Natural Family Planning

by Cathy Parkes January 10, 2022

Natural family planning methods involve avoiding intercourse (or using an alternative method of birth control) during fertile periods by tracking the patient's menstrual cycle, or assessing the basal body temperature or cervical mucus consistency daily.

This method does not provide protection from STIs!

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Assessing for Accommodation

by Cathy Parkes May 26, 2022

When assessing for "Accommodation," ask the patient to focus their eyes on a distant object, then to a near object. The pupils should constrict when focusing on the near object!

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