Please answer the below question in a minimum of 250 words with 3 scholarly sources with citation less than 5 years old, in APA format.

Pelvic pain can be acute or chronic and can be caused by any number of conditions. In primary care, nurse practitioners should be able to outline the basic approach to initial evaluation of and management of these disorders.

As you have learned in this unit there are many causes of pelvic pain. Select one of the causes of pelvic pain and describe the symptoms. Why and who would you refer this patient to for consultation? What are the steps to writing a referral and what is the NP’s responsibility for follow up?

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Pelvic inflammatory disease is a disorder that is spread through sexual intercourse. It is an infection of the uterus and other organs of the female reproduction system. Once the disease-causing bacteria is disposed to the vagina during unprotected sex, it spreads to the other parts of the female reproduction system causing the disease (Brunham, Gottlieb & Paavonen, 2015). The signs and symptoms of the disease take some time before manifesting themselves. They include chronic pain in the lower abdomen and pelvis of an infected woman. According to Jennings, & Krywko (2018), the pelvic inflammatory disease also causes a vaginal discharge which has a very unpleasant smell as well as bleeding while…

 

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