1
Q
Definition of amenorrhoea?
A
Cessation of menstruation for 3-6 months in women with previously normal and regular menses
2
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What are the first 2 physiological causes of amenorrhoea that should be ruled out first?
A
Pregnancy
Lactation
3
Q
Amenorrhoea + associated headaches + galactorrhoea = ?
What test immediately indicated and why?
A
Pituitary tumour
- prolactin level to check for prolactinoma
4
Q
When is an MRI brain appropriate in presence of amenorrhoea, headaches, galactorrhoea and why?
A
With visual field defects, typically a bitemporal hemianopia
- this may be caused by a macroadenoma
Decks in class (32)
# Cards
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1 - Hepatocellular Cancer5
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2 - Megaloblastic Anaemia5
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3 - Acute Cholecystitis3
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4 - Ischaemic Stroke3
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5 - Bell's Palsy4
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6 - Red Eye/Conjunctivitis4
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7 - Pyelonephritis3
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8 - Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia3
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9 - Community-Acquired Pneumonia3
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10 - Sarcoidosis2
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11 - Infective Exacerbation of COPD1
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12 - Gout5
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13 - Rheumatoid Arthritis3
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14 - Acute Appendicitis4
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15 - Renal Calculi/Colic3
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16 - Hypothyroidism3
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17 - Hypothyroidism4
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18 - Acute Pancreatitis7
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19 - Alcoholic Hepatitis3
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20 - Appendicitis2
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21 - Small Bowel Obstruction4
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22 - Rheumatoid Arthritis7
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23 - Arthritis Diagnosis4
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24 - Heart Failure Investigation5
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25 - Acute Limb Ischaemia4
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26 - Cellulitis4
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27 - Glimepiride3
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28 - Amenorrhoea4
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29 - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome4
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30 - Hypercortisolism8
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31 - Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)3
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32 - Alcoholic Hepatitis5
