STIs Flashcards
35 year old male with dysuria and purulent urethral discharge.
What’s the likeliest diagnosis?
Gonorrhoea
35 year old male with dysuria and purulent urethral discharge.
How would you diagnose?
Urethral swab
NAAT (FCU)
35 year old male with dysuria and purulent urethral discharge.
How would you treat? What if there is known ABX resistance?
IM Ceftriaxone 250mg IM
Azithromycin 1g PO
Then
Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO
–> Quinolone
Chlamydia is normally asymptomatic in males and females – true or false?
true
Chlamydia is associated with endometriosis – true or false?
false
Chlamydia can lead to infertility – true or false?
true
How would you test for chlamydia?
NAAT – urine sample (men); vaginal swab (female)
Chlamydia is treated by?
Azithromycin or doxycycline
Name an STI that can cause septic Arthritis.
Gonnorhoea
Which STI can commonly cause a green, frothy vaginal discharge?
trichomoniasis
How would you treat Trichomoniasis?
Metronidazole or tinidazole
What are crabs in relation to STIs?
Pubic lice
Name 3 symptoms of endometriosis.
- Dysmenorrhoea/Oligomenorrhoea*
- Chronic pelvic pain*
- Deep dyspareunia*
- Chronic fatigue*
- Sub-fertility*
Can endometriosis cause ovarian cysts – true or false? How may this be shown or not shown.
True (ovarian endometrioma) shown by homogenous, low-level echoes on TV-US
Can endometriosis be rules out by examination alone?
No, TV-US required
Which is the most certain way to diagnose endometriosis?
A. Clinical examination
B. TV-US
C. Hysterosalpingography (HSG)
D. Diagnostic laparoscopy
D. Diagnostic laparoscopy
Name 3 possible treatments for Endometriosis.
Fertility desired
• Clomifene: 50-200mg PO OD 5/7
–> Ovulatory stimulant: increase GnRH ≈ increase FSH and LH
Fertility undesired
• COCP: Drospierenone/Ethinylestradiol: 30mg/3mcg
+
• NSAIDs: Mefenamic acid
OR
• Laparoscopic diathermy/excision
OR
• Hysterectomy
1) Clomifene
2) COCP + Mefenamic Acid
3) Laparoscopic Diathermy
4) Hysterectomy
Is endometriosis as common as diabetes?
A. Less common
B. Equal
C. More common
D. Data not available
B. Equal
PID usually causes cyclical pelvic pain –true or false?
False
Name 2 ways weight management can be relevant to infertility (be as precise as possible)
Weight gain if BMI < 19
Weight loss (6.5kg) if BMI > 29
≈ stimulate ovulation
Name 3 presenting clinical features of PCOS.
Hirsutism
Acne
Oligomenorrhea
Obesity/ Metabolic Syndrome
Infertility
Name 3 treatments for PCOS that may increase the chances of conception.
Weight loss / gain
Clomifene
Metformin
Name 2 examination findings that may suggest a cause for male infertility
Varicocele
Hypogonadism
Klinefelter’s Syndrome (Gynecomastia)
Cryptorchidism
Which disease does a chancre suggest?
Syphilis
What is the treatment for Genital Herpes?
Give the pathogen which causes this disease.
Aciclovir
HSV-2
What pathogen causes anogenital warts?
What is the Latin term for Anal warts?
Condyloma acuminatum
HPV
What is an STI?
Group of infections transmitted through sexual intercourse (venereal) involving range of clinical syndromes.
List 5 risk factors in general for STIs.
- Young age < 25 years
- No contraception
- Non-regular sexual relationships
- IVDU/PWID
- Sex workers
- Social deprivation
- Poor access to advice and Rx of STIs
- African Origin
What is the reason for using a charcoal swab when testing for STIs?
A. Stop reduction
B. Stop oxidation
C. Stop hydrolysis
D. Stop damage of the sample
B. Stop oxidation
List 3 investigations used for diagnosing STIs.
NAAT (VVS/ECS/FCU)
Culture and Microscopy
Serology
What type of intracellular particle facilitates the active spread of chlamydia?
Elementary Bodies
Concept: Elementary as ‘new’
What type of intracellular particle facilitates the latency of chlamydia?
Reticulate Bodies
What type of bacteria is chalmydia?
A. Spirochete
B. Bacillus
C. Diplococcus
D. Sarcina
B. Bacillus
What type of bacteria is Gonorrhoea?
A. Spirochete
B. Bacillus
C. Diplococcus
D. Sarcina
C. Diplococcus
What type of bacteria is Syphilis?
A. Spirochete
B. Bacillus
C. Diplococcus
D. Sarcina
A. Spirochete
What type of gram bacteria is Syphilis?
A. Gram positive
B. Gram negative
C. No cell wall
B. Gram negative
What type of gram bacteria is Chlamydia?
A. Gram positive
B. Gram negative
C. No cell wall
B. Gram negative