The nurse is assessing a 16-year-old sexually active patient in the family practice clinic. The patient's symptoms include breakthrough vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, nausea, and fever. The health care provider obtains cultures of the cervical epithelial cells during a Pap smear and orders doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days for her and her partner. The nurse understands that this prescription is consistent with the treatment of which medical diagnosis?

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The symptoms, breakthrough vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, nausea, and fever, are consistent with a diagnosis of chlamydia. The cervical epithelial cell cultures obtained during the Pap smear can confirm the diagnosis. The prescription of doxycycline 100 mg orally twice a day for 7 days for the patient and her partner is consistent with the treatment for chlamydia. Herpes and condylomas do not typically present with these symptoms and require different treatment modalities. Gonorrhea may present with similar symptoms but typically requires a different medication for treatment.

The Nurse Is Assessing a 16-Year-Old Sexually Active Patient in the Family