The nurse is examining a female client and notes a greenish discharge with a foul odor. The client also exhibits guarding of the abdomen. The nurse would suspect which of the following conditions in this situation?
1. Trichomoniasis
2. Herpes infection
3. Gonorrhea
4. Bacterial vaginosis
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Rationale 1: Frothy yellow-green discharge is seen in trichomoniasis.
Rationale 2: Herpes infection produces red, painful vesicles with localized swelling.
Rationale 3: Green discharge that has a foul smell is associated with gonorrhea, which may spread to the abdominal cavity to cause pelvic inflammatory disease.
Rationale 4: Bacterial vaginosis presents with a creamy-gray to white discharge that has a fishy odor.
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