Comments on: Pelvic exams in the ER http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/pelvic-exams-in-er.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: scalpelhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/pelvic-exams-in-er.html#comment-80560 scalpel Mon, 01 Oct 2007 05:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/pelvic-exams-in-the-er.html#comment-80560 You anons obviously didn't read the post, or you have zero medical knowledge, or both.<br/><br/>The ER disposition of a vaginal bleeder is typically unaffected by how much bleeding is present; it essentially depends upon the vital signs and lab tests.<br/><br/>The ER disposition of a pelvic pain patient is unaffected by how tender she is, by the cervical cultures that take days before results are completed, or whether I feel a lump or not...it's based upon the results of the vital signs, lab tests and imaging studies.<br/><br/>We always do the pelvic examination, but it's actually the least important part of the visit. You anons obviously didn’t read the post, or you have zero medical knowledge, or both.

The ER disposition of a vaginal bleeder is typically unaffected by how much bleeding is present; it essentially depends upon the vital signs and lab tests.

The ER disposition of a pelvic pain patient is unaffected by how tender she is, by the cervical cultures that take days before results are completed, or whether I feel a lump or not…it’s based upon the results of the vital signs, lab tests and imaging studies.

We always do the pelvic examination, but it’s actually the least important part of the visit.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/pelvic-exams-in-er.html#comment-80553 Anonymous Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:15:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/pelvic-exams-in-the-er.html#comment-80553 Yeah, why should we do a 2 minute pelvic examination when we can spend 20 minutes and $1500 on a CT scan to get the same information? Yeah, why should we do a 2 minute pelvic examination when we can spend 20 minutes and $1500 on a CT scan to get the same information?

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/09/pelvic-exams-in-er.html#comment-80547 Anonymous Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:42:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/09/pelvic-exams-in-the-er.html#comment-80547 It's getting to where no one wants to actually look at and touch a patient. Now we have a whining ER doc who dosn't want to do his job. When the patient points to where she perceives the problem to be, at least do her the courtesey of looking there. It’s getting to where no one wants to actually look at and touch a patient. Now we have a whining ER doc who dosn’t want to do his job. When the patient points to where she perceives the problem to be, at least do her the courtesey of looking there.

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