Patient Encounters: The Obstetrics and Gynecology Work-Up provides practical,
how-to guidance for medical students approaching patients for the first time in
a new obstetrics and gynecology rotation. This pocket-sized book covers most
common conditions encountered in the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship and
focuses on the important stages or timelines in the patient encounter. The book
identifies pertinent positives, negatives, and alert conditions in the history
and physical examination; provides guidance on working up the patient, including
appropriate diagnostic studies and procedures; explains the rationale behind
clinical decision making; and provides diagnosis-based, evidence-based,
high-yield, peer-reviewed journal references.
Covering the most common conditions encountered in the obstetrics and gynecology
clerkship, this compact