Diagnostic Approach to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Abnormal uterine bleeding can be a stressful chief complaint to encounter as a new nurse practitioner.

And for good reason-- many patients worry that it’s a severe problem that will affect their child-bearing potential, and providers can feel stressed that it feels like a complex topic to investigate.

Diagnosing Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Primary Care

In this week’s video, I’m covering the diagnostic approach to abnormal uterine bleeding in primary care, focusing on:

✅ The history questions to ask and the systematic approach to think about this chief complaint

✅ Context-based differential diagnoses and

✅ The initial steps to work up abnormal uterine bleeding based on the history and exam

Check it out here:

(FYI: to slow down the audio speed, hit the gear symbol in the bottom right corner and change it to .75x or .5x. Closed captions are also located at the bottom R hand corner of the video.)