The nurse is working at a public health clinic. Which symptoms does the nurse anticipate prior to assessing a client with secondary syphilis?
A) A chancre on the genitals
B) Fever, sore throat, lymph node enlargement
C) Urethral drainage, dysuria
D) Dementia, central nervous system involvement
B
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The nurse is correct to anticipate symptoms of a fever, sore throat, and lymph node enlargement. Other symptoms include malaise, rash, and headache. A chancre is a painless ulcer that occurs in the primary stage. Urethral drainage occurs in other sexually transmitted infections such as chlamydia. The client in the tertiary stage of syphilis experiences dementia and central nervous system involvement.
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