A Simplified Procedure for Pediatric Vaginal Examination: Use of Veterinary Otoscope Specula

Autor:	M S Dine, M. K. Farrell, M. E. Billmire
Rok vydání:	1980
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry General surgery Colposcopes Surgery Test (assessment) medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Vaginoscope medicine Vagina Otoscope business Vaginal examination Residency training
Zdroj:	Pediatrics. 65:823-825
ISSN:	1098-4275 0031-4005
DOI:	10.1542/peds.65.4.823
Popis:	Examination of the prepubertal vagina is not part of the routine pediatric examination. However, there are situations in which adequate visualization and examination of the vagina are necessary. Frequently vaginal examination is hampered by examiner insecurity and lack of adequate instruments. Nasal specula, eye droppers for aspirating secretions,1 a test tube illuminated by a penlight,2 and a vaginoscope or cystoscope3 have been recommended but have been used with limited success. Pediatric residency training underemphasizes gynecology.4 Many pediatricians feel inadequate and uncomfortable when faced with a patient with a vaginal complaint. They either avoid the examination or undertake it with such trepidation that the child's anxiety is increased.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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