The Well-Woman Visit

The book provides guidance for conducting a well-woman visit, based on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Well Woman Task Force recommendations. The scope of problems, the rationale for screening or prevention, and the factors that alter screening are explained, then the recommendations are summarized, and advice is offered on their application.

Introduction: David Chelmow, Anita Blanchard and Lee Learman; Part I. Background: 1. The well-woman task force Haywood L. Brown and Jeanne Conry; 2. Rationale for the well-woman visit Maureen G. Phipps; 3. Principles of early diagnosis and prevention Lee Learman; 4. Guidelines: deciding what belongs in a well-woman visit David Haas; 5. Promoting lifestyle modification and behaviour change in the context of shared decision making Michelle H. Moniz and Tony Ogburn; 6. Practical aspects of the well-woman visit Christopher M. Zahn; 7. Considerations for medically underserved populations Amy (Meg) Autry and Sara Whetstone; 8. Paying for the well-woman visit Michael S. Policar; Part II. Components of the Well-Woman Visit: Introduction. Components of the well woman visit at different life-stages; Section 1. Health Maintenance: 9. Immunizations Regan N. Theiler; 10. Visual acuity and glaucoma Melanie D. Altizer; 11. Hearing screening for the well-woman visit Efua Leke; 12. Oral hygiene and oral cavity examination C. Nathan Webb; 13. Injury prevention Aaron Goldberg; 14. Piercing and tattooing Margaret Boozer; 15. Abdominal and pelvic examination Hope Ricciotti; Section 2. Cardiovascular Health: 16. Dyslipidemia Sangini Sheth; 17. Hypertension Christine R. Isaacs; Section 3. Metabolic and Nutritional Health: 18. Diet and nutrition Margaret L. Dow; 19. Fitness and exercise Maureen E. Farrell; 20. Obesity Christopher M. Morosky; 21. The metabolic syndrome Nguyet Anh Nguyen; 22. Iron deficiency anemia Moune Jabre Raughley; 23. Osteoporosis Anitra Beasley; 24. Diabetes Janeen Arbuckle; 25. Hypothyroidism screening Bryan K. Rone; Section 4. Urinary Tract Assessment: 26. Kidney disease Julie Zemaitis DeCesare; 27. Bacteriuria Lauren E. Nelson; 28. Pelvic floor disorders Erica Nelson; Section 5. Contraception and Reproductive Health: 29. Contraception Rebecca Cohen; 30. Sexual health Brett Worly; Section 6. Infectious Diseases: 31. Hepatitis B and C screening Kimberly S. Gecsi 32. HIV Sarah Milton; 33. Sexually transmitted infections Kevin A. Ault; Section 7. Cancer Screening and Prevention: 34. Skin cancer Meghan L. Valentine; 35. Cervical cancer screening and prevention David Chelmow; 36. Colorectal cancer screening and prevention Marygrace Elson; 37. Ovarian cancer Beth Cronin; 38. Breast cancer screening and chemoprevention Eduardo Lara-Torre; 39. Genetic screening for cancer Vanessa H. Gregg; Section 8. Neurologic, Behavioural, and Psychosocial Health: 40. Depression Tiffany A. Moore Simas; 41. Domestic and intimate partner violence Kavita Shah Arora; 42. Alcohol misuse Monica Mendiola; 43. Screening for tobacco or nicotine use Sharon T. Phelan; 44. Drug use Michelle M. Isley; 45. Sleep disorders Lee Learman and David Chelmow; 46. Mental health and psychosocial issues: suicide and behavioural assessment Jonathan Schaffir; Section 9. Pregnancy: 47. Breastfeeding Andrea B. Joyner; 48. Neural tube defect prevention Jody Stonehocker; 49. Diabetes postpartum Shari M. Lawson; 50. Preconception/interconception care Dean V. Conrood; Index.