Urinary And Reproductive Review

Question 0

“pink mold”

Answer 0

Serratia marcescens

Question 1

Most common cause of NON-NOSOCOMIAL UTI’s;

Answer 1

Escherichia coli

Question 2

Rare in the US;
contact with urine of infected animal or urine-contaminated water;
Weil’s disease

Answer 2

Leptospirosis (Leptospira interrogans)

Question 3

Irreversible kidney damage possible in adults;

post-strep infection

Answer 3

Acute Post streptococcal Glomerulonephritis (Streptococcus pyogenes)

Question 4

Associated with tampons; menstruating women more at risk; extremely low BP, confusion, severe red rash, loss of sheets of skin, shock.

Answer 4

Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (Staphylococcus aureus)

Question 5

White vaginal dischargewith a “fishy” odor;

No evidence of sexual transmission

Answer 5

Bacterial Vaginosis

Question 6

odor-free vaginal discharge with a cottage cheese appearance;
aka fungal vaginitis/candidiasis;

Answer 6

Vaginal Yeast Infection (Candida albicans)

Question 7

aka clap; women: often asymptomatic

Answer 7

Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae)

Question 8

Most common REPORTABLE STD in the US;

Answer 8

Chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis)

Question 9

bubo in the groin

Answer 9

Lymphogranuloma venereum (Chlamydia trachomatis)

Question 10

Affects up to 70% of sexually active couples;

Often asymptomatic;

Answer 10

Non-gonococcal Urethritis (Ureaplasma urealyticum)

Question 11

Primary — reddened chancre;
Secondary — widespread rash;
Latent — inactive
Tertiary — gummas (penecilin not used)

Answer 11

Syphalis (Treponema pallidum)

Question 12

Soft chancres;

Answer 12

Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi)

Question 13

latent in sacral ganglia; quadruples the risk of HIV infection

Answer 13

Genital Herpes (Human Herpes Virus(HHV – 2)        
(sometimes HHV-1)

Question 14

Most common STD in the US; associated with cervical &
oropharyngeal cancer; condyloma (condylomata)
acuminata

Answer 14

Genital warts (Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Question 15

Not a disease but a syndrome;

Most well known retrovirus;

Answer 15

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS) (HIV)

Question 16

Cancerous tumors of the connective tissue often associated with
AIDS; appear as bluish-red or purple bumps on the skin

Answer 16

Kaposi’s Sarcoma (Human Herpes Virus(HHV-8)

aka Rhadinovirus

Question 17

Herpetic lesions that spread throughout the body

Answer 17

Disseminated Herpes (Human Herpes Virus1/2                
(HHV-1/2)

Question 18

Most common curable STD in women; men asymptomatic

Answer 18

Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis)