OBGYN Flashcards
1
Q
What is the next step in management for a pregnant woman at 38 weeks gestation with chorioamnionitis? Fetal heart tracing reveals tachycardia but is otherwise reassuring.
A
- Broad spectrum antibiotics
- Induction of labor
- Cesarean delivery is reserved for standard obstetric indications (e.g. prior uterine surgeries, breech presentation, non-reassuring fetal heart tracing)
2
Q
What is the next step in management for a woman that presents with a thin, white plaque suspicious for lichen sclerosus?
A
Vulvular punch biopsy to rule out cancer (can occur in patients with long-standing LS).
3
Q
What is the best treatment option for lichen sclerosis?
A
Corticosteroids
