Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Review the PDF of the fact sheet on sexually transmitted diseases with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This month's fact sheet offers a comprehensive review of the etiology, clinical findings, and management of common STDs.

Practice Questions

1. A 44-year-old woman presents with fever, lymphadenopathy, and headaches. She has noticed a rash on her palms and soles that is not itchy. What is the diagnosis?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. secondary syphilis

2. A 37-year-old man presents with dysuria and purulent discharge. What is the appropriate test for diagnosis?

a. dark field microscopy

b. Giemsa staining

c. McCoy culture

d. porphyrin test (hemin [X factor]) culture

e. Thayer-Martin medium

3. Which disease in the neonate is preventable with silver nitrate drops?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. syphilis

4. A 22-year-old pregnant woman develops a painless indurated ulcer on the vagina. What is the treatment of choice?

a. azithromycin

b. ceftriaxone

c. doxycycline

d. penicillin G

e. TMP-SMX

5. What sexually transmitted disease facilitates the transmission of HIV?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. lymphogranuloma venereum

d. syphilis

e. all of the above

Answers to practice questions provided on next page

Practice Question Answers

1. A 44-year-old woman presents with fever, lymphadenopathy, and headaches. She has noticed a rash on her palms and soles that is not itchy. What is the diagnosis?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. secondary syphilis

2. A 37-year-old man presents with dysuria and purulent discharge. What is the appropriate test for diagnosis?

a. dark field microscopy

b. Giemsa staining

c. McCoy culture

d. porphyrin test (hemin [X factor]) culture

e. Thayer-Martin medium

3. Which disease in the neonate is preventable with silver nitrate drops?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. syphilis

4. A 22-year-old pregnant woman develops a painless indurated ulcer on the vagina. What is the treatment of choice?

a. azithromycin

b. ceftriaxone

c. doxycycline

d. penicillin G

e. TMP-SMX

5. What sexually transmitted disease facilitates the transmission of HIV?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. lymphogranuloma venereum

d. syphilis

e. all of the above

Review the PDF of the fact sheet on sexually transmitted diseases with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This month's fact sheet offers a comprehensive review of the etiology, clinical findings, and management of common STDs.

Practice Questions

1. A 44-year-old woman presents with fever, lymphadenopathy, and headaches. She has noticed a rash on her palms and soles that is not itchy. What is the diagnosis?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. secondary syphilis

2. A 37-year-old man presents with dysuria and purulent discharge. What is the appropriate test for diagnosis?

a. dark field microscopy

b. Giemsa staining

c. McCoy culture

d. porphyrin test (hemin [X factor]) culture

e. Thayer-Martin medium

3. Which disease in the neonate is preventable with silver nitrate drops?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. syphilis

4. A 22-year-old pregnant woman develops a painless indurated ulcer on the vagina. What is the treatment of choice?

a. azithromycin

b. ceftriaxone

c. doxycycline

d. penicillin G

e. TMP-SMX

5. What sexually transmitted disease facilitates the transmission of HIV?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. lymphogranuloma venereum

d. syphilis

e. all of the above

Answers to practice questions provided on next page

Practice Question Answers

1. A 44-year-old woman presents with fever, lymphadenopathy, and headaches. She has noticed a rash on her palms and soles that is not itchy. What is the diagnosis?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. secondary syphilis

2. A 37-year-old man presents with dysuria and purulent discharge. What is the appropriate test for diagnosis?

a. dark field microscopy

b. Giemsa staining

c. McCoy culture

d. porphyrin test (hemin [X factor]) culture

e. Thayer-Martin medium

3. Which disease in the neonate is preventable with silver nitrate drops?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. syphilis

4. A 22-year-old pregnant woman develops a painless indurated ulcer on the vagina. What is the treatment of choice?

a. azithromycin

b. ceftriaxone

c. doxycycline

d. penicillin G

e. TMP-SMX

5. What sexually transmitted disease facilitates the transmission of HIV?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. lymphogranuloma venereum

d. syphilis

e. all of the above

Review the PDF of the fact sheet on sexually transmitted diseases with board-relevant, easy-to-review material. This month's fact sheet offers a comprehensive review of the etiology, clinical findings, and management of common STDs.

Practice Questions

1. A 44-year-old woman presents with fever, lymphadenopathy, and headaches. She has noticed a rash on her palms and soles that is not itchy. What is the diagnosis?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. secondary syphilis

2. A 37-year-old man presents with dysuria and purulent discharge. What is the appropriate test for diagnosis?

a. dark field microscopy

b. Giemsa staining

c. McCoy culture

d. porphyrin test (hemin [X factor]) culture

e. Thayer-Martin medium

3. Which disease in the neonate is preventable with silver nitrate drops?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. syphilis

4. A 22-year-old pregnant woman develops a painless indurated ulcer on the vagina. What is the treatment of choice?

a. azithromycin

b. ceftriaxone

c. doxycycline

d. penicillin G

e. TMP-SMX

5. What sexually transmitted disease facilitates the transmission of HIV?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. lymphogranuloma venereum

d. syphilis

e. all of the above

Answers to practice questions provided on next page

Practice Question Answers

1. A 44-year-old woman presents with fever, lymphadenopathy, and headaches. She has noticed a rash on her palms and soles that is not itchy. What is the diagnosis?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. secondary syphilis

2. A 37-year-old man presents with dysuria and purulent discharge. What is the appropriate test for diagnosis?

a. dark field microscopy

b. Giemsa staining

c. McCoy culture

d. porphyrin test (hemin [X factor]) culture

e. Thayer-Martin medium

3. Which disease in the neonate is preventable with silver nitrate drops?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. granuloma inguinale

d. lymphogranuloma venereum

e. syphilis

4. A 22-year-old pregnant woman develops a painless indurated ulcer on the vagina. What is the treatment of choice?

a. azithromycin

b. ceftriaxone

c. doxycycline

d. penicillin G

e. TMP-SMX

5. What sexually transmitted disease facilitates the transmission of HIV?

a. chancroid

b. gonorrhea

c. lymphogranuloma venereum

d. syphilis

e. all of the above