The Irritable Uterus
Pregnancy; Medicine; Social Work; Medicine & Public Health; Health Psychology; Medical Sociology; Premedical Education; Patient communication; Undifferentiated symptoms
The patient was a 33-year-old, highly educated, white female. She was pregnant with monochorionic-diamniotic identical twins, or twins that shared the same placenta but were in separate amniotic sacs. She had been cleared from her reproductive endocrinologist at 13 weeks gestation after an ultrasound indicated the pregnancy was progressing typically. The patient was referred back to her primary obstetrician, along with her pregnancy records, for the remainder of her prenatal care. She had multiple appointments over the next few weeks during which the fetuses’ heartbeats were examined. The patient mentioned she was having some periodic, light contractions but otherwise all was normal.
Rebecca Fischbein
Health Disparities : Weaving A New Understanding Through Case Narratives
2019
1905-07
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12771-8_10" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1007/978-3-030-12771-8_10</a>
The Annual Big Girl/Big Boy Exchange
Sexism; Medicine; Social Work; Paternalism; Medicine & Public Health; Health Psychology; Medical Sociology; Premedical Education; Patient communication; Gender inequality
Several years ago, when I had a painful cyst on my ovary, my family doctor referred me to an OB/GYN. He is not the physician I would have chosen. I prefer female doctors, but I was anxious to get care quickly, and the physician seemed knowledgeable and willing to discuss options with me, so I stuck with him for future yearly exams. I did not want to seem sexist by insisting on a female physician.
Kristin Baughman
Health Disparities : Weaving A New Understanding Through Case Narratives
2019
1905-07
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12771-8_12" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1007/978-3-030-12771-8_12</a>
I Hurt Everywhere
Chronic pain; Medicine; Social Work; Health literacy; Medicine & Public Health; Health Psychology; Medical Sociology; Premedical Education; Patient communication
Dr. S: Diffuse pain, possible drug-seeking behavior. Ms. K: Doc, I hurt everywhere. I’ve had all kinds of tests and no one can figure out what’s wrong with me. I went to the ER again last week because my chest was hurting and I was afraid it was my heart. They said it wasn’t my heart and I need to see a PCP.
David Sperling
Health Disparities : Weaving A New Understanding Through Case Narratives
2019
1905-7
Journal Article
<a href="http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12771-8_13" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1007/978-3-030-12771-8_13</a>