Episode 221
CRACKCast E221 - Acute Pelvic Pain
CanadiEM Podcasts: CRACKCast, ClerkCast, CarmsCast, First Year Diaries · Dillan Radomske
January 4, 202128m 0s
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Show Notes
Core Questions
- Outline the anatomic contents of the female pelvis.
- Describe an approach to the history in a patient with acute pelvic pain.
- Describe an approach to the physical examination in the patient with acute pelvic pain.
- List 10 differential diagnoses for the patient presenting with acute pelvic pain. (Box 30.1)
- Outline an approach to ancillary testing for the patient presenting with acute pelvic pain.
- What must be seen on bedside ultrasound to confirm a definitive intrauterine pregnancy (IUP)?
Wisecracks
- What is the incidence of domestic violence in patients presenting with pelvic pain?
- What is the incidence of heterotopic pregnancy in the general population and in those that have conceived using reproductive technology?
- Under what circumstances can a pelvic examination be omitted in a patient presenting to the ED with acute pelvic pain?
- What is the classic triad of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?