Podcast 832: STD Checks

<p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) in North America: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">From the emergency department patients should be connected to follow-up care and educated on vaccine series</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Most common non-viral STD in North America: Trichomonas Vaginalis  </span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">While men may be asymptomatic, they can transmit the disease to women who may experience irritation leading to increased likelihood of PID and contraction of other STDs and HIV</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trichomonas is diagnosed via wet preparation with visualization of motile parasites </span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Similarly, men’s urine can be tested for visualized motile parasites </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Expedite lab as parasites are motile for about one hour   </span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">PCR test is becoming more available</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Most common bacterial STD in North America: Chlamydia trachomatis </span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a less common bacterial STD but does have high rates of drug resistance </span><