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audragclark · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The nurse is examining a female client and notes a greenish discharge with a foul odor. The client also exhibits guarding of the abdomen. Based on this data, which diagnosis does the nurse anticipate?

1. Trichomoniasis.
2. Herpes infection.
3. Gonorrhea.
4. Bacterial vaginosis.

Question 2

The nurse notes reddened areas on the labia and a discharge that is white and curd-like in the vaginal canal when examining a female client. Which condition does the nurse suspect based on this data?

1. Contact dermatitis.
2. Yeast infection.
3. Herpes infection.
4. Venereal warts.

wergv · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Green discharge that has a foul smell is associated with gonorrhea, which may spread to the abdominal cavity to cause pelvic inflammatory disease. Frothy yellow-green discharge is seen in trichomoniasis. Herpes infection produces red, painful vesicles with localized swelling. Bacterial vaginosis presents with a creamy-gray to white discharge that has a fishy odor.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 2
Yeast infections are the most common female genital infection and can produce redness, pruritis, and cheese-like discharge. Contact dermatitis is characterized by reddened lesions that weep and form crusts. Herpes infection causes small, red, painful ulcerations. Venereal warts appear as cauliflower-shaped, raised, moist papules.