While assisting a health care provider (HCP) conduct a pelvic examination, the patient complains of severe pain during the bimanual examination. For which health problem should the nurse suspect this patient is going to need care?
a. Syphilis
b. Gonorrhea
c. Pelvic inflammatory disease
d. Human papillomavirus infection
ANS: C
With pelvic inflammatory disease, findings during physical examination include adnexal tenderness upon palpation, and pain in the uterus and cervix when moved during a bimanual examination. A. B. D. Pain during a bimanual examination is not associated with syphilis, gonorrhea, or human papillomavirus infection.
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