Female STD Pathology

Question 1

Why don’t you want to miss chlamydia and gonococcus?

Answer 1

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 2

Which STD’s are fatal if untreated?

Answer 2

HIV
Syphilis
Viral hepatitis

Question 3

What STD’s have notable risk to fetus/newborns?

Answer 3

HSV
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
HIV
Hepatitis B and C

Question 4

What are some feared complications of pelvic inflammatory disease?

Answer 4

Tubal infertility

Question 5

What does PID look like in the clinic?

Answer 5

Lower abdominal pain with cervical discharge

Question 6

What does PID look like on a physical?

Answer 6

Tenderness on bimanual exam and fever

Question 7

How do you treat PID if suspected?

Answer 7

Empiric antibiotics

Question 8

What is the commonest cause of vaginal discharge in reproductive age women?

Answer 8

Bacterial vaginosis

Question 9

What is the most common bacteria in vaginosis with gray-white discharge?

Answer 9

Gardnerella vaginalis

Question 10

Wet mount with nucleic acid amplification test?

Answer 10

Trichomoniasis

Question 11

Clue cells?

Answer 11

Gardnerella vaginalis

Question 12

Who is at risk for yeast infections?

Answer 12

Diabetic
Pregnant
On antibiotics
Immunosuppressed

Question 13

How do you diagnose HSV?

Answer 13

PCR for HSV DNA

Tzank smear

Question 14

What symptom makes people think of HPV infection?

Answer 14

Condyloma

Question 15

What are the low risk types of HPV?

Answer 15

Genotypes 6, 11

Question 16

What are the high risk types of HPV?

Answer 16

16, 18

Question 17

What serotypes are in the HPV vaccine?

Answer 17

6, 11, 16, 18