article thumbnail

What I Should Have Learned in Medical School

SheMD

I was excited, scared and still a little bit in shock that I was really there. I suppose it does make sense to teach us Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Histology and Microbiology, but I’d be lying if I told you that I retained or currently use any of that information as a practicing Ob/Gyn. Look to the right and left of you.

OB/GYN 52
article thumbnail

Emergencies of the Third Trimester

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Usually, in the ED, the simple and great goal is to get the parturient upstairs to OB-GYN, if you have one, as soon as possible. Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 3(1), 39. All went well. Not in the textbook, but it worked. Sometimes, you can't just get away with a smile, wave, and hearty “Good Luck!” Capriola, M.

OB/GYN 40
article thumbnail

Advocating for Patients

ACEP Now

As she continues to bleed, she becomes progressively tachycardic and hypotensive, entering hemorrhagic shock, requiring an emergent procedure in order to preserve her health and save her life.  Now imagine she lives in a state with laws that restrict clinicians from performing abortion care, even in emergency scenarios.

OB/GYN 105