OBGYN Flashcards
BREAST LUMP
-Name risks for malignancy (5)
- History of Breast Cancer
- Age > 70
- Unopposed estrogen (early menarche, late menopause, nulliparity, OCP, HRT)
- Female
- First degree relative with BC
- Radiation
BREAST LUMP
-Protective factors against malignancy (4)
- Bilateral oophorectomy <35
- Exercise
- Parity >5
- Breastfeeding > 16 months
BREAST LUMP
-Name physical exam findings that are suspicious for malignancy (4)
- Hard and irregular
- Nonmobile (fixed)
- Palpable Nodes
- Peau d’ Orange
BREAST LUMP
-Which investigations would you order based upon age?
- <35 - USG
- 35-50 - USG + Mammo
- >50 - Mammo
*wait 2 weeks between USG if there’s aspiration done and mammo
BREAST LUMP
-APPROACH PATHWAY TO A PALPABLE BREAST LUMP BY THE CLINICIAN
MENOPAUSE
-Name risks for early menopause (4)
- smoking
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation
MENOPAUSE
-Name some questions you would like to ask in a patient’s history to screen for menopause?
- Changes to menses (time between cycles, duration, flow)
- Vasomotor symptoms: hot flashes
- Genitourinary: vaginal dryness, vaginal pain, sexual concerns
- Bladder issues or incontinence?
- Sleep?
- Mood?
MENOPAUSE
-Name the genitourinary symptoms a patient can experience
- Urinary frequency, dysuria, incontinence
- Pelvic pain
- Vaginal dryness/burning/pruritus
- Dyspareunia
- Post-coital bleeding
MENOPAUSE
-Signs and symptoms (6)
- Vasomotor - Should start to decrease within 4 years of final menses (10 % have persistent symptoms 7-10 years after a final menstrual period)
- Hot flashes/flushes (+/- sweating + palpations), lasts 2-30 mins - Genitourinary symptoms of menopause
- Sleep disturbances
- Mood disturbances (anxiety, depression, irritability)
- Cognitive disturbance (forgetful)
- Somatic symptoms (back pain, stiffness)
- Sexual dysfunction
- Palpitations
- Verigo/ Headache
- Urinary incontinence
MENOPAUSE
-INVESTIGATIONS - when and what to order?
- Not routinely ordered
- Consider if < 45 + suspected menopausal symptoms
- FSH > 30 : 1st hormone that increases
- Best done on day 3 of cycle
- Do NOT order if on OCP - must be at least 7 days pill free - LH : increases later than FSH
- BHCG, Prolactin, TSH
- Estradiol < 20 = Menopause (Later)
MENOPAUSE
- Differentials for hot flashes + night sweats (vasomotor)
- Differentials for menstrual irregularities
- Differentials for hot flashes + night sweats (vasomotor)
-Panic attacks
-TSH abnormalities
-Carcinoid syndrome
-Infections
-Etoh
-Stress
-Cancer
Pheochromocytoma - Differentials for menstrual irregularities
- Pregnancy
- TSH
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Virilizing tumors
- OCPS
- Pathology (vaginal, ovarian, endometrial)
MENOPAUSE
-Lifestyle Modifications (vasomotor, urogenital, psychological)
- Vasomotor
- Smoking cessation
- Decrease etoh
- Exercise (improved mood)
- Dress in layers, fan, avoid hot drinks, ice pack under pillow - Urogenital
- Vaginal moisturizers
- Regular sexual activity (increases blood flow)
- Kegel exercises + pessary for incontinence - Psychological Distress
- Counselling, exercise, muscle relaxation technique, education
MENOPAUSE
- Hormonal therapy: Eligibility/ Criteria
- Side effects of HRT
- Criteria for HRT: If <60 and <10 years past menopause w/ bothersome vasomotor symptoms + no contraindications
- Side effects :
Breast tenderness, uterine bleeding, N/V, wt changes, dizziness, VTE, CV, cholecystitis, liver effects
MENOPAUSE
- Absolute Contraindications to hormonal estrogen
- Relative contraindications to hormonal estrogen
Absolute :
- Pregnancy
- Unexplained vaginal bleeding
- History of breast cancer
- Liver disease
- Acute cardiovascular disease
- CAD
- Stroke
- History of VTE
- Migraine with aura
Relative :
- Migraines
- Gallbladder dz
MENOPAUSE
-Treatment- Oral VS Transdermal
- HRT : use transdermal if history of liver disease or increased risk for VTE