Objective: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, defined as chronic (<20 weeks) or gestational (>20 weeks), are a leading cause of pregnancy-related mortality in the United States. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy had increased prevalence from 13.3 to 15.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aims to evaluate the incidence of secondary traumatic stress in Obstetrics and Gynecology physicians including symptoms, impact, and programmatic needs for support.
Design: This study used a mixed-methods approach comprised of an anonymous online survey and individual interviews/focus groups. IBM SPSS 24.
Background: Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis is a catamenial disorder traditionally diagnosed by subcutaneous or intramuscular progesterone challenge. Little has been reported regarding the use of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist with a progestin add-back challenge to diagnose and guide management of this condition.
Case: A 50-year-old premenopausal woman presented with cyclic facial rash minimally responsive to standard treatment.
Background And Objectives: The current study was aimed at exploring the challenges that arise in the doctor-patient relationship when the patient is also a physician and identifying strategies physicians use to meet these challenges. No previous research has systematically investigated primary care physicians' perspectives on caring for physician-patients.
Methods: Family medicine (n=15) and general internal medicine (n=14) physicians at a large Midwestern university participated in semi-structured interviews where they were asked questions about their experiences with physician-patients and the strategies they used to meet the unique needs of this patient population.