Buzzwords Flashcards
USS Snowstorm appearance, described as “frogspawn” when expelled?
Hydatidiform mole
Antepartum haemorrhage in patient with Succenturate lobe or Velamentous Insertion?
Vasa Praevia
Maternal blood + no fetal distress?
Placenta previa MUST EXCLUDE BEFORE VAGINAL EXAM in ante-partum haemorrhage
Fetal blood + sudden fetal distress
vasa previa
Placenta accreta “doughy abdomen”
Insertion into myometrium post endometrial ablation –> C-section +/- hysterectomy. Always give contraception
Fetal distress and loss of engagement, previous C-section or surgery ->
Uterine rupture
PPH followed by pituitary failure
Sheehans syndrome
Strawberry cervix
Trichomonas vaginalis
Clue cells, high vaginal pH > 4.5
Bacterial vaginosis
Prolapse + back pain
Uterine prolapse
Large tense uterus ‘woody abdomen’, bleeding and pain
Placental abruption
Dysmenorrhoea
Menorrhagia
Enlarged, boddy uterus
Adenomyosis
risk factors for the cancer include: obesity, nulliparity, early menarche, late menopause, unopposed oestrogen, DM, tamoxifen and PCOS?
Endometrial cancer - classic symptom is post-menopausal bleeding
what is goldstandard investigation for endometriosis?
Laparoscopy
bleeding in first or early second trimester
exaggerated symptoms of pregnancy e.g. hyperemesis
uterus large for dates
very high serum levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)
hypertension and hyperthyroidism* may be seen
complete mole - empty egg is fertilised by sperm that has duplicated DNA so 46
fetal parts may be seen in this mole?
Partial
ascites and pleural effusion, and fibroma
Meigs syndrome
structures within broad ligament
Ovaries
Fallopian tubes
Round lifamenbt
placenta accreta is attachment of placenta to myometrium, risk of post partum haemorrhage. What are risk factors?
Previous CS
Placenta praevia
Placenta praevia is placenta lying in lower uterine segment
Shock
No pain
Uterus not tender
Small bleeds before large
separate from the body of the testicle
found posterior to the testicle
epididymal cyst
soft, non-tender swelling of the hemi-scrotum. Usually anterior to and below the testicle
the swelling is confined to the scrotum, you can get ‘above’ the mass on examination
transilluminates with a pen torch
the testis may be difficult to palpate if the hydrocele is large
hydrocele
classically described as a ‘bag of worms’
subfertility
varicocele
blue pill (viagra/sildenafil) causes blue discolouration of vision
phosphodiesterase type V inhibitor used for impotence
Chest x-ray characteristically shows ‘ground-glass’ appearance with an indistinct heart border
surfactant deficient lung disease also known as respiratory distress syndrome
