UWorld Flashcards
Can endometriosis cause infertility?
Yes
What is the treatment for late decelerations due to uterine tachysystole?
Discontinue uterotonic agents
What are 3 causes of variable decelerations?
- Cord compression
- Oligohydramnios
- Cord prolapse
What’s a fix for decelerations caused by cord compression?
Maternal repositioning
What 2 patterns are diagnostic of a category III FHR tracing?
- Absent variability
2. Recurrent late decelerations
What is a patient at risk for when they have a massive postpartum hemorrhage?
Sheehan syndrome
What is Sheehan syndrome?
Ischemic necrosis of the pituitary gland
What condition presents with lactation failure, hypotension, and anorexia?
Sheehan syndrome
How does hypothyroidism cause amenorrhea?
Stimulates TSH and prolactin from anterior pituitary; prolactin suppresses ovulation
What syndrome is marked by the triad of cafe au lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, and autonomous endocrine hyperfunction?
McCune-Albright syndrome
What condition causes virilization and enlarged, solid-appearing ovaries?
Ovarian hyperthecosis
What condition is characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with delayed puberty and anosmia?
Kallman syndrome
What can be a potentially fatal cause of postpartum hemorrhage, with risk factors including nulliparity, fetal macrosomia, placenta accreta, and a rapid labor and delivery?
Uterine inversion (when the uterus inverts from too much fundal pressure and traction on the umbilical cord before placental separation)
What is uterine atony?
Failure of the uterus to contract and compress the placental bed blood vessels after placenta delivery
What kind of adnexal mass would cause rapid-onset virilization and signs of estrogen deficiency?
Sertoli-Leydig tumor (testosterone-secreting sex cord-stromal tumor)
How much should the levothyroxine dose be increased during pregnancy for patients with hypothyroidism to avoid worsening hypothyroid state due to inability to increase thyroxine?
It should be increased by 30%
What’s the definition of pre-eclampsia?
New onset HTN at 20+ weeks gestation plus proteinuria and/or end-organ damage
How high does the BP have to be for the dx of pre-eclampsia?
SBP 160+ or DBP 110+ (2 times, 4+ hours apart)
What condition causes theca lutein cysts, bilateral multiloculated ovarian cysts associated with elevated B-hCG levels?
Hydatidiform mole