History
APGO Educational Objectives
Rationale: A gynecological evaluation is an important part of primary health care and preventive medicine for women. A gynecological assessment should he a part of every woman's general medical history and physical examination. Certain questions must be asked of every woman. whereas other questions are specific to particular problems. To accomplish these objectives. optimal communication must be achieved between patient and physician.
The student will demonstrate the ability to:
- Perform a thorough obstetric-gynecologic history as a portion of a general
medical history. including the following:
- Chief complaint
- Present illness
- Menstrual history
- Obstetric history
- Gynecologic history
- Contraceptive history
- Sexual history
- Family history
- Social history
- Interact with the patient to gain her confidence and to develop an appreciation of the effect of her age, racial and cultural background, and economic status on her health
- Communicate the results of the obstetric-gynecologic and general medical history by well-organized written and oral reports
Presentation
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