Write a Comprehensive Well-Woman Exam that addresses the following:
Age, race and ethnicity, and partner status of the patient
Current health status, including chief concern or complaint of the patient
Contraception method (if any)
Patient history, including medical history, family medical history, gynecologic history, obstetric history, and personal social history (as appropriate to current problem)
Review of systems
Physical exam
Labs, tests, and other diagnostics
Differential diagnoses
Management plan, including diagnosis, treatment, patient education, and follow-up care
Provide evidence-based guidelines to support treatment plan. Note: Use your Learning Resources and evidence from scholarly sources from your personal search to support your treatment plan of care.
Reflection
Reflect on some additional factors for your patient:
What are the implications if your patient was pregnant or just delivered?
What are implications if you have observed or know of some domestic violence? Would this change your plan of care? If so, how?
References and preferred reading.
Fowler, G. C. (2019). Pfenninger and Fowler’s Procedures for Primary Care (4th ed.). Elsevier.
Section 10, “Obstetrics”
Chapter 162, “Dilation and Curettage” (pp. 1093–1099)
Fanslow, J., Wise, M. R., & Marriott, J. (2019). Intimate partner violence and women’s reproductive health. Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine, 29(12), 342–350. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2019.09.003
(Previously read in Week 2)
Lockwood, C. J. (2019). Key points for today’s ‘well-woman’ exam: A guide for ob/gyns. Contemporary OB/GYN, 64(1), 23–29. https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=134229869&site=eds-live&scope=site