PREGNANCY DATING Print Section Listen β-hCG (mIU/mL) Produced by cytotrophoblasts and syncytiotrophoblasts (primarily) Ninety-two amino acid alpha subunit (identical to leutinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)); 145…
GYN SURGERY: PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Print Section Listen Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Gynecologic Procedures Antimicrobial Prophylactic Regimens by Procedure (Table 2-1) TABLE 2-1 ANTIMICROBIAL PROPHYLACTIC REGIMENS BY PROCEDURE Procedure Antibiotic Dose Hysterectomy…
NORMAL URINARY FUNCTION Print Section Listen Anatomy Detrusor: “Bladder muscle”—smooth muscle; innervation is parasympathetic (muscarinic acetylcholine—M2, M3; contraction) and sympathetic (β3-adrenergic receptors; detrusor inhibition or relaxation) (Figure 5-1) Urethral sphincter…
MENSTRUAL CYCLE Print Section Listen Figure 4-1 Figure 4-1 Changes in the ovarian follicle, endometrial thickness, and serum hormone levels during a 28-day menstrual cycle. P, progesterone; E2, estradiol; LH,…
PERIOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS AND COMPLICATIONS Print Section Listen Bowel Obstruction Small Bowel Obstructions (SBO) Workup may include imaging (abdominal x-ray, CT scan), CBC, CMP, lactate level Trial of conservative (nonsurgical) management…
