Telephone Triage for Obstetrics and Gynecology

Part I: TELEPHONE TRIAGE BASICS

Chapter 1: Telephone Triage in Women's Health Care: Logistical and Legal Considerations
Chapter 2: Assessing the Obstetric/Gynecologic Patient by Telephone
Chapter 3: Counseling Basics and Challenges in Telephone Triage
Chapter 4: The Use of Online Information Retrieval in Telephone Triage

Part II: OBSTETRIC PROTOCOLS

Chapter 5: Preconceptual and Infertility
Basic Triage Assessment Formfor an Obstetric Patient's
Exposure to Environmental and Household Chemicals
Basic Triage Assessment Form for an Obstetric
Patient's Exposure to Communicable Diseases
Exposure to Selected Communicable Diseases in Pregnancy (Table)
Cleaning Agents
Cord Blood Banking
Food Safety in Pregnancy
Hair Dye and Permanent Wave Exposure
Paint Exposure
Pesticide Use
Common 30-Day Female Infertility Work-up for Women With 28- to

Basic Triage Assessment Form for Pregnancy

Chapter 6: Prenatal Screening
Early Prenatal Genetic Screening
Cystic Fibrosis Screening
Chapter 7: 1st Trimester Overview
1st Trimester Abdominal Pain
1st Trimester Ambivalence/Depression
1st Trimester Bleeding
1st Trimester Constipation
1st Trimester Dizziness/Fainting
1st Trimester Fatigue
1st Trimester Headache
Chapter 8: 2nd Trimester
2nd Trimester Abdominal Pain
2nd Trimester Ambivalence/Depression
2nd Trimester Backache
2nd Trimester Bleeding
2nd Trimester Constipation
2nd Trimester Decreased Fetal Movement
2nd Trimester Fatigue
2nd Trimester Headache

Chapter 9: 3rd Trimester

3rd Trimester Abdominal Pain
3rd Trimester Ambivalence/Depression
3rd Trimester Backache
3rd Trimester Bleeding
3rd Trimester Constipation
3rd Trimester Decreased Fetal Movement
3rd Trimester Headache
3rd Trimester Indigestion
3rd Trimester Inverted Nipples

Chapter 10: Postpartum and Neonatal

Basic Triage Assessment Form for the Postpartum Period
Common Questions After Delivery
Postpartum Breast Pain
Postpartum Sore or Inverted Nipples
Postpartum Depression/Blues
Postpartum Hemorrhoids
Postpartum Care of Incision form Episiotomy or Cesarean Section
Postpartum Vaginal Bleeding (Lochia)
Newborn Bottle-Feeding

Part III: GYNECOLOGIC PROTOCOLS

Chapter 11: Abnormal Bleeding and Spotting
Basic Triage Assessment Form for Abnormal Bleeding
Chapter 12: Amenorrhea
Basic Triage Assessment Form for Amenorrhea
Secondary Amenorrhea
Chapter 13: Barrier Contraceptives
Basic Triage Assessment Form for Barrier Contraceptive Methods
Allergy to Latex
Chapter 14: Breast Complaints
Common Presentation of Various Breast Nodules (Table)
Basic Triage Assessment Form for Breast Complaints
Chapter 15: Emergency Contraception
Chapter 16: Implanon
Chapter 17: Injectable Contraceptives
Chapter 18: Intrauterine Contraception
Chapter 19: Hormone Replacement Therapy
Chapter 20: Natural Family Planning
Chapter 21: Pelvic Complaints
Chapter 22: Systemic Hormonal Contraception

Part IV: OTHER WOMEN'S HEALTH PROTOCOLS

Chapter 23: Other Women's Health Issues

Appendix A: Selected Important Community Resources

Index