Procedure - Pelvic Exam

Question 1

Review the techniques for visualizing the cervix.

Answer 1

• Insert the speculum at a downward angle of 45º
• Pull downward (in the patient’s posterior direction) along the posterior vaginal wall. Displace the perineum downward.
• Open the speculum slowly and once you are fully in

Question 2

If you are doing an exam in a woman who is bleeding, then prepare ______________.

Answer 2

gauze pads and Kelley clamp to dab away the bleeding