C over c

Specialties Ob/Gyn

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Specializes in LTC & Med-Surg, L&D, Pre-Op Clinic.

I keep hearing docs refer to lady partsl exams as c over c. What does this mean?

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

Do you mean SVE? (sterile lady partsl exam). Or, there's an SSE (sterile speculum exam). Never heard of C over C before.

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Specializes in L&D.

I've never heard of this before. Are you seeing C/C in writing? Sometimes you will see C/C/0, C/C/+1 etc and it means completely dilated/completely effaced/zero station (etc). I have never heard this terminology used in conversation though.

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Specializes in LTC & Med-Surg, L&D, Pre-Op Clinic.

In a SVE...it makes sense as completly dilated/completely effaced/0 station...thanks!

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Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

Weird, I've never heard that before. Usually we just say "complete" or if you live on the East Coast, "fully"

For effacement, we never write "C." Instead, we write C/100/whatever. Or "C/P" if she's pushing

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Specializes in OB (with a history of cardiac).

Why don't you ask the doctor next time? Because now I'm curious!

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