Answer to Question 1
Correct Answer: 1, 3, 4
The most important part of the treatment process is the immediate medical treatment of the syphilis in order to contain it in the first stage. The preferred treatment is the injection of the penicillin G. In order to prevent further spread of the disease and risk reinfection, abstinence from all sexual activity is required until cured. In order to determine that the disease is eradicated, follow-up testing is required at three months and six months. Partners should be referred for treatment; however, marriage counseling is not specifically identified. Handwashing is not an identified intervention for this disease process.
Answer to Question 2
Correct Answer: 2
The primary stage of syphilis is characterized by the appearance of a chancre. There is little or no pain with this warning sign. The chancre appears at the site of inoculation 3 to 4 weeks after the infectious contact. Condyloma acuminata are cauliflower-shaped lesions that appear on moist skin surfaces such as the vagina, perineum, penis, urethra, and anus. The male patient that presents with gonorrhea or chlamydia does not have lesions on the penis.
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