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207. Emergency Department Care of the Menopausal Female

· 30 min · Episode 207

Episode 207. Emergency Department Care of the Menopausal Female

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Emergency Department Care of the Menopausal Female

Dr. Pam Dyne is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Common things midlife women go to the ED for – irregular bleeding and prolapse

Heart attacks present differently in women than in men.

How to work up abnormal vaginal bleeding – questions to ask.

Do ED docs know how to do a pelvic exam?

Indications for a pelvic exam and optimal positioning

Recurrent UTIs, and estrogen possibly 1st line rx so something to keep in mind

Asymptomatic bacteruria - if doc says you have a UTI but you have no UTI sx, question whether abx indicated, pending the urine culture

- change in cognition in elderly human – don’t just treat for a UTI?

Elder abuse – what is it – when to suspect it?

Cardiac symptoms in perimenopause

Heart attacks present differently in women than in men.

“Sometimes a doctor’s job is to tell you what it isn’t” – workups that don’t show anything dangerous.

How to use a tennis ball to do myofascial release for muscle pain

The devastating effects of a hip fracture.

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