Obgyn Key

Complications • Almost all complications of Preg are more likely w/ multi gestations • Discordance: One twin larger than the other; clinically signif when greater than 20%. Calculate discordance %…

• Review of current meds & allergies: Discuss holding NSAIDs, antiplatelet agents, anticoagulant supplements (eg, fish oil); consider bridging long-acting anticoagulants to shorter acting meds (eg, warfarin to heparin) •…

• Laparoscopic & prolonged gynecologic surgeries usually performed under GA Laparoscopic procedures require complete relaxation of abdominal wall (ie, paralysis) Std anesthesia techniques & precautions apply Many laparoscopic procedures require…

At term, 2000 rad is the threshold & fetal risks same as mat risks. Risk of anomalies, growth restriction, or SAB not increased w/ radiation exposure of <5 rad. True…

Figure 6.1 Tanner staging, female developmental stages PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY Definition (N Engl J Med 2008;358:2366) • Dev of breast or pubic hair >2.5 SD below mean age. Traditional definition <8…

Spirometry (Am Fam Physician 2004;69(5):1107) • Indicated for dx of pulm dz, follow-up of known dz, preoperative eval of pts w/ known pulm dz or prior to thoracic procedures •…

25–34 yo); low socioeconomic status; urban location (JAMA 2001;285:1186). Pathophysiology • HIV RNA virus targets CD4 receptor on T-lymphocytes • Destruction & impairment of CD4 cells → immunodeficiency → OIs…

Considerations in Routine Prenatal Care • OB review of systems: Every encounter ask about VB, LOF, CTX, & FM, & other systems by complaint. 1st FM: 16–18 w if multiparous,…

Lichen Sclerosus Epidemiology • Prevalence unk (often asymptomatic, underreported) (Obstet Gynecol Surv 2012;67:55) • Bimodal distribution: Prepubertal & postmenopausal females, w/ a mean age btw the 5th & 6th decade…

>40 yo → greatest infertility. • Fecundity: Probability that a single menstrual cycle results in live birth History (Fertil Steril 2004;82:S169) • Gravidity, parity, Preg outcomes/assoc complications • Age at…