UWorld Flashcards
All patients who take metronidazole (eg, for trichomonas infection) should abstain from drinking _______, as it is associated with a disulfiram-like reaction
All patients who take metronidazole (eg, for trichomonas infection) should abstain from drinking ALCOHOL, as it is associated with a disulfiram-like reaction
Cervical screening starts at age __ in most women (except those with HIV or SLE, and organ transplant or immunocompromised individuals) regardless of the age of onset of sexual activity
Routine testing for HPV is not indicated for women age
Cervical screening starts at age 21 in most women (except those with HIV or SLE, and organ transplant or immunocompromised individuals) regardless of the age of onset of sexual activity
Routine testing for HPV is not indicated for women age
Cervical cancer screening:
Immunocompromised (HIV, SLE/organ transplant pts on immunosuppressants):
Age
Cervical cancer screening:
Immunocompromised (HIV, SLE/organ transplant pts on immunosuppressants):
-Onset of sexual intercourse
-Every 6 months x 2 then annually
Age
- 23yo women, 26 weeks pregnant
- sudden onset severe SOB and inability to lie flat (pulmonary edema)
- emigrated from Eastern Europe
- h/o recurrent sore throats requiring tonsillectomy as a child
- EKG suggests a fib
Dx?
Mitral stenosis of pregnancy
- fever
- firm, red, tender, swollen quadrant of unilateral breast
- ± myalgia, chills, malaise
Dx?
MC offending organism?
Tx?
- fever
- firm, red, tender, swollen quadrant of unilateral breast
- ± myalgia, chills, malaise
Dx: Lactational mastitis
MC offending organism: Staph aureus
Tx: analgesia, frequent breastfeeding or pumping, Abx
Risk factors that increase the likelihood of osteoporosis include (9):
Risk factors that increase the likelihood of osteoporosis include (9):
advanced age thin body habitus cigarette smoking excessive alcohol consumption corticosteroid use menopause malnutrition family hx of osteoporosis Asian or Caucasian ethnicity
- variable presentation from no sx to light vaginal bleeding
- pregnancy sx may decrease
- cervix closed
- US findings: nonviable fetus
what type of abortion?
MISSED abortion
- vaginal bleeding, uterine cramps
- possible intrauterine fetus with heartbeat
- cervix open
- US findings: fetus with possible heartbeat
what type of abortion?
INEVITABLE abortion
- vaginal bleeding with passage of large clots or tissue
- uterine cramps
- products of conception often visualized in dilated cervical os
- cervix open
- US findings: products of conception often in cervix
what type of abortion?
INCOMPLETE abortion
- variable amount of vaginal bleeding
- pregnancy can proceed to viable birth
- cervix closed
- US findings: viable pregnancy
what type of abortion?
THREATENED abortion
- fever, malaise, signs of sepsis
- foul-smelling vaginal discharge, cervical motion & uterine tenderness
- rarely occurs after spontaneous abortion
- usually with induced abortions, can be life-threatening
- cervix usually open
- US findings: usually retained products of conception
what type of abortion?
SEPTIC abortion
management of threatened abortion:
expectant management until 1 of the following:
- sx resolution
- progression to inevitable, incomplete, or missed abortion
management of incomplete, inevitable, or missed abortion:
hemodynamically unstable, heavy bleeding:
hemodynamically stable, mild bleeding:
management of incomplete, inevitable, or missed abortion:
hemodynamically unstable, heavy bleeding:
-surgical evacuation (eg, D&C)
hemodynamically stable, mild bleeding:
- expectant mgmt
- prostaglandins
- surgical evacuation (eg, D&C)
management of septic abortion:
- blood & endometrial cultures
- broad-spectrum abx
- surgical evacuation of uterine contents (eg, D&C)
Anti-D immune globulin should be given at __-__ weeks gestation and again _____ ________ if the baby is Rh_
Anti-D immune globulin should be given at 28-32 weeks gestation and again AFTER DELIVERY if the baby is Rh+
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
1st trimester combined test
- what is measured? (3)
- timing (weeks)?
- advantages?
- disadvantages?
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
1st trimester combined test
- PAPP, ß-hCG, nuchal translucency
- 9-13 weeks
- advantages: noninvasive
- disadvantages: not diagnostic
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
2nd trimester combined test
- what is measured? (4)
- timing (weeks)?
- advantages?
- disadvantages?
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
2nd trimester combined test
- MSAFP, ß-hCG, estriol, inhibin A
- 15-20 weeks
- advantages: noninvasive
- disadvantages: not diagnostic
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
- timing (weeks)?
- advantages?
- disadvantages?
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
Chorionic villus sampling (CVS)
- 10-13 weeks
- advantages: definitive karyotype dx
- disadvantages: pain, vaginal spotting, risk of pregnancy loss
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
Amniocentesis
- timing (weeks)?
- advantages?
- disadvantages?
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
Amniocentesis
- 15-20 weeks
- advantages: definitive karyotype dx
- disadvantages: pain; risk of bleeding & amniotic fluid leak; risk of injury to fetus, placenta, maternal bowel/bladder
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
2nd trimester ultrasound
- what is measured? (3)
- timing (weeks)?
- advantages?
- disadvantages?
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
2nd trimester ultrasound
- fetal growth, fetal anatomy, confirms placenta position
- 18-20 weeks
- advantages: noninvasive
- disadvantages: cannot identify all abnormalities; soft markers are US findings of unknown significance
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
Cell-free fetal DNA
- what is measured? (1)
- timing (weeks)?
- advantages?
- disadvantages?
Prenatal testing for fetal aneuploidy:
Cell-free fetal DNA
- aneuploidy (high sens & spec)
- ≥10 weeks
- advantages: noninvasive
- disadvantages: not diagnostic
Trastuzumab
-tx for ____+ breast cancer
-toxicity?
» what test should be performed before tx?
Trastuzumab
-tx for HER2+ breast cancer
-cardiotoxicity
» ECG
Asx women with pelvic masses should be evaluated initially by ____________ _______________ and then a __-___
Asx women with pelvic masses should be evaluated initially by TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY and then a CA-125
- any elevation of CA-125 in a postmenopausal woman raises suspicion for ovarian cancer
- if the US suggests a simple cyst and the CA-125 level is not elevated, masses
Acute pelvic pain
- recurrent mild & unilaterally midcycle pain due to normal follicular enlargement prior to ovulation
- pain lasts a few hours to couple of days
- US is frequently normal & not needed
Dx?
Mittelschmerz
Acute pelvic pain
- amenorrhea, crampy abd pain & vaginal bleeding
- no intrauterine pregnancy on transvaginal US
- (+) serum hCG
Dx?
Ectopic pregnancy
Acute pelvic pain
- acute onset of severe unilateral lower abd pain, N/V
- unilateral, tender adnexal mass on exam
- pelvic US with doppler shows enlarged ovary with decreased blood flow
Dx?
Ovarian torsion
Acute pelvic pain
- sudden-onset severe unilateral lower abd pain immediately following strenuous or sexual activity
- pelvic US shows free fluid near ovarian cyst
Dx?
Ruptured ovarian cyst
Acute pelvic pain
- fever/chills, new vaginal discharge, lower abd pain, dysuria, painful defecation & cervical motion tenderness
- transvaginal US to rule out tube-ovarian abscess
Dx?
Pelvic inflammatory disease
maternal fever and ≥1 of the following:
- uterine tenderness
- maternal or fetal tachycardia
- malodorous/purulent amniotic fluid or vaginal discharge
- WBCs ≥15,000/µL
Dx?
Important risk factor?
Tx? (2)
Dx: Chorioamnionitis (ie, intra-amniotic infection)
Important risk factor: prolonged rupture of membranes (PROM)
Tx:
- broad-spectrum abx
- delivery (» administer oxytocin!)
-chorioamnionitis is NOT an indication for c/s
- purulent or mucopurulent discharge
- friable cervix with easy bleeding (eg, inter-menstrual or post-coital)
Test?
Empiric tx?
Cervicitis (gonococcal or chlamydia)
Test: nucleic acid amplification
Empiric tx:
- 3rd gen cephalosporin (eg, ceftriaxone)
- azithromycin or doxycycline
- fever and uterine tenderness in postpartum period
- assoc with foul-smelling lochia
Dx?
Offending organism(s)?
Tx? (2)
Dx: Endometritis
Offending organism(s): polymicrobial
Tx: clindamycin and gentamicin
MC causes of 2º amenorrhea: (3)
- hyperprolactinemia
- thyroid dysfunction
- premature ovarian failure
Renal plasma flow and GFR are (incr/decr) in pregnancy, which causes (incr/decr) in the serum BUN and creatinine from the pt’s pre-pregnancy baseline
Renal plasma flow and GFR are INCREASED in pregnancy, which causes DECREASED serum BUN and creatinine from the pt’s pre-pregnancy baseline
- hemolysis (microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
- schistocytes on peripheral smear
- elevated bilirubin
- low serum haptoglobin
- elevated liver enzymes:
- AST or ALT 2x upper limit of normal
- low platelets (
HELLP syndrome
Abd pain in HELLP syndrome due to:
liver swelling with distension of the hepatic (Glisson’s) capsule
Pulmonary edema is a life-threatening complication of severe preeclampsia.
Caused by: (4)
Pulmonary edema is a life-threatening complication of severe preeclampsia.
Caused by: (4)
- INCR systemic vascular resistance
- capillary permeability
- pulmonary capillary hydrostatic pressure
- DECR albumin
recurrent pregnancy loss due to thrombus development within the placenta…
likely pathophysiology?
Antiphospholipid Abs
(eg, lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin Abs)
-sometimes seen in pts with SLE
Workup for uterine leiomyoma (fibroids):
Ultrasound
Tx for uterine leiomyoma (fibroids): (2)
- Observation if no sx present
- Hormonal contraception, embolization, or surgery if symptomatic
ABO incompatibility generally occurs in a group O mother with a group A or B baby, but ABO incompatibility causes (more/less) severe hemolytic disease of the newborn than does Rh(D) incompatibility.
LESS
Affected infants are usually asymptomatic at birth with absent or mild anemia and develop jaundice, which is usually successfully treated with phototherapy.
woman presents with many signs and symptoms of pregnancy: -amenorrhea -enlargement of breasts and abdomen -morning sickness -weight gain -sensation of fetal movement -"reported" (+)pregnancy test However, ultrasound reveals normal endometrial stripe and (-)pregnancy test in office.
Dx?
pseudocyesis
form of conversion disorder, usually seen in women who have a strong desire to become pregnant
What is done to suppress breast milk production?
NO MEDS!
Pts are advised to wear a tight-fitting bra, avoid nipple manipulation and use ice packs and analgesics to relieve associated pain.