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Problem
You are seeing a 19-year-old female patient at a women's health clinic. Her chief complaint is mild abdominal pain and a malodorous vaginal discharge. The nurse who escorted the patient to the treatment room stops you in the hall stating, "I think we recently treated this patient for a sexually transmitted infection." A medical record search under the name given today provides no result. When you enter the room, the patient appears anxious stating, "I recently broke up with my boyfriend because I caught him cheating on me. I think he gave me
chlamydia or something."
After reviewing the M7 Case Study, answer the following questions:
A. After a brief discussion with the patient about symptoms and sexual history, you recognize the need to screen her for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and you ask the nurse to prepare materials needed to collect specimens for testing. What are the most common STIs?
B. What physical examinations are indicated for this patient? What findings support the presence of an STI?
C. After your comprehensive assessment, all subjective and objective findings should be considered when developing differential diagnoses for patients presenting with a suspected STI. What may be included on a differential list?
D. You are required to report STIs to the state health department. Along with the diagnosed STI, what other information must you provide?
E. What primary and secondary prevention strategies should you include when providing education to this patient?