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Cord prolapse

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Cord is alongside or below the presenting part in the presence of ruptured membranes

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Episiotomy

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Surgical incision of the perineum during the second stage of labour

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Third degree tear

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Perineal trauma involving the vaginal mucosa, perineal muscles and external anal sphincter

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Second degree tear

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Perineal trauma involving the vaginal mucosa and perineal muscles

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5
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Lochia

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Vaginal discharge during the puerperium

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Oligohydramnios

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Reduced amniotic fluid

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7
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Polyhydramnios

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Excess amniotic fluid

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Pre eclampsia

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Hypertension and proteinuria in pregnancy

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Eclampsia

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Seizure in clinical setting of pre eclampsia

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Amniocentesis

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Sampling of amniotic fluid using a needle through the abdominal wall of the woman

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Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)

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Sampling of the placenta using a needle under ultrasound guidance

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12
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External cephalic version

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Turning a breech baby to cephalic presentation through the maternal abdominal wall

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13
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Retained placenta

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When placenta still in utero 1 hour after delivery of the baby

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14
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Precipitate labour

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Labour less than 4 hours duration

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15
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Shoulder dystocia

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Difficulty delivering the shoulders after delivery of the fetal head

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16
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Puerperium

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The 6 weeks following delivery

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17
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Quickening

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Maternal perception of fetal movement

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18
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Restitution

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Rotation of the fetal head after delivery to align with the back and shoulders

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19
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Show

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Discharge of blood and mucus from the vagina in early labour or days preceding labour

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20
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Phototherapy

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When use standard fluorescent white light or blue light therapy to photoisomerise bilirubin to allow for its excretion

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21
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Exchange transfusion

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Procedure to treat severe newborn pathological jaundice

Blood is removed and replaced with donor blood

22
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What does exchange transfusion remove?

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Bilirubin and antibodies that have been causing haemolysis and jaundice.

23
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Low birthweight baby

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24
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Very low birthweight baby

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25
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Neonatal respiratory distress 4 clinical features

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Tachypnoea
Increased effort of breathing
Noisy breathing
Central cyanosis

26
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Caesarean hysterectomy

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Laparotomy at which the contents of the gravid uterus are delivered, then the uterus is excised (e.g. due to placenta accreta)

27
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Perimortem CS

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Caesarean performed on a moribund or dead woman with a view to preserving her life

28
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Abnormal uterine bleeding

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Overarching term for disturbed menstrual bleeding

Includes bleeding that is abnormally heavy or abnormal in timing

29
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Primary ammenorrhea

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Absence of periods ever

30
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Secondary amenorrhea

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Absence of periods for a 6-month period

31
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Intermenstrual bleeding

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Bleeding episodes between normally timed menstrual periods that are either random or follow a cyclical pattern

32
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Irregular menstrual bleeding

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Unpredictable onset of menses, with cycle variations of >20 days over a period of 1 year

33
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Prolonged menstrual bleeding

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Menstrual bleeding lasting >8 days on a regular basis

34
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Acute AUB

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An episode of heavy bleeding that, is sufficiently heavy to require immediate treatment to prevent further blood loss

35
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Chronic AUB

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Bleeding from the uterine corpus that is abnormal in volume, duration, and/or frequency
Present for most of the past 6 months

36
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How long does chronic AUB have to be present for?

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Present for most of the past 6 months

37
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Heavy menstrual bleeding (replaces menorrhagia)

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Excessive menstrual blood loss that interferes with a woman’s physical, emotional, social, and material quality of life
Occurring alone or with other symptoms.

Includes menstrual bleeding deemed excessive by the patient

38
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Dysmenorrhea

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Pelvic pain during menstruation

39
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Dyspareunia

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Pain with sexual intercourse

40
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Cervical excitation

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Pain felt by the woman when her cervix is moved during vaginal examination

41
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What causes the pain of cervical excitation?

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Free blood in the peritoneal cavity

42
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Cervical ectropion

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The endocervical columnar epithelium protrudes through the external os of the cervix and onto the vaginal portion of the cervix

43
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Infertility

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Failure of a couple to conceive in 1 year

44
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Endometriosis

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Endometrial tissue outside the uterus

45
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Where do you most commonly see endometriosis?

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On the pelvic peritoneal surfaces

46
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Adenomyosis

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Occurrence of endometrial tissue within the myometrium

47
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

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Infection of the uterus, fallopian tubes or pelvis

48
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Menopause

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Final menstrual period

49
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Premature menopause

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Menopause occurring before 40 yo

50
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Climacteric/ perimenopause

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Period of time when ovarian function declines and menopausal symptoms appear

51
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Post menopause

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The time after menopause

52
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Lactational amenorrhea method

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Effective contraception provided when a woman is fully breast-feeding a baby less than 6 months of age
Woman has no return of menses

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