Buzzwords Flashcards
USS ‘snowstorm’ appearance
‘Frogspawn’ when expelled
Hydatidiform mole
Antepartum haemorrhage in patient with succenturiate lobe or velamentous insertion
Vasa praevia
Maternal blood + no fetal disease
Placenta praevia
Fetal blood + sudden dental distress
Vasa praevia
Doughy abdomen
Placenta accrete
Fetal distress and loss of engagement, previous C-section or surgery
Uterine rupture
Post-partum haemorrhage followed by pituitary failure
Sheehan syndrome
Strawberry cervix
Trichomonas vaginalis
Clue cells, high vaginal pH (>4.5)
Bacterial vaginosis
Prolapse + back pain
Uterine prolapse
Large tense uterus (woody abdomen), bleeding and pain
Placental abruption
What is the ‘station’ referring to, and what do positive and negative numbers mean?
The distance of the fetal head from the ischial spines
Positive - head superior to spines
Negative - head inferior to spines
What are the differences between male and female pelvises?
AP and transverse diameters of the female pelvis are larger than the male
Suprapubic angle and pubic arch are wider in the female
Pelvic cavity is shallowe in the female
Rounder shape in female
In female coccyx doesn’t curve
What is the difference in cervical position when more or less fertile?
Fertile - cervix is high in vagina, soft and open
Less fertile - cervix is low in vagina, firm and closed
What are the most fertile days in a 28 day cycle?
8-18
What is salpingoophrectomy?
Removal of both uterine times and ovaries
What is salpingectomy?
Removal or one of the uterine tubes
Where do the fibre at the end of the uterine tubes open into, and what implication does this have?
Peritoneal cavity
There is communication between genital tract and peritoneal cavity - so infection can pass between thee two areas
Which diseases is partner notification not needed for?
Warts
Herpes
Vaginal thrush
Bacterial vaginosis
What is the classification of breast FNA cytology?
C1 - unsatisfactory C2 - benign C3 - atypia, probs benign C4 - suspicious of malignancy C5 - malignnat
What is the description of benign solid nodules in the breast?
Circumscribed
Wider than tall
What is the description of malignant solid nodules in the breast?
Poorly circumscribed
Taller than wide
What is the order stepwise hormone therapy is given in?
Aromatase inhibitor
Tamoxifen
Progesterones
How is down syndrome screened for?
1st trimester - measure nuchal thickness (skin thickness behind neck) at 11-13 weeks
2nd trimester - blood sample at 15-20 weeks, assay of HCG and AFP
Non-invasive pre-natal testing - from 10 weeks
Specific diagnostic tests
- amniocentesis after 15 weeks, miscarriage 1%
- chorionic villus sampling after 12 weeks, miscarriage 2%
