This handbook is a high-yield guide to diagnosis and management of common gynecologic problems for clinicians, residents, and medical students. It is a concise guide to gynecologic practice in emergency and inpatient settings, designed to optimize patient safety and outcomes. Common gynecologic problems are presented, including acute pelvic pain, vaginal bleeding, ectopic pregnancy, adnexal masses and torsion, spontaneous abortion, and sexual assault. This book also surveys inpatient and post-operative care of gynecologic patients, and addresses complications and considerations specific to gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, and assisted reproduction. Each chapter offers definitions of core concepts, differential diagnoses, actions to take upon receiving the consult and assessing the patient, and key points for the history, physical, diagnostic work-up, and management.
Autorentext
Paula C. Brady, MD Clinical Fellow in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology Brigham and Women's Hospital 75 Francis Street Boston, MA 02115, USA
Klappentext
This handbook is a high-yield guide to diagnosis and management of common gynecologic problems for clinicians, residents, and medical students. It is a concise guide to gynecologic practice in emergency and inpatient settings, designed to optimize patient safety and outcomes. Common gynecologic problems are presented, including acute pelvic pain, vaginal bleeding, ectopic pregnancy, adnexal masses and torsion, spontaneous abortion, and sexual assault. This book also surveys inpatient and post-operative care of gynecologic patients, and addresses complications and considerations specific to gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, and assisted reproduction. Each chapter offers definitions of core concepts, differential diagnoses, actions to take upon receiving the consult and assessing the patient, and key points for the history, physical, diagnostic work-up, and management.
Zusammenfassung
This handbook is a concise and evidence-based reference for common gynecologic consults, inpatient management, and postoperative complications. Written in response to the contemporary gynecology training environment, it addresses the needs of residents, with the objective of optimizing patient safety and outcomes. The book is organized to address calls and consults in the areas of gynecologic disorders and inpatient management. In addition to common issues of miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and vaginal bleeding, it delves extensively into postoperative complications that are relevant to the fields of benign gynecology, gynecologic oncology, urogynecology, and reproductive endocrinology. Differential diagnoses, pertinent physical examination techniques, laboratory and imaging findings, and management steps are presented for each patient complaint. Handbook of Consult and Inpatient Gynecology is a high-yield guide to diagnosis and management of common gynecologic problems for residents and clinicians.
Inhalt
General Principles.- Part I: Emergency Care.- Pelvic Pain.- Vaginal Hemorrhage.- Ectopic Pregnancy.- Adnexal Torsion.- Pelvic Infections.- Spontaneous Abortions.- Sexual Assault.- Pediatric Gynecology.- Obstetrics in the Emergency Room.- Part II: Inpatient and Post-procedural Care.- Common Problems.- High Acuity Problems.- Laparoscopic Surgery.- Induced Abortions.- Gynecologic Oncology.- Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery.- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.- Patient Communications.