OB/GYN Flashcards
leading cause of CA death in women worldwide
breast CA
USPSTF screening breast CA
b/l screening mammography for women at normal risk at 50 years and repeating q 2 years until pt is 74 years old
“high risk” for breast CA
first degree relative w breast CA
Hx of radiation therapy to the chest btwn ages 10 and 30
ancestry associated w increased incidence of BRCA1 and BRCA2
known hereditary breast or ovarian CA syndrome
Hx of breast, ovarian, peritoneal, tubal CA
Screening recs for breast CA for high risk
annual MRI o the breasts
MC type of breast CA
invasive ductal carcinoma
infiltrating lobular carcinoma (2nd)
classic presentation of breast CA
hard, immobile breast mass
advanced dz:
axillary lymphadenopathy
skin changes (dimpling or ulceration)
RF for breast CA
advanced age
obesity
high estrogen
dense breast tissue
insulin resistance
in utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES)
hormone replacement therapy after menopause
pregnancy at advanced age
nulliparous women
MC benign breast condition
fibrocystic breast disease
who does fibrocystic breast disease usually affect
premenopausal women between 30 and 50
characterization of fibrocystic breast disease
multiple painful, swollen, mobile, lumpy, and well-circumscribed masses in both breasts that appear before menses and resolve with the start of the menstrual cycle
may have serous nipple discharge
aspiration of fibrocystic breast disease
straw-colored fluid without blood
only FDA approved tx for fibrocystic breast disease
Danazol
fibroadenoma
MC breast tumor in young women
painless, solitary, smooth, firm, mobile, rubbery, well-defined mass
does not wax and wane w menstruation
imaging for nontender breast mass in pts < 30 – basically if breast mass is unknown but not necessarily suspicious for malignancy - what should you do first
US (of whichever breast)
when do HPV infections usually resolve
within 12 mos - if longer, more likely cancerous or precancerous
RF cervical CA
early age of sexual activity
multiple partners
hx of STI
hx or vaginal or vulvar neoplasia/CA
low socioeconomic status
immunosuppression (think HIV)
two major types of cervical CA
squamous cell (MC)
adenocarcinoma
progesterone only options contain
Levonorgestrel
Norethrindrone
cystocele
posterior bladder wall herniates through the anterior wall of the vagina
sx cystocele
feeling of fullness/bulge in vaginal area worse w abdominal pressure (valsalva) and better w rest
urinary incontinence
more frequent UTI
pt may leak urine if asked to cough
tx for cystocele
supportive if sx don’t bother pt
pessary if sx bother patient
surgery is definitive
menorrhagia
blood loss > 80 mL