The first pocket-size resource to guide PA students through their OB/GYN rotationPrepare for and thrive during your clinical rotations with the series, The PhysicianAssistant Student’s Guide to the Clinical Year. The OB/GYN edition of this sevenvolumeseries delineates the exact duties required in this specialty.Written by an experienced PA educator, this guide details the clinical approach tocommon obstetric and gynecologic presentations such as pelvic pain, abnormaluterine bleeding, and an overview of the initial prenatal visit. It also provides treatmentand management details for more than 30 of the most frequently encountered diseaseentities you will see, including cervical dysplasia, dysmenorrhea, and ectopic pregnancy.Distinguished by brief, bulleted content with handy tables and figures, you will findall pertinent laboratory and imaging studies needed to confirm a diagnosis, withmedication and management guidelines. This guide also describes the most commonprocedures you will learn, including PAP test, colposcopy, labor induction, and cesareandelivery. A special chapter on urgent gynecologic and obstetric conditions, such asplacental abruption, sexual assault, and severe uterine bleeding, is also included.
