Pelvic inflammatory disease
PID
Treatment
:
Azithromycin (
chlamydia
) and ceftriaxone (
gonorrhea
)
Complications
:
Tubo-ovarian abscess
Infertility
Chronic pelvic pain
Notes
:
Screen patients for HIV,
syphilis
,
hepatitis
B, cervical cancer (pap smear), and hepatits C (if history of IV drug use)
Associated With
:
Ectopic pregnancy
Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
August 8th 2010
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OBGYN
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