Case challenge · Gynecology / Emergency · teaching

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Pathway · case challenge

Given a case, work through the care pathway step by step; the tool checks each choice and scores you. Decisions and basis are taken from this site's reviewed care pathways.

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Case #1Gynecology / Emergency

📋 Case data

Meets criteria/needs admissionDoes not meet minimum criteria

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Step 1 / 1 · Meets criteria/needs admission

Meets CDC minimum criteria? Needs admission?

💡 Ascending infection of the female upper genital tract (often STI-related), a clinical diagnosis. CDC minimum criteria (empiric treatment if ≥1 pelvic exam finding): cervical motion tenderness OR uterine tenderness OR adnexal tenderness — treat a sexually active/high-risk woman with lower abdominal/pelvic pain and no other cause (low threshold, to prevent infertility/ectopic/chronic pain). Must do a pregnancy test to exclude ectopic, and exclude appendicitis.

For teaching. Decisions and their basis are taken from this site's reviewed care pathways; for licensed clinicians/trainees, this does not replace clinical judgment or local protocols.