17 GYN Flashcards
You see an adnexal mass on U/S
how to think about it in:
- premenstrual
- reproductive age
- postmenopausal
- ovarian CA (germ cell) until proven otherwise
- Simple cyst, vs complex cyst (many possibilities)
- ovarian CA (epithelial) until proven otherwise
Types of incontinence (3) main ones
- dx
- tx
- stress–‘sneeze and pee,’ no nocturia. multiple births. Give pessary, surgery
- urge (hypertonic)–urge and nocturia. Antispasmodic–anticholinergic (oxybutynin)
- overflow (hypotonic)–no urge, yes nocturia. Neurogenic cause (trauma, diabetes, MS). Bethanechol/doxazosin, cath.
Structural abnormality causing vaginal bleeding
- DDx
- differences on exam
- how to workup
fibroids–asymmetric enlarged uterus
polyps–normal
adenomyosis–symmetric enlarge uterus
Start with transvag U/S. Best MRI
Possible bx if r/o CA
MTX for ectopic, criteria (4)
- B-HCG <8000
- <3cm
- no fetal heart tones
- no folate supplementation
No rupture.
“grape-like” structure in vagina
2 things:
-Vaginal adenoCA from DES use in mom
-molar pregnancy can also have grape-like mass in vagina
Cervical CA screening
- immunocompetent, different ages
- immunocompromised
q3y 21-29
q3y or q5 PAP +HPV testing, 30-65
65 stop if no abnormal screens before
start at sex onset
MCC pre-menarchal bleeding in young girl
foreign body
do speculum exam under anesthesia
vulva: “porcelain-white” lesions, itchy
think what, do what
Think lichen sclerosis
Bx to r/o SCC
steroids
spontaneous abortion, completed.
-do what for patient (4)
- U/S to make sure all products gone
- track B-HCG to 0
- give OCPs
- give Rhogam
TOA
-how to tx
Give Abx first (Amp-Gent-MTZ)
GNR: Amp-Gent, or Cipro
Anaerobes: MTZ, or Clinda
surgery not always necessary
Red vulvar lesion
Pagets.
Bx to confirm, then Local resection
abortion types (5)
os
passage of products
U/S
Vag Bleeding
threatened–os closed, no passage, live baby
inevitable–os open (or about to), no passage, dead baby
incomplete–os open, yes passage, retained parts
complete–os closed, yes passage, empty uterus
Missed–os closed, no passage, dead baby still inside
Primary amenorrhea
-how to approach, DDx, big picture
Think 2 things: Does pt have functional axis, and does she have the anatomy to bleed from (uterus)?
yes, yes–imperforate hymen, anorexia, stress
yes, no–mullerian agenesis, AIS
no, yes–Turners, Kallmans, Craniopharyngeoma
Physical exam for axis (breast buds, axillary hair)
U/S for anatomy, looking for uterus
Choriocarcinoma
-where to find mets
lung, brain
Endometriosis
-3 sxs to know
- dyspareunia
- dysmenorrhea
- infertility!
post-menopausal female with ascites, but no liver dz.
Think what
epithelial ovarian CA
Couple can’t have a child
- when is it considered ‘infertility’
- describe workup
infertility: >1y trying
blame man first (test for ED, semen)
then woman: bad mucus, anovulation, anatomy, endometriosis
Pt with Postmenopausal bleeding. you get endometrial sample. Do what for:
- simple hyperplasia, atypia
- complex atypia, dysplasia, or adenocarcinoma
- conservative, tx with Progesterone
- TAH-BSO. If mets add chemo
Choriocarcinoma
- how to dx
- tx (2)
elevated B-HCG, look at U/S
stage with CT
worry about liver/brain mets!
- suction curretage (not D+C)
- If mets, ‘MAC” MTX, actinomycin, cyclophosphamide
Vulvar lesion:
what is use of acetic acid?
Put it on, if lesion turns white, it is HPV condyloma acuminatum.
Many tx: imiquimod, cryo, etc
Simple vs complex ovarian cyst
- what is difference
- tx
- what if already on OCPs
Simple: smooth, fluid filled, <7 cm.
Complex: loculated, >7cm, already on OCPs, not resolved in 2 months
Simple: rU/S in 3-4 mo, Should resolve.
OCPs don’t really help, as previous thought
Complex: CT
If simple cyst found and pt already on OCPs, go straight to CT. Higher risk for malig. This is not simple cyst anymore, it is complex.
Rectocele
-what does this cause
rectum falls foward into vaginal space
-constipation. Pt can push finger into vagina to press on rectum to push stool. (Transvag digital compression)