NCLEX-PN

Category - Physiological Adaptation

A client is diagnosed with candidiasis. The nurse should expect the client’s vaginal discharge to have these characteristics:
  1. Greenish, grayish, and frothy
  2. Mucoid and purulent
  3. Thick, white, and cottage cheese-like
  4. Thin, grayish white, with a fishy odor
Explanation
Answer: C - Candidiasis is manifested by thick, white, and cottage cheese-like vaginal discharge. Greenish, grayish, and frothy vaginal discharges are seen in clients with trichomoniasis. Mucoid and purulent discharges are seen in clients with Chlamydia. Thin, grayish white, with a fishy odor discharges are seen in clients with gardnerella.
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