Pelvic Pain
Pelvic Pain This chapter presents the most common causes of chronic pelvic pain (CPP). CPP is a prevalent and challenging disorder to manage. CPP is a noncyclic pain of 6…
Cancer Pain
Cancer Pain Pain management is of particular importance in cancer patients. Extensive research has shown that pain is the symptom that cancer patients fear most. Up to 50% of patients…
Musculoskeletal Pain
Musculoskeletal Pain Pain in the Shoulder The shoulder is a common location of pain. In this ball-and-socket joint, the ball is the top, rounded part of the humerus, and the…
Abdominal Pain
Abdominal Pain Establishing a proper differential diagnosis, ordering a workup, making a diagnosis, then medically or surgically treating the underlying cause of a patient’s abdominal pain is reserved for general…
Forensic Photography in the Emergency Department
Forensic Photography in the Emergency Department William S. Smock Patrick E. Besant-Matthews A good photograph…is one which conveys to the observer something which he has not seen, known, or thought…
New Drugs of Abuse
New Drugs of Abuse K. Sophia Dyer Alcohol still holds the lead as the most common drug of abuse and “social lubricant.” However, many other drugs are used and abused…
Testifying
Testifying Sharon A.H. May Role of the Sexual Assault Health Care Examiner The sexual assault health care examiner, be it a physician, nurse, physician’s assistant, or forensic nurse examiner (FNE),…
Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement Donald E. Steinhice When a sexual assault case is reported, it is almost always first reported to the police or another law-enforcement agency. Although law enforcement may be…
Sexual Assault and the Criminal Justice System
Sexual Assault and the Criminal Justice System Sharon A. H. May Innocent until proven guilty,” the cornerstone concept of the American criminal justice system, embodies constitutional principles designed to achieve…
