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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. Mark is a 21-year-old college student who has come into the campus clinic where you work. He is fairly aloof in his presentation, and informs you, “I’m having a herpes flair, and I need some Valtrex.” However, you decide to do a more thorough assessment. You ask about the lesion he is referring to, and he shows you a lesion on the shaft of his penis. You examine it with a gloved hand, and discover that it seems completely painless to Mark, and is about 2 cm in size and hard. -What is the most likely diagnosis?


A) herpes
B) primary syphilis
C) chancroid
D) molluscum

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Infection of the urinary bladder is called


A) urethritis.
B) pyelonephritis.
C) cystitis.
D) vaginitis.
E) PID.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Permanent cardiovascular and neurological damage is seen in which stage of syphilis?


A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) latent
E) All of the choices are correct.

F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

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Which of the following organisms causes urinary tract infections?


A) Proteus mirabilis
B) Schistosoma haematobium
C) Treponema pallidum
D) group B Streptococcus
E) Gardnerella

F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

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The best prevention for UTIs is


A) to avoid contact.
B) hygiene.
C) to flush tract with alcohol.
D) to consume a high-carbohydrate diet.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Even after a positive test for a microbial cause,prostatitis is unresponsive to antibiotic therapy.Why?


A) It is a viral infection.
B) Drug-induced side effects are too great.
C) Mixed biofilms are hard to kill.
D) The infection is sporadic.
E) Prostatitis is never caused by bacteria.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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Chancroid


A) is caused by Treponema pallidum.
B) is caused by a spirochete.
C) presents with a hard chancre.
D) is caused by Haemophilus ducreyi.
E) is very painful in both sexes.

F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

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Normal biota of the ureters and bladder include


A) nonhemolytic Streptococcus.
B) Staphylococcus.
C) Corynebacterium.
D) Escherichia coli.
E) None of the choices is correct.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The following are characteristics of chlamydias except


A) they are gram negative.
B) they are obligate parasites that need host cells for growth.
C) their elementary bodies are the infectious form.
D) the formation of elementary bodies is not part of the lifecycle.
E) their reticulate bodies differentiate into elementary bodies.

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. While working in the emergency room, you meet a young couple, Brittany and Colby. They are currently on their honeymoon, and Brittany is not feeling well. She reports burning upon urination, and a low-grade fever. They assumed she had contracted a urinary tract infection, and had been treating it with cranberry juice for 2 days, following the advice they had received from Brittany’s mom. However, symptoms have not improved. They are concerned because she now has the frequent urge to urinate, and she is developing pain at her bladder. Her low-grade fever persists. -Based on the presentation,what diagnosis would be your main suspicion?


A) urethritis
B) cystitis
C) pyelonephritis
D) general urinary tract infection

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. Adam is 20-year-old college student who has come into the campus health clinic. You are the nurse who is admitting Adam and doing his initial examination. He very embarrassingly tells you about his symptoms. For several days, it has been painful to urinate. He has noticed a slight yellow discharge from his urethra that persists throughout the day, whether or not he is urinating. He admits to having unprotected sex regularly, and is concerned that he may have contracted a sexually transmitted infection. Per the doctor’s orders, you send a sample of the urethral discharge to the microbiology laboratory and order a Gram stain. The laboratory reports viewing many gram-negative diplococci and many neutrophils on the Gram-stained smear, suggestive of gonorrhea. -How do you advise Adam to prevent future gonorrheal infection?


A) always use a condom for sexual contact
B) vaccination with Gardisil
C) strict abstinence
D) Gonorrhea will always be latent in Adam's system.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. Mark is a 21-year-old college student who has come into the campus clinic where you work. He is fairly aloof in his presentation, and informs you, “I’m having a herpes flair, and I need some Valtrex.” However, you decide to do a more thorough assessment. You ask about the lesion he is referring to, and he shows you a lesion on the shaft of his penis. You examine it with a gloved hand, and discover that it seems completely painless to Mark, and is about 2 cm in size and hard. -The MD in the clinic wrote a prescription for acyclovir when Mark called him on the phone earlier in the day.What do you do with the prescription?


A) Give the prescription to Mark since the doctor wrote it.
B) Give the prescription to Mark so he can use it in the future.
C) Call the doctor and advocate for a prescription of penicillin G instead.
D) Ask the doctor to write a prescription for a broad-spectrum antibiotic.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. Adam is 20-year-old college student who has come into the campus health clinic. You are the nurse who is admitting Adam and doing his initial examination. He very embarrassingly tells you about his symptoms. For several days, it has been painful to urinate. He has noticed a slight yellow discharge from his urethra that persists throughout the day, whether or not he is urinating. He admits to having unprotected sex regularly, and is concerned that he may have contracted a sexually transmitted infection. Per the doctor’s orders, you send a sample of the urethral discharge to the microbiology laboratory and order a Gram stain. The laboratory reports viewing many gram-negative diplococci and many neutrophils on the Gram-stained smear, suggestive of gonorrhea. -Based on Adam's clinical presentation and history alone,how could you have distinguished gonorrhea from chlamydia?


A) Chlamydia rarely presents with a yellow discharge.
B) Painful urination is the hallmark of gonorrhea.
C) Chlamydia additionally presents with lower abdominal pain.
D) Gonorrhea and chlamydia mimic each other in presentation.

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is


A) the cause of ophthalmia neonatorum.
B) the cause of gonorrhea.
C) called the gonococcus.
D) virulent due to fimbriae and a protease that inactivates IgA.
E) All of the choices are correct.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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During which stage of syphilis does fever,lymphadenopathy,and a red to brown rash occur?


A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) latent
E) All of the choices are correct.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following is not a defense of the genitourinary tract?


A) flushing action of urine
B) lysozyme
C) IgA
D) IgG
E) mucus secretions

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Infected animals shed Leptospira interrogans in their


A) feces.
B) blood.
C) urine.
D) respiratory secretions.
E) saliva.

F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

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Syphilitic tumors called _____ develop in the liver,skin,bone,and cartilage during the tertiary stage of syphilis.


A) chancres
B) gummas
C) ulcers
D) nodules
E) None of the choices is correct.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

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Herpes simplex 1


A) is exclusive to oral mucosa.
B) is exclusive to genitourinary tract.
C) confers immunity to herpes simplex 2.
D) is cleared by acyclovir.
E) None of the choices is correct.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format. While working in the emergency room, you meet a young couple, Brittany and Colby. They are currently on their honeymoon, and Brittany is not feeling well. She reports burning upon urination, and a low-grade fever. They assumed she had contracted a urinary tract infection, and had been treating it with cranberry juice for 2 days, following the advice they had received from Brittany’s mom. However, symptoms have not improved. They are concerned because she now has the frequent urge to urinate, and she is developing pain at her bladder. Her low-grade fever persists. -What findings would you expect to find on urinalysis?


A) increased glucose
B) depleted protein
C) WBCs and RBCs
D) increased pH

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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