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