Northwestern EM Blog

APRIL 1, 2024

Consultation with OB/GYN should occur in the Emergency Department for immediate next steps, which will include procedural management. While molar pregnancy is not a difficult diagnosis to make as long as an ultrasound is done, it is important to be wary of its complications and treat appropriately.

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SheMD

MAY 7, 2023

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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SheMD

MAY 14, 2023

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. This post contains affiliate links. SheMD will make a commission at no extra cost to you should you click the link and make a purchase.

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SheMD

DECEMBER 13, 2023

One of my mentors likens transplant surgery to OB/GYN because these are the only specialties where patients are happy to come to the hospital, our unpredictable hours are similar, and we get to witness new life. I read everything I could find on transplant surgery.

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SheMD

MAY 23, 2023

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. While the world is a little different right now than we thought it would be, we know that you all are both excited and anxious to begin your residency.

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SheMD

MAY 28, 2023

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.

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SheMD

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

So, I left private practice and became an Ob/Gyn hospitalist. I slaved away my early 30’s in private practice. I worked 80 to 100 hours a week. And then, I woke up. I realized that I would never have a family if I continued down this path. However, despite this career move, I continued to wait.

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ACEP Now

JANUARY 12, 2024

She is a clinical instructor for Tufts University School of Medicine and is the co-site director of the Tufts University School of Medicine third year OB-GYN clerkship. Linnell is an Obstetrics and Gynecology attending physician at Maine Medical Center. References Vidaeff A, Schneider K.

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Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

JANUARY 26, 2015

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. 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!” Always, the concern is that not just one patient is being treated, but two.

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EMDocs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Once diagnosed the patient should be treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics and referred to OB/GYN for operative repair (6). If the top of the pouch is opening at any point this is concerning for dehiscence. Figure 1: Dehiscence of the vaginal cuff with visible loops of bowel at the incision site.

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Taming the SRU

MAY 30, 2023

hours earlier and went to OR 3.5 hours earlier Free fluid in the RUQ has been shown to have a LR of 112 of requiring operative management Risk Factors for Ectopic Pregnancy prior ectopic pregnancy surgery infection assisted reproductive technologies IUD However, 50% of patients with ectopic pregnancy have no risk factors High and Lows w/ Dr.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

A 4-year-old female with no significant past medical history is brought to the Emergency Department by her grandmother for concern for two days of progressive vaginal bleeding.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

A 24-year-old G1P0010 female with a PMHx of ovarian cyst (unknown laterality) and emergency contraceptive use 3 months prior presented with sudden onset abdominal pain (upper > lower) that awoke her from sleep four hours prior to presentation with associated nausea and mild lower back pain. The pain is 10/10, sharp, stabbing, and diffuse.

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Medagadget

AUGUST 22, 2023

Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a drug delivery system that is intended to treat ectopic pregnancy. Often occurring in the fallopian tubes, ectopic pregnancies are non-viable and are the leading cause of maternal death in the first trimester.

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EM SIM Cases

JULY 19, 2023

This case comes from Dr. Helene Morakis. Dr. Morakis is a PGY5 Emergency Medicine resident at the University of British Columbia. Her interests include prehospital medicine, wilderness medicine, and simulation. She completed her medical degree at Queen’s University.

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Kings County Downstate EM

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Author: Harry Nonez, MD Edited by: Nicole Anthony, MD You are a senior resident working in the critical care area of a busy ED. You are juggling eight patients, and the triage nurse pulls you aside to evaluate another one. The patient is a 35-year-old woman at 37 weeks gestation […] The post Can I Order a Preeclamptic for Delivery, Please?

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Medagadget

AUGUST 4, 2023

LUMINELLE , a medtech company based in North Carolina, has developed a suite of endoscopic tools that allow clinicians to perform visually guided gynecological procedures right from their office. At present, the majority of uterine biopsies taken to investigate the cause of abnormal uterine bleeding are taken blind, with no visual guidance at all.

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ALiEM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A 28-year-old female G3P2002 presented to the emergency department for one month of vaginal bleeding. The patient was seen in the emergency department one month earlier for vaginal bleeding in the first trimester of pregnancy. Her estimated gestational age was six weeks by last menstrual period.

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