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Pelvic inflammatory disease Questions with CorrectAnswers
Overview Correct Answer-General term that refers to any acute,
subacute, recurrent, or chronic infection of the oviducts and ovaries,
with adjacent tissue involvement
Includes inflammation of the cervix (cervicitis), uterus (endometritis),
fallopian tubes (salpingitis), and ovaries (oophoritis)
Possible extension of the inflammation to connective tissue lying
between the broad ligaments (parametritis)
Commonly called PID
Overview-Pathophysiology Correct Answer-Various conditions,
procedures, or instrumentation can alter or destroy the cervical mucus
and cervicovaginal flora, which normally serve as protective barriers.
Bacteria enter the vagina and cervix and ascend from the vagina and
cervix and enter the uterine cavity, causing inflammation of various
structures. Retrograde menstrual flow may help promote ascent of
organisms. (See Distribution of adhesions in pelvic inflammatory
disease.)
Overview-Causes Correct Answer-Aerobic or anaerobic organisms
(commonly, overgrowth of one or more of the bacterial species found in
the cervical mucus)
Diverticulitis of the sigmoid colon
Infected drainage from a chronically infected fallopian tube
Pelvic abscess
, Ruptured appendix
Septicemia
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs; Neisseria gonorrhoeae and
Chlamydia trachomatis )
Use of intrauterine device
Overview-Risk Factors Correct Answer-Multiple sex partners
Sexual intercourse at a young age
Conditions or procedures that alter or destroy cervical mucus
Procedures that risk transfer of contaminated cervical mucus into the
endometrial cavity by an instrument
Infection during or after pregnancy
Cigarette smoking
Multiparity
Douching
Intercourse during menses
Therapeutic abortion
Overview-Incidence Correct Answer-The disorder affects women ages
15 to 24; about two-thirds of patients are older than 25.
PID is rare after menopause.
About 1 million women are treated for PID each year.
Overview-Complications Correct Answer-Tubo-ovarian abscess
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