DERMATOLOGY
Lichen Sclerosus Epidemiology • Prevalence unk (often asymptomatic, underreported) (Obstet Gynecol Surv 2012;67:55) • Bimodal distribution: Prepubertal & postmenopausal females, w/ a mean age btw the 5th & 6th decade…
INFERTILITY
>40 yo → greatest infertility. • Fecundity: Probability that a single menstrual cycle results in live birth History (Fertil Steril 2004;82:S169) • Gravidity, parity, Preg outcomes/assoc complications • Age at…
SURGERY AND UROGYNECOLOGY
• CNS involvement (pontine micturition center) – afferent signal through spinothalamic tracts & dorsal columns → intensity of signal reaches threshold of consciousness triggering void when socially acceptable → efferent…
Musculoskeletal system
CHAPTER 18 Musculoskeletal system Karen G. Duderstadt; and Naomi A. Schapiro The assessment of the musculoskeletal system is challenging in pediatrics because of the variations in growth and development and…
Neurological system
CHAPTER 19 Neurological system Karen G. Duderstadt For the pediatric health care provider, monitoring the development of the nervous system is one of the most important aspects of assessment in…
Abdomen and rectum
CHAPTER 14 Abdomen and rectum Victoria F. Keeton The assessment of the abdomen and rectum involves the evaluation of multiple organ systems and functions including the gastrointestinal, renal, vascular, endocrine,…
