ABSOLUTE
1) Cardiac disease
2) Hyperthyroidism
3) APH
4) Chorioamnionitis
5) Cervix Os > 5 cm
6) IUD
7) Fetal Anomaly
8) Fetal Distress
RELATIVE
1) PE/ Chronic HPT
2) DM
Contraindication of Tocolytic Agent
Labels: Obstetric
FIGO STAGING: Cervical CA, Ovarian CA, Endometrial CA
* First need to remember this;
Staging of Cervical CA by Clinical, Ovarian CA by Surgical & Endometrial CA by Histopathology
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In Gynae Malignancy, this 3 cancer are very important; thus need to have at least a basic idea of their staging, because this will determine the management & prognosis of the patient
Labels: Gynaecology
Common Gynae Complaint & its Differentials
1) Dysmenorrhea
- Primary
- Secondary
1) Endometriosis
2) Fibroid
3) Adenomyosis
4) PID
2) Menorrhagia
1) Fibroid
2) Adenomyosis
3) Endometrial Polyps
4) Endometrial Hyperplasia
5) Endometrial CA
6) Hyperthyroidism
7) DUB (dx of exclusion)
3) Bleeding Early Pregnancy
1) Abortion
2) Molar Pregnancy
3) Ectopic Pregnancy
4) Amenorrhea
- Primary
1) Kallman Syndrome
2) Gonadal Dysgenesis: Turner Syndrome, Testicular Feminizing Syndrome
3) Uterus: Mullerian Agenesis
4) Vagina Atresia, Imperforated Hymen
5) Any Chronic illness of Childhood eg: Thallasemia, CF etc
- Secondary
1) Pituitary: Exercise, Stress, Eating d/o, Sheehan Syndrome, HyperProlactinemia,
Hyper/HypoThyroid
2) Pregnancy (most common)
3) Menopause
4) PCOS
5) Uterus: Asherman's Syndrome
5) Post-Menopausal Bleed
1) Cervical CA
2) Endometrial CA
3) Endometrial Hyperplasia +/- Ovarian CA (Hormonal Secreting)
4) Endocervical Polyps
5) Atrophic Vaginitis (most common)
6) Bleeding Early Pregnancy
7) Blood Disorder
6) Infertility/Subfertilty
1) Uterus : Fibroid, Endometriosis
2) Tubal: PID (adhesion), Tubal Pregnancy
3) Ovary: PCOS, POF
4) Husband Related
5) Unexplained Fertility
* Selamat Belajar*
Labels: Gynaecology
Metabolic Syndrome
Labels: Medical
Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) : What to Examine?
- No Contraindication for DRE:- Pt refuse/ any painful anal condition
- Inspection of Anal region
- Insert Finger & check for anal tone
- Intraluminal Examination - any mass, impacted feces etc
- Extraluminal Examination ---> eg: Prostate
- Removal Finger --> Any melenic stool/ blood etc
- Anal Fissure
- Anal Fistula
- Prolapse/Thrombosed Hemorrhoid
- Perianal Abscess
* learnt from Mr Nazli credit to him
Labels: Surgery
Hernia Examination
INTRODUCE & Ask if any pain over the examination area
ON LYING SUPINE
1) Expose properly: Up to knee
2) Inspect: Testes & Groin
- Testicular swelling/ redness/ loss of wrinkle/ displacement of median raphe/ scar
- Groin swelling/ redness/ scar
3) Coughing Pulse
- with b/L groin palpation --> if +ve (EXPANSILE)
- then without palpation --> see the flow of swelling
4) Demonstrate inguinal ligament line
- show the swelling above & lateral to the inguinal line
5) Palpation: Testis & Groin
- Is the Testis separable, can get above the swelling, & feel for the cord
- Feel for tenderness, temperature, consistency, surface, margin, translumination, compressible
- Don't forget to measure the size of swelling/ or just estimate
Labels: Surgery
Cushing Syndrome
* Clinical syndrome resulting from excess circulating glucocorticoid
Causes
1) Exogenous: Steroid Toxicity (Tx for Nephrotic, SLE, JRA, IBD)
2) Endogenous : Adrenal CA/Adenoma, CAH, Cushing disease, Ectopic-ACTH
Head-to-Toe Examination ---> Mainly for Exogenous Cause (as a cause for CS)
1) General
- Orange on stick appearance
- Central Obesity
- Hyperpigmentation (ACTH-dep)
2) Face
- Moon Face, Plethoric Face, Acne, Hirsuitism, Frontal balding (female)
3) Eyes
- Cataract, Papilloedema (funduscopy)
5) Oral
- Candidiasis
4) Back
- Dorsal fat pad, Vertebaral tenderness (osteoporosis)
- Neck: Skin Infxn
5) Arms
- Bruises, Thin skin, Skin Infxn (folds area), prox m/s wasting
- Test for Prox Myopathy
6) Fingers
- Bad ungual infection
7)) Abdomen
- Central Obesity, Striae (purple/red), Scar (any reason)
- Palpate --> Epigastric tenderness (>> steroid usage --> PUD)
- Check for Ascites
8) Legs
- Bruises, Thin skin, Thin limbs, Prox m/s wasting
- Palpate for leg edema also
- Test for Prox Myopathy
9) Complete with
- BP --> HPT
- RBS/ Dipstick --> DM
- Weight & Height --> Growth Failure
- Ask Hx of Long Steroid Tx
- Any Bony pain/ patho# --> Osteoporosis
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| Graphic presentation of Cushing Syndrome |
Labels: Medical , Paediatrics






