This unit is designed to help you manage symptoms of specific gynecologic, obstetric, and other medical conditions seen in office practice and apply epidemiologic principles to the health care of women. The obstetrician-gynecologist who completes Patient Management in the Office, Sixth Edition, will be able to: * Identify epidemiologic factors that contribute to women's health problems encountered in office practice and determine appropriate screening approaches to identify health issues in women * Correlate presenting signs and symptoms with appropriate diagnostic tools in making diagnoses of a variety of women's health care needs encountered in an office practice * Describe appropriate traditional and alternative management strategies for select conditions encountered in an office practice * Counsel patients about the impact of health and illness throughout their lives and about the risks and benefits of treatment * Apply professional medical ethics to the practice of obstetrics and gynecology * Incorporate appropriate legal, risk management, and office management guidelines and techniques in clinical practice

"PROLOG: Patient Management in Office is the premier learning tool for staying up to date in the specialty area. Consisting of an assessment book and critique book, PROLOG is an effective, self-directed study resource and reference for both obstetricians-gynecologists and those in training. The content is peer-reviewed, current, and clinically relevant. Upon completion, users of this unit should be able to: Identify epidemiologic factors that contribute to women's health issues encountered in office practice Determine appropriate screening approaches to identify health conditions in women Correlate presenting signs and symptoms with appropriate diagnostic tools Describe appropriate traditional and alternative management strategies for select conditions encountered in office practice Counsel patients about the impact of health and illness throughout their lives and about risks and benefits of treatment Apply professional medical ethics to the practice of obstetrics and gynecology Incorporate appropriate legal, risk management, and office management guidelines and techniques in clinical practice"--

In this elegantly written inquiry into the function and purpose of illness, Duff reflects upon her own experience with Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and offers a fresh perspective on recovery and healing. While we are conditioned to think of health as the norm, the author reveals that illness has its own geography, laws and commandments.

In this edition we have collected anecdotes, jokes, movie quotes, sayings of great people and funny real stories from the lives of very important doctors – gynecologists. Starting with Anton Chekhov and ending with George Carlin. From all over the world. As you know, many anecdotes exist in different versions. Here you will find the most complete ones. Enjoy!