Diagnostic Utility of Physical Examination, History, and Laboratory Evaluation in Emergency Department Patients With Vaginal Complaints

摘要

This is a rational clinical examination abstract, a regular feature of the Annals Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine (EBEM) series. Each features an abstract of a rational clinical examination review from the Journal of the American Medical Association and a commentary by an emergency physician knowledgeable in the subject area.The source for this rational clinical examination review abstract is: Anderson MR, Klink K, Cohrssen A. The rational clinical examination: evaluation of vaginal complaints JAMA. 2004;291:1368-1379. The Annals' EBEM editors assisted in the preparation of the abstract of this rational clinical examination review, as well as selection of the Evidence-Based Medicine Teaching Points.