clar697
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A 15-year-old girl is brought to the physician’s office by her mother because of a 3-day history of constant dull suprapubic pain. The mother leaves the room before the examination, and the patient says, “My mother has no idea that I am having sex, and she would kill me is she found out. Please don’t tell her.” Examination shows marked tenderness on cervical motion and a copious yellow discharge from the cervical os. Cultures of the discharge grow Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in patient care?
A) Refuse to treat the patient unless she promises to abstain from sexual activity until she is older
B) Refuse to treat the patient unless she tells her mother
C) Treat the patient and do not tell the mother but urge the patient to do so
D) Treat the patient and tell her mother in front of the patient
E) Treat the patient and tell the mother privately
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| hitesh
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C) Treat the patient and do not tell the mother but urge the patient to do so
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| Karime
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