Archive for May, 2010

I saw a patient recently. Her complaint was pelvic pain which was in the left side. This began immediately following the delivery of her last child, three years ago. She was delivered by Cesarean section and developed a wound infection following this. Her pain had got progressively worse. She had been told at the time [...]

This patient is in her twenties and comes in for a routine visit. Review of her chart shows that she is on Methadone for treatment of addiction. It is also noted that she smokes cigarettes.
During the course of the examination she is asked “Why does she smoke?”
Her reply is that it is because of stress. [...]