OB/Gyn Flashcards
What is the uspstf recommendation for pap/hpv testing in women 21-29years
Solitary pap every 3years
What is the uspstf recommendation for pap/hpv testing in women 30-65years
Pap/Hpv co-testing every 5 years
If a hpv test can not be done for any reason, the pt must revert to solitary Pap smears every 3years
First line tx in endometriosis
2nd line?
Combined ocps
GnRH agonists (a/e - osteopenia, hot flashes, vaginal dryness ie symptoms of low estrogen)
A well-defined, pedunculated, homogenous lesion that is isoechoic to the endometrium
Endometrial polyp
Estrogen induces transcription of what clotting factors? All of which can promote clot formation.
Factors (II, VII, VIII, X, XII) and fibrinogen, and decreases antithrombin and protein S levels,
Contraindications for a copper IUD
Suspected pregnancy, menorrhagia, or dysmenorrhea
lower abdominal pain, nausea, cervical motion tenderness, and an adnexal mass on pelvic ultrasound
PID complication: Tuboovarian abscess (TOA)
Both of these conditions are associated with nausea, right lower quadrant pain, guarding, and a mass on ultrasound
appendicitis and TOA
The success rate of methotrexate therapy for ectopic pregnancy is higher for patients with?
An adnexal mass < 3.5 cm on transvaginal ultrasound and a β-hCG ≤ 5000 mIU/mL
First line tx for PID
Intravenous cefoxitin (NOT Oral)
What is the diagnosis for a well-demarcated, hypoechoic solid mass with smooth and clear margins in a post-menopausal woman experiencing abnormal uterine bleeding, endometrial hyperplasia (i.e symptoms of estrogen excess).
Ovarian thecoma
____ presents as a simple ovarian cyst with diffusely thick walls that have increased vascularity (“ring of fire” sign) and sometimes intracystic hemorrhage
A corpus luteum cyst
Often diagnosed incidentally on physical examination and pelvic ultrasonography.
Combined OCPs inhibit the development of corpus luteum cysts by suppressing ovulation
An ultrasound of the breast as the definitive diagnostic imaging of the breast is recommended in?
Women < 30y/o
What is the definitive diagnostic imaging in women > 30 y/o
B/L mammography
Contraindications to HRT include
a personal history of coronary heart disease,
venous thromboembolism,
stroke, and e
strogen-sensitive cancer (e.g., endometrial or breast cancer).