OG Flashcards
Desiring contraception and skin prone to outbreaks
Best option?
COCP: can treat acne too
2 HIV +ve people in sexual relationship. Contraception?
Still recommend condoms due to risk of transmission of variants of virus
Inevitable vs incomplete miscarriage
Cervix open in incomplete and can be open in inevitable, BUT in incomplete passage of POC has started
Pubic symphisis Rx
Explain and reassure Normally not helped by analgesics (even paracetamol) But can offer co-codamol In severe cases can consider: Obstetric physio TENS machine
Maternal anaemia is more common in multiple pregnancy. When to recheck FBC?
20-24/40
Recheck again at 28/40 as normal
Indications for aspirin in multiple pregnancy
Age >40
First pregnancy in >10 years
BMI >35
FHx pre-eclampsia
When to offer elective birth in multiple pregnancy?
Dichorionic: 37/40
Monochorionic: 36/40
Triplets: 35/40
Give steroids in build up to each
Monitoring in monochorionic twins
Fortnightly USS to assess twin-twin transfusion
Contraindications to POP
Active liver disease
Breast ca
Congenital rubella syndrome features:
CCC-SMITH
Cardiac anomaly Cataracts Cerebral calcification Splenomegaly Microcephaly Icterus Thrombocytopenia Hepatomegaly
Criterion for referral for pre-eclampsia
Greater than 30/20 increase from Booking
BP >160/100
BP 140/90 + Sx/proteinuria
Features of IUGR
What is septic pelvic thrombophlebitis?
Px, Ix, Rx
Rare post-partum condition
Px: abdo pain and fever during postpartum
Continue to spike despite ABx
Ix: CT/MRI
Rx: IV Heparin - quickly resolves
(long term anticoagulation seldom needed)
What is the National Screening Programme for Downs Syndrome?
Nuchal translucency scan at 11-13/40
If risk >1/150, offer amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling
counsel for risk of miscarriage
Rapidly enlarging central pelvic mass
+/- vag bleeding
+/- mass effect symptoms
Uterine leiomyosarcoma
Rx for breech baby
External cephalic version
if fail, elective C-section
Most common indication for induction
“post dates”
Modes of induction
- Membrane sweep
2. vaginal prostaglandins in pessary form (commonest medical IOL)
UK Perinatal Mortality Rate
Number of neonatal deaths from 24/40 to 7 days old + stillbirths, per 1000
(WHO includes late miscarriage from 22-24/40 but UK does not)
LH:FSH ratio in PCOS
2:1-3:1
RFs for uterine rupture
High parity
Macrosomia
Previous c-section
Birth within 18months of c-section (Scar still healing)
Commonest cause of maternal death in pregnancy in UK
PE/VTE
Amniotic fluid embolism Px + RFs
Px: similar to PE
RFs: trauma ruptured membranes traumatic delivery instrumental delivery amniocentesis
Which HRT regimen produces withdrawal bleed?
Which HRT regimen is indicated in post-menopausal women as it stops menses?
Which HRT recommended in hysterectomy?
- Continuous Oes + cyclical Prog
- Continuous Oes + Prog
- Continuous Oes
Up to what gestation is medical abortion appropriate? What is the therapy?
9/40
Mifepristone followed by prostaglandin 48h later
NB. Can also be used 9-20/40 “late medical abortion”
Post partum endometritis
Px
RFs
Rx
2-10days post partum: fever, tachycardia, abdo pain
RFs: HIV PROM Retained POC Obesity DM Extremes of productive age Manual removal of placenta
Rx: IV ABx +/- septic 6
When can secondary PPH happen
24h to 12/52 postpartum
Ogilvie syndrome?
pseudoobstruction post surgery/acute medical illness eg. delivery
Ovarian cyst classification
o Physiological
Follicular cyst = most common cyst
Corpus luteum cyst
o Benign germ cell tumours
Dermoid cyst/teratoma = most common benign ovarian tumour
o Benign epithelial cell tumours
Serous cystadenoma = most common benign epithelial tumour
Mucinous cystadenoma ~pseudomyxoma peritonei if ruptures
o (NB. Fibroma ~Meig’s syndrome)
Most common benign ovarian tumour
Dermoid cyst/teratoma
Most common benign epithelial tumour
Serous cystadenoma
Meig’s syndrome associated with which ovarian cyst
Fibroma