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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. No one knows the hospital and the patients as well as the interns on every service and that is when you really start to feel like a doctor. But it is also kind of amazing.

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Clerkship Series: OBGYN

SheMD

I am currently in my third year of medical school and completed the OB/Gyn clerkship in August. I am currently preparing to apply to OB/Gyn residencies this coming fall. My goal is to help you all prepare best for your own OB/Gyn clerkship.

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I Keep Failing, But It Does Not Make Me a Failure

SheMD

On the first week of my OB/GYN rotation as a medical student, I was becoming very enamored with the specialty and was considering switching into it from my lifelong goal of pediatrics. As for my splenic pseudoaneurysm patient, I never got a chance to meet him but I did look into his chart 6 months later, and luckily, he’s doing well.

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Dear My Younger Sister Doctors

SheMD

I know all too well what that age means. So, I left private practice and became an Ob/Gyn hospitalist. I waited until I was well established in my new job. It has made me a better more well-rounded woman and doctor. My risks for a child with a chromosomal abnormality would be somewhere on the order of 1 in 33.

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Emergencies of the Third Trimester

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

All went well. 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. Not in the textbook, but it worked. Sometimes, you can't just get away with a smile, wave, and hearty “Good Luck!”

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SAEM Clinical Images Series: Pediatric Genitourinary Bleeding

ALiEM

kg General : Well-appearing 4-year-old female acting appropriately with grandmother and mother at the bedside. Of note, the patient’s father took her to a trampoline park with her younger sister two days ago. Sensitive Image, CLICK to display Physical Exam Vitals : BP 95/68; HR 96; RR 24; 98% on room air; Temp 36.2°C; C; Wt 18.2