Pid

[shisha]

A lady [25 yrs],presents to you with complains of fever,per vaginal[foul ]discharge,and lower abdominal pain.She is sexually active....You suspect Pelvic inflammatory disease[PID].What is the most common cause of PID in USA?

A]Chlamydia
B]Gonorrhoea
C]Trichomonas
D]Gardenella

[rose.82]

Hello,
Answer is A in the USA.

[murrietamd]

definately a

[IMG SURVIVOR]

And remember that you can have steril piuria.

Also theres a new test in which they use the urine to DX.

Now lets keep the same topic

What is the TREATMENT?

[shisha]

The patient seems to have acute salpingo-oopheritis...since she is having abd pain,fever along with increased discharge....so the medications should be:
IV cefoxitin or ceftriaxone AND IV doxycycline.
OR
IV clindamycin AND gentamicin.