Women's health · Explanation & counselling

Laparoscopy consent

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are an intern in the gynaecology clinic. Sinead Callaghan, 27, has severe period pain and pain with sex despite the pill and anti-inflammatories. Her pelvic ultrasound was normal. The gynaecologist suspects endometriosis and has booked a laparoscopy with excision.

  1. Obtain informed consent for a laparoscopy and excision of endometriosis

  • You do not need to take a history or examine the patient