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EM@3AM: Endometritis

EMDocs

A) Administer ceftriaxone 500 mg IM and doxycycline 100 mg PO B) Consult OB/GYN for incision and drainage C) Establish IV access and administer clindamycin and gentamicin D) Prescribe doxycycline with metronidazole and ensure close OB/GYN follow-up Answer: C Most postpartum infections are identified after hospital discharge.

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Top Five Things I Wish I Had Known Before Starting My Intern Year

SheMD

No matter whether you’re a newly minted internist, OB/GYN, or general surgeon- July 1st is going to come with a lot of unknowns. Intern year is not about being the most proficient at ventilator management or a wiz at chest tubes, it is about learning how to work at a hospital. And he was right. It does NOT mean you failed.

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Rual Garcia, DO, FACEP – Full Interview

ACEP Now

ACEP Now: What obstacles exist in Congress to address hospital boarding? Dr. Garcia has been a successful small business owner of his own medical practice, one of the founding Deans of two medical schools, and the Medical Director of two hospitals. Dr. Garcia: OB-GYN, because it offers the full spectrum of patient care.

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Advocating for Patients

ACEP Now

Showing up en masse in our white coats along with our medical school’s OB-GYN residents and fellows, we came together to advocate for continued access to emergency abortion care; to advocate for our patients.

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Hysterectomy Complications

EMDocs

She had been feeling well until yesterday when she had a follow-up with her surgeon, at which time she reported that they performed an internal exam and inserted a ‘medication disk’ into her vagina. The patient is noted to be mildly tachycardic as well as febrile. She is status post (s/p) hysterectomy 2 weeks ago.

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