Category Genitourinary

Depo-Provera Administration in Ped ED

Depo-Provera from the Ped ED

In the past we have discussed the administration of chronic medications (ex, Controller Meds for Asthma) and vaccinations that previously were felt to belong only in the Primary Care Setting. Clearly, the patient’s location matters less than what care she…

Cryptorchidism / Undescended Testis

Cryptorchidism and Undescended Testis

We know we must be vigilant! The constant search for clues for the covertly sick patient (ex, Leukemia in Neonates, Heart Failure, Pneumonia) has refined our vision and honed our intuition. That vigilance, however, can discover clues that we may…

Labial Adhesions and Topical Estrogen

Labial Adhesions in Preadolescents

While we often consider the Emergency Department as being present only for “major” problems, we all know that our services go well beyond the critically ill and majorly injured. Often those “minor” issues can occupy a lot of our shift…