Showing posts with label fever and had uterine tenderness on bimanual palpation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fever and had uterine tenderness on bimanual palpation. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 July 2012

EMedinews:Makesure:A female patient C/O lower abdominal pain, fever and had uterine tenderness on bimanual palpation


Situation: A female patient C/O lower abdominal pain, fever and had uterine tenderness on bimanual palpation.
Reaction: You should do cervical swabs and consider starting antibiotics.
Lesson: Make Sure to remember that a woman with such symptoms may have endometritis, which requires prompt diagnosis and may respond to doxycycline and metronidazole.