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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Questions withCorrect Answers
What is PID? Correct Answer-a clinical syndrome attributed to the
ascending spread of microorganisms from the vagina and endocervix to
the endometrium, fallopian tubes, one or both ovaries, and possibly
pelvic and abdominal peritoneum
Who does PID affect? Correct Answer-non-pregnant women and
occasionally pregnant women
What is another name for PID? Correct Answer-acute salpingitis
In what ways does the lower genital tract infect the upper genital tract?
Correct Answer-Direct, lymphatic, and hematogenous spread of
organisms
What are the most common organisms associated with PID? Correct
Answer-Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
What is another way organisms can ascend to the upper genital tract?
Correct Answer-Organisms may attach to sperm
How do oral contraceptives affect the development of PID? Correct
Answer-May decrease risk of getting PID by changing endocervical
mucus (making it thicker) and therefore inhibiting upward spread of
organisms
, What may contribute to rapid spread of infection? Correct Answer-
mobility of fallopian tubes
What are signs and symptoms of PID? Correct Answer-lower abdominal
pain/pelvic pain (worse during walking or coitus), usually bilateral, pain
may radiate down legs, abnormal vaginal discharge, chills or fever
Less common sx: N&V, dysuria, vaginal bleeding
What would one find upon physical examination? Correct Answer-
Lower abdominal tenderness, distension, decreased bowel sounds, +/-
rebound tenderness
What would one find upon pelvic examination? Correct Answer-extreme
uterine and adnexal tenderness upon palpation, cervical motion
tenderness, and mucopurulent cervicitis
What are some clinical manifestations of PID? Correct Answer-Fever
(about 100.4), lower abdominal pain (mild to severe), Painful heavy
periods (may be irregular or bleeding between periods), dyspareunia,
pus-like vaginal discharge, lower back ache, pain on urination
What is the criteria for diagnosing PID? Correct Answer-Abdominal
tenderness, +/- rebound
Adnexal tenderness
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