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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Form 6 Answers

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Four weeks after a low transverse cesarean ...
Reassurance ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: repro

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submitted by โˆ—drmohandes(193)
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The pulling feeling weeks after incision is just scar tissue remodelling.

She only has mild tenderness w/ deep palpation , no pain, no fever, no redness, etc.

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submitted by โˆ—medicalmike(82)
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Breast engorgement is normal while a woman is breastfeeding. Mild tenderness is normal for several weeks following low-transverse C-section, a notoriously painful incision. This patient has resumed sexual activity and would benefit from contraception, but this is not an answer choice.

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welpdedelp  U/S indicated if there was fluctuance, fever or marked leukocytosis +4
lilmonkey  In real life you would do 10-second U/S to make a patient feel important ... and to charge an extra couple of hundreds. +2



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  • Key idea: Pulling effect/feeling is common complaint in the post-partum for patients who underwent C-section and is due to healing fibrosis around the wound site
  • No fever, wound erythema/purulence, or feeling of hematoma/seroma beneath the wound site
  • Note: Women are often advised to avoid exercise or sexual activity for at a minimum of 6 weeks after C-section
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