Peds Flashcards
Prevention of STIs
Condom only method to prevent & abstinence
HPV cause
Genital warts
What can HPV lead to
Cervical cancer, cervical hyperplasia
HPV symptoms
Might be cervicitis
HPV treatment
Cryotherapy: biopsy area first of squamous cells and if cancerous burn it off
Ablation
Vaccine
Chlamydia cause
Bacterium chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydia symptoms
Asymptotic
Sometimes in men meatal erythema, tenderness, itching, dysuria, urethral drainage
Chlamydia treatment
Antibiotics
Azithromycin, doxycycline
Chlamydia sequelae if untreated
Urethritis in men
Cervicitis in women
Scarring of Fallopian tubes/ovaries increases risk of future ectopic pregnancy and tubal infertility
Gonorrhea cause
Neisseria gonorrhea
Bacteria gram neg
Gonorrhea symptoms
Urethritis in men, cervicitis In women.
Gonorrhea sequelea if untreated
Pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic
BMI purpose
Strictest association with obesity and subQ fat
Best way to get consistent measure to view over time to see if BMI is increasing (consistent measure over time)
Methods of suicide
Most common method of suicide that’s successful is firearms
LGBT challenges coming out
Peer isolation, acceptance from parents!
Things to say to LGBT
Who can you talk to How does it make you feel Have you talked to your parents Do you know someone that has the same feelings as you that you can talk to Biggest risk: suicide
If someone wants to vomit suicide
Do you have a plan
UTI risk
Female (short urethra)
Urinary stasis! - holding in pee
Uncircumcised male
UTI causes
Escherichia coli most common pathogen; streptococci, staphylococcus, saprophyticus, occasionally fungal and parasitic pathogens
UTI symptoms
Chills, nocturia, anotexia, frequency, urgency, suprapubic or lower back pain, bladder spasms, dysuria, burning in urination, sometimes with kids just fever or onset of enuresis or tummy ache
Normal ph urine
5-9
Normal specific gravity urine
1.001-1.035
Normal protein urine
<20mg/dl
Substance abuse causes
Maladaptive coping, stress, fit in, dad, anxiety, fear, depressed,