A nurse practitioner has a 30-year-old male patient presenting with fever and chills, urinary frequency and urgency, and pain with urination. A urine sample displays cloudy and foul-smelling urine.
During digital rectal exam of the prostate, the nurse notes a thick white discharge. A likely diagnosis would be
A)
urinary tract infection requiring a prescription of sulfur drugs.
B)
acute bacterial prostatitis requiring antimicrobial therapy.
C)
testicular cancer requiring appointment with an urologist.
D)
inflammation of the epididymis requiring scrotal elevation.
Question 2
A 40-year-old woman with gray, runny vaginal discharge that has a foul, fishy odor has been told that she most likely has vaginosis. Which of the following phenomena most likely contributed to her present condition?
A)
Unprotected sex with a new partner who is a carrier of the relevant bacteria.
B)
Autoinoculation from a cold sore, wart, or oral fungal infection.
C)
A sharp reduction in the number of lactobacilli in the client's vaginal flora.
D)
Proliferation of sexually transmitted protozoa.
