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A Gram-stain smear of the patient's discharge reveals the presence of N. gonorrhoeae. He tells the nurse that he had sexual contact with a new girlfriend but does not think he was exposed to gonorrhea because she did not appear to have any disease.
 
  Which information should the nurse include in response to his comment? a. Women do not develop gonorrhea infections but can serve as carriers to spread the disease to males.
  b. When gonorrhea infections occur in women, the disease affects only the ovaries and not the other genital organs.
  c. Many women are not aware that they have gonorrhea because they often do not have symptoms of infection.
  d. Woman develop subclinical cases of gonorrhea that do not cause tissue damage or symptoms.

Question 2

The nurse is providing care for a number of patients who are receiving treatment for health problems that have a respiratory etiology. Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from the administration of a PO or IV diuretic?
 
  A) A patient who presents with a barrel chest
  B) A patient who has crackles on auscultation
  C) A patient who has a sibilant wheeze
  D) A patient who has recently complained of chest pain



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Answer to Question 1

C
Most women remain asymptomatic but may show a greenish-yellow discharge from the cervix.

Answer to Question 2

B



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