10 - Gynae - Genital Tract Infection - Infections of Uterus and Pelvis - Vaginal Discharge

Question 1

8 poss causes of vaginal discharge?

Answer 1

ectropion/eversion
bact vaginosis
candidiasis
trichomoniasis
malignancy
atrophic vaginitis
physiological
foreign body

Question 2

Which ones give itching?

Answer 2

candidiasis and trichomoniasis

Question 3

Which ones dont give itching

Answer 3

ectropion/eversion
BV
malignancy
atrophic vaginitis

Question 4

Which give clear discharge? and white?

Answer 4

ectropion/eversion
atrophic vaginitis

candidiasis

Question 5

Which give grey-white? grey-green? red-brown?

Answer 5

gw - BV
gg - trichomoniasis
rb - malignancy

Question 6

Which give normal pH? what about variable pH?

Answer 6

ectropion/eversion
candidiasis

variable = malignancy

Question 7

Which give Raised pH?

Answer 7

BV
trichomoniasis
atrophic vaginitis

Question 8

Which give redness?

Answer 8

candidiasis, trichomoniasis, atrophic vaginitis

Question 9

Which gives fishy odour? what about no odour?

Answer 9

BV

atrophic

Question 10

What about some odour? what about normal odour?

Answer 10

some - trich and mal

normal - ectropion/eversion and candidiasis

Question 11

ectropion/eversion trt?

BV trt?

Candidiasis trt?

Answer 11

cryo/diathermy

ABx

imidazoles

Question 12

trich trt?
malig trt?
atrophic v trt?

Answer 12

ABx
biopsy
oestrogen

Question 13

when is physiological discharge incr?

Answer 13

around ovulation
during preg
women on COCP