High-risk pregnancies — Flashcards

High-risk pregnancies US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards

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High-risk pregnancies Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards

Flashcard 1: What volume defines oligohydramnios?

Answer: <200 mL or <0.2 L (at term) :: volume

Extra: Oligohydramnios is defined as: - Amniotic Fluid Volume (AFV) < 200 mL - Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) < 5 cm - Single Deepest Pocket (SDP) < 2 cm Polyhydramnios is defined as > 2000 mL (> 2 L).

Flashcard 2: What are the classic clinical features of late congenital syphilis?

Answer: Presence of saber shins, saddle nose, mulberry molars, and Hutchinson (notched) incisors.

Extra: Congenital syphilis is caused by the prenatal transplacental transmission of Treponema pallidum. Signs include: • Hutchinson triad: Notched incisors, interstitial keratitis, and 8th nerve deafness. • Bone findings: Saber shins, Higouménakis sign (medial clavicular thickening). • Teeth: Mulberry molars. • Face: Saddle nose, Rhagades (perioral fissures).

Flashcard 3: What are the major contraindications and the primary mechanism of combined estrogen/progestin oral contraceptives?

Answer: Contraindications: Smokers > 35 y/o, hx of DVT/PE, stroke, and ER+ breast cancer. Mechanism: Prevents ovulation. Key Side Effect: Thrombosis.

Extra: contraceptionsmokers > 35 y/o, hx DVT, stroke, ER+ cancerin combination prevents ovulation thrombosis

Flashcard 4: GYN tumor incidence in US: ___ > _ > ___

Answer: endometrial

Flashcard 5: Typical clinical and histological features of Granulosa cell tumor?

Answer: Increased Estrogen, Call-Exner bodies, Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)

Extra: - Call-Exner bodies: Small follicles with eosinophilic secretions. - Clinical: Precocious puberty (kids), endometrial hyperplasia/carcinoma (adults due to estrogen exposure). - Marker: Inhibin.

Flashcard 6: What are the key characteristics of serous cystadenocarcinoma?

Answer: Maligant surface epithelial tumor of the ovary; most common ovarian cancer.

Extra: Often bilateral; presents with Psammoma bodies (concentric calcifications). Associated with BRCA1 mutations.

Flashcard 7: Define Endometrioma (Chocolate cyst) and its pathogenesis.

Answer: The presence of ectopic endometrial tissue within the ovary that undergoes cyclic bleeding, resulting in an enlarging cyst filled with thick, brown, hemolyzed blood (chocolate cyst).

Extra: Key features: - Most common site of endometriosis is the ovary. - Gross appearance: 'Chocolate cyst' (thick, old blood). - Histology: Endometrial stroma, glands, and hemosiderin-laden macrophages (siderophages). - Classical presentation: Cyclic pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, and dyspareunia.

Flashcard 8: hemorrhagic ovarian cyst

Answer: blood vessel rupture in cyst wall

Extra: usually self-resolves

Flashcard 9: What is the primary cause/association of theca-lutein cysts?

Answer: Gonadotropin stimulation (Excessive hCG)

Extra: Associated with choriocarcinoma, hydatidiform moles, and multiple gestations. Often bilateral and regresses after the underlying cause is removed.

Flashcard 10: corpus luteum cyst

Answer: hemorrhage into persistent corpus luteum

Extra: Commonly regresses spontaneously.

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These High-risk pregnancies flashcards are designed for USMLE OB/GYN preparation, using active recall to help you retain high-yield concepts, clinical correlations, and commonly tested facts. Each card prompts you to retrieve information from memory rather than passively reviewing notes, which research shows leads to significantly better exam performance.

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