Nurse Practitioner 6430 South University Women's Health Final Exam All answers Correct!!
Bacterial vaginosis
thin milky white discharge and "fishy odor"
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
Diagnosed by cervical motion tenderness
Dx of BV:
clue cells on wet mountPositive "whiff test"
Candida presents as:
clumpy white discharge and itchingHyphae spores seen on wet mount
Sx of trichomoniasis include:
frothy green discharge with odor, itching, dysuria, "strawberry" cervix
treatment of BV
Flagyl 500mg po BID x 7 days
Treatment of Candidiasis:
OTC monistat and diflucan 150mg po once
Treatment of trichomoniasis:
Flagyl 500mg po BID x 7 days
Symptoms of gonorrhea:
abnormal discharge, dyspareunia, often asymptomatic