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Components of BPP (BioPhysical Profile); Mnemonic; and scoring results

Test the Baby, MAN!

Tone (fetal)
Breathing (fetal)
Movements (fetal)
Amniotic fluid volume/index (5-25 normal)
Nonstress test

Each gets a score of 2 (normal) or (absent or abnormal)
8-10: Reassuring
6: Equivocal
0-4: Very worrisome for fetal asphyxia

1st step in diagnosis of Hyperemesis Gravidum:
RULE OUT MOLAR PREGNANCY with β-hCG & ultrasound
4 major components to mgmt of Gestational Diabetes
1- ADA diet
2- insulin if needed
3-US for fetal growth
4- NST beginning at 30-32 weeks if requires insulin or an oral hypoglycemic
Classic triad of ECTOPIC PREGNANCY and its Mnemonic
"The classic triad of ectopic pregnancy PAVEs the way for diagnosis."

Pain (abdominal)
Amenorrhea
Vaginal bleeding
Ectopic pregnancy
Clinical diagnosis of Endometritis (3)

1) Fever > 38 (> 100.3 F)

2) Uterine tenderness

3) Malodorous lochia

The 7 W'S OF Postpartum Fever (10 days postdelvery)
1) WOMB (Endomyometritis)

2) WIND (Pnemonia, Atelectasis)

3) WATER (Urinary tract infection)

4) WALKING (DVT, pulm embolism)

5) WOUND (Incision, Episiotomy)

6) WEANING (Breast engorgement, abcess, mastitis)

7) WONDER DRUGS (Drug fever)
Name 3 conditions in which breastfeeding is contraindicated

HIV infection

Active Hepatitis

Certain medications (Bromocriptine, Cyclophosphamide, Cyclosporine, Doxorubicin, Ergotamine, Lithium, Methotrexate, Estrogen-containing oral contraceptives (OCPs).

⨁ Chandelier sign
When you touch the cervix, there is so much pain that the patient jumps to the chandelier.
Likely Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
Acute causes of Pelvic Pain: (mnemonic)

A ROPE

Appendicitis

Ruptured ovarian cyst

Ovarian torsion/abcess

Pelvic Inflammatory disease

Ectopic pregnancy

If a uterine mass continues to grow after menopause:
Suspect malignancy.
Any palpable ovarian or adnexal mass in a premenarchal or postmenopausal patient is suggestive of:
An ovarian neoplasm
Causes of Urinary Incontinence w/o specific urogenital pathology (Mnemonic)
DIAPPERS

Delirium/confusional state

Infection

Atophic vaginitis/urethritis

Pharmaceutical

Psych causes (depression)

Excessive urinary output (hyperglycemia, hypercalcemia, CHF)

Restricted mobility

Stool impaction
DDX for a breast mass (5)

Fibrocystic disease
Fibroadenoma
Mastitis/abcess


Fat necrosis
Breast cancer

__________ and _________ are common causes of bloody nipple discharge.
Intraductal papilloma and Mammary duct ectasia
1st step in workup of a suspicious mass. ➤.in a postmenopausal woman or woman > 30?
➤ in a woman < 30

Mammogram
Ultrasound (for women <30)

Naegele's rule
EDD = LMP + 7 days - 3 months
Hegar's sign
= softening of the cervix

(Nonpregnant cervix feels like cartilage of nose. Pregnant cervix feels like the lips of the mouth)
Chadwick's sign
= bluish discoloration of the vaginal & cervical mucosa due to vascular congestion in pregnancy
What does Quickening mean?
First fetal movements felt by mother
Plasma β-hCG levels should double every 2 days prior to what gestational age?
Prior to 10 weeks
If fetal heart tones aren't heard by ____ weeks, a US should be done to document a viable pregnancy.
by 10 weeks
Up to _____ weeks, the ___________ is predictive of best. age by +/- 4 days
up to 12 weeks, Crown-Rump length
When is β-hCG detectable in maternal serum?
After implantation has taken place (~8-10 days after conception)
If mom has β-thalassemia trait/disease or Sickle cell trait/disease, what's your next step in management?
Test the after to determine the risk of inheritance for the fetus.
Normal acid-base status in pregnancy:
Compensated Respiratory Alkalosis

(more CO2 blown off, pH 7.45)
Thyroid hormone levels in pregnancy and why the change?

total T4 & T3
Normal Free T4
Normal TSH

Elevated total because there's increased Thyroid-Binding Globulin (TBG)

Definition of Reactive NST
2 or more accelerations within 20 minutes = fetal well-being

(2 accelerations where it goes 15 beats above the baseline for 15 seconds.....within a 20-minute time period)
Components of modified BioPhysical Profile (mBPP)?
Nonstress test(NST)
and
AFI (Amniotic Fluid Index)
Most common cause of Oligohydramnios:
Rupture of Membranes

note: assoc'd w/ IUGR 60% of the time
Fetal Tachycardia and Fetal Bradycardia
<110 and >160 for 10 minutes or more
First-Trimester Screen (FTS)
⦿ What is it & when performed?
⦿ What are the results if Downs syndrome

b/w 11-13 weeks

Down syndrome:
Nuchal translucency,
β-hCG
PAPP-A

High MSAFP is seen with:

Underestimation of gestational age
Neural Tube defects
Abdominal wall defects (Gastroschisis, Omphalocele)
Multiple gestations
Placental abnormalities (eg abruption)
Fetal death
more...

How do you monitor IUGR?
Serial ultrasounds
3 P's that affect the duration of Active phase of Labor:
POWER: strength & freq. of CTX

PASSENGER: size of baby

PELVIS: size & shape of mom's pelvis
Abnormal Labor table
Indication Nullipara Multipara
Prolonged latent phase >20 h >14 h
Average second stage 50 min 20 min
Prolonged second stage without (with) epidural >2 h (>3 h) >1 h (>2 h)
Protracted dilation < 1.2 cm/h < 1.5 cm/h
Protracted descent < 1 cm/h < 2 cm/h
Arrest of dilation* >2 h >2 h
Arrest of descent* >2 h >1 h
Prolonged third stage >30 min >30 min
*Adequate contractions >200 Montevideo units [MVU] per 10 minutes for 2 hours. (Please refer to the Pathophysiology for information regarding adequate contractions.)
What can cause a false positive nitrazine test? (3)
Vaginal infection with Trich
Blood
Semen
Which fontanelle is smaller?
Posterior fontanelle (smaller triangle shape)
vs ant fontanelle is larger and diamond shape
Most common cause for postpartum hemorrhage:
Uterine atony

Treat with uterotonic agents (piton, methergine, hem abate, misoprostal)
Causes of PosTparTum Hemorrhage & Mnemonic
THE 4 T's

TISSUE: Retained placental tissue

TRAUMA: Instrumentation,lacerations, episiotomy

TONE: Uterine atony

THROMBIN: Coag defects, DIC
DefineArrest of Labor
Lack of cervical change in active first stage for >2 hour with >200 Montevideo units of uterine activity

(Montevideo units are calculated by subtracting the baseline uterine pressure from the peak contraction pressure for each contraction in a 10-minute window and by adding the pressures generated by each contraction. Or easier way is to take the avg peak pressure minus the baseline resting tone and multiply that value times the number of contractions in 10 minutes)
Management of worrisome decal's: and Mnemonic
"STOP when you see decelerations"

Sterile vaginal exam
Turn the pt to her left side
Oxygen
Pitocin off
Most common indication for C-section:
Dystocia (difficult labor--characterized by abnormally slow or no progress of labor)
The most common reason for C-section:
Previous C-section
Most common cause of persistent pyelonephritis (in pregnancy) despite adequate therapy:
Nephrolithiasis (Kidney stones)
Most common indications for surgery in pregnancy: (3)
Appendicitis
Cholecystitis
Adnexal masses
In pregnant patients with SLE, presence of anti-Ro (SS-A) and anti-La (SS-B) are associated with:
Congenital Heart Block
Shoulder Dystocia management (& Mnemonic)
HELPERRR

call for Help
Episiotomy
Legs up (McRobert’s position)
Pressure suprapubically
Enter vagina for shoulder rotation (Woods corkscrew)
Reach for posterior arm
Rupture clavicle or pubic symphysis
Return head into vaginafor C-section (Zananelli).
Standard dose of RhoGAM is 300 µg, which is sufficient for:
30 mL of whole fetal blood (15 mL of D-positive fetal RBCs)
Fetal Hydrops = collection of fluid in 2 or more body cavities: (name the 4)

Scalp edema
Pleural effusion
Pericardial effusion
Ascites

Contraindications to Tocolysis (& Mnemonic)

BAD CHU

Bleeding (severe--from any cause)
Abruption
Death-fetal death/life-incompatible anomaly
Chorioamnionitis
Hypertension (severe PIH)
Unstable maternal hemodynamics

2 most common causes of 3rd-trimester bleeding:
Placenta Previa (usu painless)
& Placental Abruption (painful)
US reveals that baby is lying transversely. What are you suspicious of?
Placenta Previa
Biggest risk for uterine rupture:
A Prior C-section
Causes of postpartum hemorrhage: (& Mnemonic)

CARPIT

Coagulation defect
Atony
Rupture of uterus
Placenta retained
Implantation site bleeding...?
Trauma to GU tract

What are the types of Placental Attachment disorders (& Mnemonic)
Accreta = Attaches
(plac. villi attach directly to myometrium instead of decidua
basalis)

Increta = Invades
(plac. villi invade the myometrium)

Percreta = Penetrates
(plac. villi penetrate thru the myometrium, and may even
invade the bladder!)
Most common cause of perinatal infection:
CMV
Name 3 infections associated with preterm delivery:
Bacterial Vaginosis, Trichomonas, & Gonorrhea
DDX for size/date discrepancy in pregnancy: (8)

Twins
Uncertain LMP
Molar pregnancy
Fetal macrosomia
Maternal obesity
Adnexal mass
Distended bladder
Hydramnios

Top 5 etiologies of spontaneous abortion
1. Chromosomal abnormalities
2. Unknown
3. Infection
4. Anatomic defects
5. Endocrine factors
DDX for 1st trimester bleeding (4)
1. Spontaneous abortion
2. Ectopic pregnancy
3. Molar pregnancy
4. Vaginal/cervical lesions/lacerations
DDX for 3rd trimester bleeding (4)
Placental Abruption
Placenta Previa
Uterine Rupture
Rupture of Vasa Previa
Medical methods of abortion are best used within the 1st ___ days
up to 49 days (i.e. 1st 7 weeks)
Most common site of ectopic pregnancy:
Ampulla of fallopian tube
Biggest risk factor for ectopic pregnancy:
Prior ectopic pregnancy
Which method of contraception may be less effective in obese females? More effective in obese?
Less effective: Implant (Nexplanon) and Transdermal patch (>200 lbs)

More effective: Nuvaring and DepoProvera
4 mechanisms of Combined OCPs
1-prevent ovulation
2-alterine uterine and fallop tube mobility
3-thicken cervical mucus to prevent sperm penetration
4-cause endometrial atrophy
Definition of Oligomenorrhea
Absence of menses for more than 35 days up to 6 months
Definition of Secondary Amenorrhea
6 months of amenorrhea after a history of normal menses

Definition of Primary Amenorrhea

Primary amenorrhea definition: age 14 without secondary sex characteristics, age 16 with secondary sex characteristics
3 findings in Premature Ovarian Failure

Age <40
Amenorrhea
FSH

A baby with ambiguous genitalia is born to a mother who complains of increased facial hair growth over the last few months. Suspect:
Luteoma of pregnancy
How much blood loss is necessary to define monrrhagia?
> 80 mL
Most common cause for hospital admission for menorrhagia in adolescents:
von Willebrand disease
Vaginal bleeding + foul-smelling discharge in a postmenopausal woman =
Cervical cancer
➜ DDX for thickened endometrial stripe (endometrial lining seen on US) in a postmenopausal woman

➜ What thickness should the stripe be to prompt an evaluation?

Endometrial cancer
Endometrial hyperplasia
Leiomyoma
Polyp

Endometrial stripe > ______ in a patient with postmenopausal bleeding should prompt an evaluation.
> 4-5 mm
Name for pain associated with ovulation (in the middle of the cycle).
Mittelschmerz
DDX for Chronic Pelvic Pain (& Mnemonic)

"LEAPING pain"

Leiomyoma
Endometriosis & Endometritis
Adhesions & Adenomyosis
Pelvic Inflammatory disorder
Infections other than PID
Neoplasia
Gastrointestinal

DDX for Acute Pelvic Pain (& Mnemonic)

A ROPE

Appendicitis/Abcess/Abortion
Ruptured ovarian cyst
Ovarian torsion


PID (tubo-ovarian abcess)
Ectopic pregnancy

A female with new-onset pelvic pain and a negative pregnancy test has an echogenic adnexal mass on ultrasound. What is the diagnosis?
A ruptured corpus luteum cyst
A 37 y.o. has hemptysis during their menstrual period. Suspect:

Endometriosis of the lung or nasopharynx

Long-term complications of Endometriosis

• Adhesions (prolonged bleeding causes scarring)
• Adhesions then cause:
Infertility
Small bowel obstruction
Pelvic pain
Difficult surgeries

Classic findings of enDometriosis

3 D's

Dysmenorrhea
Dysparuenia
Dyschezia

Classic findings on physical exam of pt with Endometriosis
Nodularities on the uterosacral ligament and a fixed retroverted uterus
"Enlarged, globular, boggy uterus"
Adenomyosis
Bilateral ___________ are usually seen in molar pregnancies, due to elevated β-hCG levels.
Bilateral theca lutein cysts
Leiomyomas are most commonly which type:
Subserosal
Submucosal and intramural leiomyomas usually present as ________________, whilecan present with ________________.

Submucosal and intramural leiomyomas--> menorrhagia

Subserosal leimyomas-->become pedunculated and may present with acute pain & torsion

What risks are increased in a pregnancy with fibroids (5)

Abruption
1st trimester bleeding
Dysfunctional labor
Breech
C-section

Risk factors for Cervical dysplasia (& Mnemonic)

OSHA Ends Dirt, Garbage, & Chemicals

OCP's
Sex
HPV
Alcohol
Education/poverty
DES (Diethylstilbestrol)
Genetics
Cigarettes

Regarding cervical dysplasia, both _______ and ________ are needed for a histologic/pathologic diagnosis.

Colposcopy and Biopsy (confirmatory tests)

(Pap smear and results only gives you cytology--a screen)

What must be visualized for adequate colposcopic evaluation?
1- TZ (Transition zone)
2- Extent of lesion in its entirety
Radical hysterectomy requires removal of:

1-Uterus
2-Cervix
3-Upper Vagina
4-Parametrial tissue

Basic treatment for Invasive Cervical cancer:

If confined to cervix: Radical hysterectomy, and Pelvic and Para-aortic Lymphadenectomy

If beyond cervix: Chemo & Radiation

Side effects of progestins (5)

Weight gain
Edema
Throbophlebitis
Headache
Hypertension

______ is the most prognostic indicator of Endometrial cancer
Grade
What type of ovarian cancer accounts for 85% of all ovarian cancers?

And what subtype of this type is the most common type of ovarian cancer?

Epithelial cell ovarian cancer

Serous type of epithelial ovarian cancer...and it's bilateral 65% of the time

_______________ is a fixed pelvic and upper abdominal mass when associated with ascites, and is pathognomic for ovarian cancer.
Omental caking
How does ovarian cancer usually spread:
By exfoliation of cancerous cells into the peritoneal fluid/ thru the peritoneal fluid, which carries cancer cells to other abdominal structures
Palpable nodule on the umbilicus of a patient with known ovarian cancer:
Sister Mary Josephs nodule = ovarian cancer metastasis to umbilicus
➤ Malignant conditions that cause ⬆ CA-125: (5) ➤ Benign conditions that cause ⬆ CA-125: (6)

Ovarian cancer
Endometrial cancer
Breast cancer
Lung cancer
Pancreatic cancer

Endometriosis
Leiomyomas
PID
Pregnancy
Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst
Liver disease

Name for a tumor that has metastasized from another primary cancer to the ovaries
Krukenberg tumor (usu from the GI tract)
Most common complaint in vulvar cancer:

Itching & burning of the vulva

So always biopsy itchy, white lesions on exam!!!

3 possible precursors to Vulvar cancer

a lump or wart-like lesion
Lichen sclerosus
Lichen planus

If an itch-scratch-itch cycle is mentioned, think:
LSC (lichen simplex chronicus)
Preeclampsia prior to 20 weeks gestational age:
Suspicious for Molar pregnancy
What substances are secreted by Gestational Trophoblastic disease?
• β-hCG
• Lactogen
• Thyrotropin
3 things required for a clinical diagnosis of PID

1) Abdominal tenderness
2) Adnexal tenderness
3) Cervical motion tenderness

5 Criteria for hospitalization for PID (& Mnemonic)

GU PAP

• G.I. symtoms
• Uncertain diagnosis
• Peritonitis
• Abcess
• Pregnancy

Screening tests for Syphilis:

Confirmatory tests for Syphilis:
Screening: RPR & VDRL

Confirmatory: FTA-ABS & MHA-TP
Most common infection with an IUD
Actinomyces
Suspicious findings for breast cancer on a breast exam:

Hard, fixed, irregular mass
> 2 cm

Suspicious findings for breast cancer on a mammogram

Cluster of calcifications
breast density
Irregular margins of mass (speculations)

Risk factors for breast cancer (7)

Personal hx of breast cancer
Early menarche
Nulliparity
Alcohol intake
Obesity
Decreased physical activity
Use of prolonged HRT (> 5 years) during menopausal years

In which obstetrical conditions should pregnant patients avoid sex?

Placenta previa
Placental abruption
Preterm labor
Premature rupture of membranes

3 factors that can decrease the age of menopause (menopause at a younger age)
1) Smoking (age down by 3 years!)
2) Chemo
3) Genetics
Menopause is considered "late" if it occurs after age:
after age 55
Estrogen creates a hypercoaguale state due to:

production of hepatic coagulation factors

What muscles make up the pelvic diaphragm

Levator ani and Coccygeal muscles

Risk factors for developing Prolapse (9)

Advancing age
Chronic obstruction
Constipation
Genetic predisposition
Menopause
Parity
Prior surgery
Pulmonary disease
Tumor/mass

Name 5 complications of Pelvic organ prolapse

Urinary retention
Constipation


UTI's
Ulcerations
Vaginal bleeding

Name the 5 types of urinary incontinence (& MNEMONIC)

"This Urine Flow is So Outrageous"

Total
Urge
Functional
Stress
Overflow

What is Total Incontinence--> continuous urinary and/or fecal leakage due to a fistula. This occurs as a result of either prior pelvic surgery, obstetric trauma, or radiation.