with Gonorrhea:   Chlamydia  
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Violin string adhesions between liver and parietal peritoneum, RUQ pain may be prominent symptom especially in young women, PID complication   Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome  
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Secondary syphilis usual duration:   A few weeks  
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Clinical appearance of secondary syphilis   Bilaterally symmetrical papulosquamous rash, condyloma, alopecia, denuded tongue, lymphadenopathy (firm, rubbery, non-tender)  
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Secondary syphilis is contagious by:   Skin on skin contact (any portion of the body)  
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Latent syphilis =   period after secondary stage, no clinical manifestation  
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Tertiary syphilis is __ infectious   rarely  
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Etiology of syphilis (bug)   Treponema pallidum spirochete  
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How many stages of syphilis are there   4  
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Acute syphilis: chancre develops on skin near infection site about __ after inoculation   3-6 weeks  
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Characteristic of secondary syphilis   Maculopapular rash often on palms and soles, generalized LAD, typically lasts about 3 months  
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How long does the acute syphilitic chancre last   5-6 weeks  
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How long may syphilis remain inactive   Up to 5 years  
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tertiary syphilis =   End organ manifestation (CNS, cardiovascular, ocular); gummatous lesions of skin, bones, viscera  
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Single, heaped up or rolled edge, textbook case never painful   Syphilitic chancre  
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Bilateral papulosquamous rash on palms and soles   Secondary syphilis  
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What type of bacterium is chlamydia trachomatis   Intracellular obligate bacteria  
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If you are treating a patient for chlamydia do you need to also treat for gonorrhea   Not necessarily  
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Clinical course of chlamydia   Asymptomatic or minor symptoms in majority, vaginal discharge, dysuria, mucopurulent cervicitis, acute urethral syndrome, pelvic pain, lower abdominal pain  
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Perinatal transmission of chlamydia can cause __   Ophthalmia neonatorum, pneumonia  
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Female chlamydia complications   PID, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, perihepatitis, perinatal transmission  
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Common condition in which microorganisms spreads from lower genital tract, infect & inflame upper genital tract structures including endometrium, tubes, ovaries & peritoneum   PID  
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Symptoms of PID   Abd pain, dyspareunia, possibly fever/chills, possibly RUQ pain  
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Besides 3 CDC minimum criteria, additional criteria for PID dx   Elevated oral temp (>101), abnormal cervical or vaginal discharge, elevated ESR, Elevated C-reactive protein, positive GC or chlamydia, increased WBC  
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