A Nurse Practitioner is examining a patient who presented at the free clinic with vulvar pruritus. Which assessment factor would the practitioner look for that may indicate that the patient has an infection caused by Candida albicans?
A) Cottage cheese-like discharge
B) Yellow-green discharge
C) Gray-white discharge
D) Discharge with a fishy odor
Ans: A
Feedback: The symptoms of C. albicans include itching and a scant white discharge that has the consistency of cottage cheese. Yellow-green discharge is a sign of Trichomonas vaginalis. Gray-white discharge and a fishy odor are signs of Gardnerella vaginalis.
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