OB/GYN Case Files and UWorld Flashcards
Def. of secondary amenorrhea
6 months of no menses in a woman with previously normal menses
Patient with amenorrhea s/p d&c
Asherman’s syndrome- dx with hysterosalpingogram
Elevation in prolactin is assciated with elevation in what other hormone?
Throid releasing hormone in hypothyroidism
Causes of galactorrhea
pituitary adenoma
pregnancy
breast stimulation
medication
chest wall trauma
hypothyroidism
Treatment of a prolactin secreting adenoma during pregnancy?
Oral bromocriptine
Hormone ratio that is elevated in PCOS
LH:FSH >2.0
Elevated ______ is indicative of ovarian failure
FSH
The major difference between the Dx of sheehan and intruterine adhesions
Withdrawl bleeding will take place in sheehan but not in intruterine adhesions
Treatment of post partum endometritis?
Clindamycin and Gentamicin
Insufficient tissue on endometrial biopsy of postmenopausal woman with abnormal uterine bleeding, next step?
D&C before ablation to ensure lack of endometrial CA
Diagnostic test for a patient with suspected PCOS
TSH, prolactin, DHEA-S, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, pelvic ultrasound
OCP of choice in PCOS?
Combination oral contraception (estrogen and progestin)
treatment of grade 1 endometrial adenocarcinoma in a patient the desires future pregnancy?
High dose progestin therapy
Patient in her 40s with new onset male pattern hair growth and clitoromegaly. 9cm ovarian mass palpated. Dx?
Sertoli-Leydig tumor. Androgen secreting.
6 year old girl with breast development, early menses, and an ovarian mass. Dx?
Granulosa-theca cell turmor– estrogen producing counterpart to the sertoli-leydig tumor
By what age are a lack of secondary sexual characteristics considered delayed puberty?
14
What lab test can help determine whether the cause of delayed puberty is central or ovarian?
Serum FSH
Low FSH points to a _____ cause, while high points to a _____ cause. (in delayed puberty)
Central (hpothalamic-pituitary axis)
Peripheral– no (-) fedback by the ovary
Most likely cause of primary amenorrhea in a Pt with normal breast and pubic hair development as well as urinary tract abnormalities?
Mullarian agenisis.
If no urnary tract abnormalities present, androgen in sensitivity is most likely
Testosterone level in mullarian agenisis?
normal
Five basic factors to examine in infertility:
ovulatory
uterine
Tubal
male factor
peritoneal factor (endometriosis)
Female with dymenorrhea, dyspareunia, and dyschezia
endometriosis
Most common cause of postmenopausal bleeding
atrophic endometritis
Age of initial pap smear
21 regardless of sexual practices
benign cystic ovarian tumor that can cuase hyperthyroidism
Struma Ovarii
Treatment for struma ovarii
exploratory laporotomy with ovarian cystectomy
Patient <30 with complex cyst, differential dx?
Dermoid or cystic teratoma
Thin white and puritic vulvar tissue
lichen sclerosis
Diagnostic test and treatment of lichen sclerosis
vulvar biopsy showing thinned epidermis, hyperkeratosis, and elongation of rete ridges
-Tx Corticosteroids
Patient reports symptoms of being pregnant and a +home preg test but her US is non-preg and the office test is negative
pseudocyesis
itchy palms and soles
intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
increased bile salts
Abx of choice for lactation mastitis
Dicloxacillin and cefalexin
Bright red painless bleeding
placenta previa
risk factors for placenta previa
- previous c section
- smoking
- advanced maternal age
- prior placenta previa