Handbook of Consult and Inpatient Gynecology

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. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Acute Pelvic Pain....Pages 3-29 Vaginal Hemorrhage....Pages 31-51 Pregnancy of Unknown Location and Ectopic Pregnancy....Pages 53-77 Adnexal Masses and Ovarian Cyst Rupture....Pages 79-111 Adnexal Torsion....Pages 113-120 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Tubo-Ovarian Abscesses....Pages 121-133 Vulvovaginal Dermatoses, Lesions, and Masses....Pages 135-178 Spontaneous Abortions....Pages 179-200 Sexual Assault....Pages 201-214 Acute Pelvic Pain in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients....Pages 215-234 Vulvovaginitis and Vaginal Bleeding in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients....Pages 235-271 Obstetrics in the Emergency Room....Pages 273-319 Preparing for Urgent or Emergent Surgery....Pages 321-340 Front Matter....Pages 341-341 Common Postoperative and Inpatient Issues....Pages 343-370 High-Acuity Postoperative and Inpatient Issues....Pages 371-418 Complications of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery....Pages 419-464 Induced Abortion....Pages 465-489 Gynecologic Oncology....Pages 491-521 Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery....Pages 523-546 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility....Pages 547-571 Front Matter....Pages 341-341 Patient Communications....Pages 573-583 Back Matter....Pages 585-602 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.