Office emergencies

May 9, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Office emergencies

Figure 9-1 I-gel® spraglottic device (with permission from Intersurgical Ltd, Wokingham, Berkshire, United Kingdom). The 2010 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines on cardiopulmonary resuscitation suggest that continuous monitoring of expired…

read more

Office management of pelvic relaxation

May 9, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Office management of pelvic relaxation

Figure 21-1 Connective tissue support of the vagina. Level 1 (suspensory support) includes the uterosacral/cardinal ligament. Level 2 support includes the lateral attachment to the levator ani muscles through the…

read more

Sexual dysfunction

May 9, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Sexual dysfunction

Figure 24-1 Female sexual response depicting three different women or one woman at different times. (Linear model as researched and developed by Masters and Johnson.) A baseline desire was believed…

read more

Office care of breast disorders

May 9, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Office care of breast disorders

Figure 34-1 Representation of the left breast with a 2 cm palpable mass in the upper outer quadrant at 1’o clock position, 6 cm from the nipple. Inspection of the breasts should…

read more

Hyperandrogenism

May 9, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Hyperandrogenism

Figure 29-1 Steroidogenesis pathway. (From David Richfield under the GNU Free Documentation License.) Adrenal androgen production is controlled by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). As just described, the main androgen produced is…

read more

Sexual assault

May 9, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Sexual assault

Figure 49-1 Sexual assault evidence collection kit unopened. Figure 49-2 Sexual assault evidence collection kit opened. The health-care provider should document the emotional condition of the patient. Specific components of…

read more

Osteoporosis and osteopenia

May 9, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Osteoporosis and osteopenia

Figure 44-1 Hypocalcemia triggered homeostatic mechanisms. Estrogen, by reducing the activation of osteoclasts, plays a major role in maintaining a healthy skeletal mass. At menopause, more osteoclasts are activated, bone…

read more

Menopausal syndrome

May 9, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Menopausal syndrome

Figure 31-1 The Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop + 10 staging system for reproductive aging in women. The late menopausal transition is defined as more than 60 days between menses….

read more
Get Clinical Tree app for offline access