Cesarean Section
Chapter 19 Cesarean Section Common indications A cesarean section is required when labor fails to progress normally or when there is fetal distress. Other indications include eclampsia, severe preeclampsia, breech…
Circumcision
Chapter 45 Circumcision Common indications The three most common elective neonatal circumcision techniques are the Gomco, the Mogen, and the Plastibell techniques. It is important to learn one technique well…
First Trimester Ultrasound
Chapter 33 First Trimester Ultrasound Common indications In the first trimester, the transvaginal transducer can be used to diagnose a living embryo, rule in intrauterine pregnancy, rule out multiple gestation,…
Knee Injection
Chapter 49 Knee Injection Common indications The knee injection of steroids is a treatment for symptoms of osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis of the knee joint (Figure 49-1). As with all…
