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Vaginal Infections Flashcards

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What is the main type of candida vaginitis infection?

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Albicans

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What is the main classification of vaginal infections?

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Bacterial vaginosis

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What are predisposing factors to candidiasis?

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Antibiotic therapy
Corticosteroid therapy
Diabetes
Oral contraceptives
Pregnancy
Immunodeficiency disorder
Use of vaginal oils
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Clinical manifestations of candidiasis:

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Pruritus
Erythema
Edema
Satellite pustules
White, curd-like discharge
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Candidiasis diagnosis:

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Normal vaginal ph
Koh prep. (Standard office procedure)
Culture- only for patients who have been refractory to treatment (in reproduction of yeast look for budding and mycelia formation)

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What are preventative measures for candidiasis?

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Avoid bubble baths
Avoid douching
Avoid use of vaginal oils
Wear cotton undergarments (better aeration)
Careful hygiene (corn starch to avoid moisture)
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What is the treatment for candidiasis?

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Topical antifuncal agents

  • miconazole-OTC
  • clotrimazole- OTC
  • terconazole-prescription

Oral anti-fungal agents
-fluconazole (2 tablets, 1 initially then wait)

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What is the treatment for recurrent candidiasis infections?

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use of topical or oral agent monthly
use oral medication weekly x 12 weeks
use oral medication daily

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Trichomoniasis

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STD
Incubation period is 4-28 days
highly contagious (75% chance)

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What are the clinical manifestations of trichomoniasis?

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Frequency
Dysuria
Dyspareunia
Erythema
Pruritus
YELLOW-GREEN FROTHY DISCHARGE
Punctate cervical hemorrhages
Vaginal pH >4.5
Strawberry cervix
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How do you diagnose trichomoniasis?

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Pap smear
Saline prep- only thing moving besides sperm
Culture- rarely used in clinic

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What is the treatment for trichomoniasis?

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drug of choice is metronidazole
single 2 gm dose (4 tablets, 500mg)
-250 mg TID x 7 days
-500 mg BID x 7 days

Sexual partner is treated too
CONSIDER CONDOMS UNTIL PARTNER IS TREATED

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Does trichomoniasis affect infertility?

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no

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14
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What is the most common vaginal infection?

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BV, multiple organisms

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What is the most common bacterial vaginosis?

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anaerobes

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What is the pathophysiology of bacterial vaginosis?

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results from a disruption of normal lacto bacilli dominant flora- elevation of pH and overgrowth of anaerobes

17
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What are causes of bacterial vaginosis?

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menses
douching
use of lubricants
intercourse
antibiotic exposure
18
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What are the clinical manifestations of bacterial vaginosis?

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Thin gray discharge
PROMINENT VAGINAL ODOR
minimal inflammation
no pruritus

19
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How do we diagnose bacterial vaginosis?

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Vaginal pH > 4.5
Positive amine test- whiff test, KOH on secretions and smell
Positive saline microscopy

20
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What do we look for in the saline microscopy for bacterial vaginosis?

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the studding of the epithelial surface by multiple organisms

21
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What are complications of bacterial vaginosis?

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PID
PPROM- premature rupture of the membrane
Post operative infection
Preterm delivery
Chorioamnionitis
Endomertiosis
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Why do we have to be cautious of bacterial vaginosis?

A

It can cause serious systemic problems

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How do we treat bacterial vaginosis?

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Topical metronidazole - once daily x 5 days at bed time

  • more expensive
  • less likely to prevent systemic complications of BV
  • **ORAL METRONIDAZOLE - 500 mg twice daily for 7 days
  • less expensive
24
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What can you not do while on metronidazole?

A

drink

25
Q

What are the clinical manifestations of a bartholins gland cyst?

A

pain
swelling
palpable mass

26
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What are the clinical manifestations of a bartholins gland abscess?

A 
fever
pain
swelling
erythema
fluctulant mass
purulent drainage
27
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What are the dominant oragnisms that form bartholins gland abscesses?

A

gonorrhe
chlamydia
coliforms
anaerobes

28
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What are the clinical manifestations of a bartholins gland tumor?

A

swelling

firm, indurated mass

29
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What is the most likely bartholins gland tumor?

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adenocarcinoma, uncommon if younger than 50

30
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How do we diagnose a bartholins gland cyst?

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drainage and sitz baths, marsupialization

31
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How do we diagnose a bartholins gland adscess?

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drainage, abx, sitz bath

marsupialization

32
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How do we diagnose a bartholins gland tumor?

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biopsy

excision

33
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What is the technique for drainage of a bartholins gland mass?

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using a words catheter

34
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What antibiotics do we use to treat a bartholin’s gland abscess?

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Doxycycline (100mg BID) PLUS metronidazole (500mg BID)

Amoxicillin PLUS clavulanic acid (875 mg BID)

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