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Cervical Uterine Dz
Slides Notes
Question | Answer |
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CC: vaginal discharge. next step? | bimanual pelvic; speculum (pH, wet prep, STD testing), external genitalia; Q and A about discharge; Sexual history. |
cyclic discharge: midcycle (Estrogen), pos-ovulatory (progesterone) | physiologic discharge |
LMP, sexual history; contraception; exposure type; STD exposure, assciated (pruritis, dyspareunia, odor, dysuria, fever, chills, pelvic, flank pain) | detailed sexual history |
bacterial vaginosis, trichomonas vaginalis, GC, Chl, candidiasis, HSV (vesicles, external, internal), syphilis (chancre painless) | cervical/vaginal discharge |
douching | increases bacterial vaginosis |
do not sample in posterior fornix bc elevated falsely by cervical mucus, semen, blood | do no sample PH in posterior fornix |
NAAT test for? | STD (oral, cervical, rectal, UA) |
bimanual pelvic exam, rectovaginal, CMT, adnexal tenderness (endometriosis, PID, TOA) | female exam |
watery, white/gray discharge, no pruritis, fishy odor, esp after sex or menses | bacterial vaginosis (lactobacillus = acid) |
risk factors for bacterial vaginosis? | HIV, GC, sex, douching, multi-partners |
test of cure | if sx, pregnancy (TOC with NAAT 3 wk after Rx), (educate, partner tx, aggressive detection, use condoms) |