A young female patient has just been diagnosed with a trichomoniasis infection. The nurse would expect which assessment findings? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Greenish-yellow vaginal discharge
2. Smooth lesions on labia majora
3. Itching and irritation of the genitalia
4. Dysuria
5. fever
1,3,4
Rationale 1: Trichomoniasis is caused by Trichomonas vaginalis, a protozoan parasite. Symptoms usually appear in 5 to 28 days of exposure. Women have a frothy, green-yellow vaginal discharge with a strong fishy odor, often accompanied by itching and irritation of the genitalia.
Rationale 2: Lesions are usually not associated with a trichomoniasis infection.
Rationale 3: Itching and irritation of the genitalia are characteristic of trichomoniasis.
Rationale 4: The symptoms of trichomoniasis can include dysuria.
Rationale 5: Fever is usually not associated with a trichomoniasis infection.
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