Question 1

What is an advantage to using PACE 2 for detection of Neisseria gonorrhea?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no advantage. 
B)  You can also find syphilis. 
C)  You can also find Cryptosporidium. 
D)  You can also find Chlamydia. 
A)  There is no advantage. 
B)  You can also find syphilis. 
C)  You can also find Cryptosporidium. 
D)  You can also find Chlamydia. D

Question 2

How is genital herpes spread?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hot tubs infected with herpes 
B)  Towels used by people with herpes 
C)  Contaminated toilet seats 
D)  Sexual contact with secretions from infected sites 
A)  Hot tubs infected with herpes 
B)  Towels used by people with herpes 
C)  Contaminated toilet seats 
D)  Sexual contact with secretions from infected sites D

Question 3

What makes cervicitis difficult to diagnose?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of well-recognized symptoms 
B)  Inability to culture causative agents 
C)  Most causes are non-infectious 
D)  Symptoms are obvious - not difficult to diagnose 
A)  Lack of well-recognized symptoms 
B)  Inability to culture causative agents 
C)  Most causes are non-infectious 
D)  Symptoms are obvious - not difficult to diagnose A

Question 4

What percentage of patients that are positive for Neisseria gonorrhea also have genital chlamydiosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  30% 
B)  50% 
C)  20% 
D)  70% 
A)  30% 
B)  50% 
C)  20% 
D)  70%

Question 5

What is a symptom for secondary syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chancre 
B)  Purulent discharge 
C)  Petechiae 
D)  Perianal condylomata-lata 
A)  Chancre 
B)  Purulent discharge 
C)  Petechiae 
D)  Perianal condylomata-lata

Question 6

What of the following methods is considered the "gold standard" for diagnosing genital herpes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Viral isolation 
B)  Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
C)  Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
D)  GenProbe 
A)  Viral isolation 
B)  Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
C)  Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
D)  GenProbe

Question 7

All of the following conditions can occur in women with undiagnosed gonorrhea EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Salpingitis 
B)  Endometritis 
C)  Pelvic inflammatory disease (PI
D)  
D)  Pharyngitis 
A)  Salpingitis 
B)  Endometritis 
C)  Pelvic inflammatory disease (PI
D)  
D)  Pharyngitis

Question 8

Many women who have bacterial vaginosis (BV)complain of a fishy odor from vaginal secretions.What causes the odor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carbolic acid 
B)  Amines 
C)  Urea 
D)  Alcohols 
A)  Carbolic acid 
B)  Amines 
C)  Urea 
D)  Alcohols

Question 9

What is the infective particle of Chlamydia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elementary body 
B)  Initial body 
C)  Negri body 
D)  Entire Chlamydia organism 
A)  Elementary body 
B)  Initial body 
C)  Negri body 
D)  Entire Chlamydia organism

Question 10

What is a symptom of tertiary syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gummas 
B)  Chancre 
C)  Genital warts 
D)  Strokes 
A)  Gummas 
B)  Chancre 
C)  Genital warts 
D)  Strokes

Question 11

What test is sufficient for a diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhea in men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture 
B)  Gram stain 
C)  Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
D)  Radioimmunoassay (RI
A)  
A)  Culture 
B)  Gram stain 
C)  Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
D)  Radioimmunoassay (RI
A)

Question 12

What cells are found in bacterial vaginosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clue cells 
B)  Lymphocytes 
C)  Macrophages 
D)  Squamous epithelial cells 
A)  Clue cells 
B)  Lymphocytes 
C)  Macrophages 
D)  Squamous epithelial cells

Question 13

Although Neisseria gonorrhea usually grows in the cervix and male urethra,all the following sites can support growth EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mouth 
B)  Ears 
C)  Eyes 
D)  Anus 
A)  Mouth 
B)  Ears 
C)  Eyes 
D)  Anus

Question 14

What is the main symptom for primary syphilis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Purulent discharge 
B)  Asymptomatic 
C)  Chancre 
D)  Genital warts 
A)  Purulent discharge 
B)  Asymptomatic 
C)  Chancre 
D)  Genital warts

Question 15

Nonculture methods available for detecting Chlamydia include all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
B)  Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
C)  Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPI
A)  
D)  Ligase chain reaction (LCR) 
A)  Enzyme immunoassay (EI
A)  
B)  Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) 
C)  Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPI
A)  
D)  Ligase chain reaction (LCR)

Question 16

What is required for culturing Chlamydia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Embryonated chicks 
B)  Thayer-Martin, modified (MTM) media 
C)  Martin-Lewis (ML) media 
D)  Cell cultures 
A)  Embryonated chicks 
B)  Thayer-Martin, modified (MTM) media 
C)  Martin-Lewis (ML) media 
D)  Cell cultures

Question 17

What is the advantage of performing NAAT for cases of gonococcal urethritis?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is no advantage. 
B)  You can also find syphilis. 
C)  You can also find Cryptosporidium. 
D)  You can also find Chlamydia. 
A)  There is no advantage. 
B)  You can also find syphilis. 
C)  You can also find Cryptosporidium. 
D)  You can also find Chlamydia.

Question 18

What condition is an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria and a decrease in lactobacillus in the vagina?

Accepted Answer

A)  Endometritis 
B)  Syphilis 
C)  Gonorrhea 
D)  Bacterial vaginosis 
A)  Endometritis 
B)  Syphilis 
C)  Gonorrhea 
D)  Bacterial vaginosis

Question 19

What organism causes chancroid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Treponema pallidum 
B)  Haemophilus ducreyi 
C)  Mobiluncus 
D)  Gardnerella vaginalis 
A)  Treponema pallidum 
B)  Haemophilus ducreyi 
C)  Mobiluncus 
D)  Gardnerella vaginalis

Question 20

Why are there so many cases of genital herpes in the Unites States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Condoms cannot prevent spread. 
B)  No protection is available. 
C)  Lesions shed when asymptomatic. 
D)  Lesions shed when symptomatic. 
A)  Condoms cannot prevent spread. 
B)  No protection is available. 
C)  Lesions shed when asymptomatic. 
D)  Lesions shed when symptomatic.

Exam 38: Genital Infections and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

What is an advantage to using PACE 2 for detection of Neisseria gonorrhea?

How is genital herpes spread?

What makes cervicitis difficult to diagnose?

What percentage of patients that are positive for Neisseria gonorrhea also have genital chlamydiosis?

What is a symptom for secondary syphilis?

What of the following methods is considered the "gold standard" for diagnosing genital herpes?

All of the following conditions can occur in women with undiagnosed gonorrhea EXCEPT:

Many women who have bacterial vaginosis (BV)complain of a fishy odor from vaginal secretions.What causes the odor?

What is the infective particle of Chlamydia?

What is a symptom of tertiary syphilis?

What test is sufficient for a diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhea in men?

What cells are found in bacterial vaginosis?

Although Neisseria gonorrhea usually grows in the cervix and male urethra,all the following sites can support growth EXCEPT:

What is the main symptom for primary syphilis?

Nonculture methods available for detecting Chlamydia include all the following EXCEPT:

What is required for culturing Chlamydia?

What is the advantage of performing NAAT for cases of gonococcal urethritis?

What condition is an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria and a decrease in lactobacillus in the vagina?

What organism causes chancroid?

Why are there so many cases of genital herpes in the Unites States?

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