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Endocrinology in Pregnancy
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Anemia
1. IUGR is defined when birth weight is below the tenth percentile of the
average of gestational age
2. Best parameter for ultrasound evaluation of IUGR is abdominal
circumference
3. Birth weight of a baby can be increased by cessation of smoking
4. A large baby is born with which complication in pregnancy is gestational
diabetes
Puerperium
1. Puerperal fever from breast engorgement is less severe and less common if
lactation is suppressed
2. Involution of uterus is completed by 6 weeks
3. The weight of the uterus at 8 weeks postpartum is lOOg
4. Postpartum decidual secretion presents as lochia
5. Breast-feeding can be encouraged despite maternal acute puerperal
mastitis
Malpresentation and Positions
1. The commonest cause of breech presentation is prematurity
2. Best method to deliver arms in breech is Lovset's method
3. The complication that can occur with internal podalic version for transverse
lie is uterine rupture
4. The commonest cause of occipito-posterior position of fetal head during
labour is android pelvis
5. In brow presentation, presenting diameter is mento vertical
6. Incidence of cord prolapse is least in Frank breech
7. In an after coming head, the occiput is perforated during delivery
8. The most common form of fetal traumatic injury incurred during breach
extraction is intracranial hemorrhage
9. In a case of direct occipitoposterior position, face to pubis delivery, most
commonly encountered problem is complete perineal tear
10. Blood in urine in a patient in labour is diagnostic of obstructed labour
11. Transverse lie in early labor, liquor adequate and no C/l for vaginal delivery
= Do ECV
12. Transverse lie in late or active labor or with ruptured membranes = Do CS
13. MC cause of unstable lie is idiopathic > placenta previa>polyhydramnios
14. MC location of placenta in unstable lie is fundal
15. Primigravida with breech is a relative indication for CS
16. Primigravida with breech + any complication or high risk factor = prefer CS
Contraception
1. Hydatidiform mole is not an absolute contraindication of oral contraceptive
pill
2. Mechanism of action of spermicide is disrupting cell membrane and motility
3. Dysmenorrhea is not a side effect of oral contraceptives
4. Emergency contraception is contraception provided to unprotected
intercourse
5. Hepatic adenoma has been associated with the use of oral contraceptives
6. Lowest dose of ethinyl estradiol used in combination contraceptive is 10 pg
- Lo Loestra
7. Micronized progesterone can be given by oral and vaginal routes
8. In a young female of reproductive age, an absolute contraindication for
prescribing oral contraceptive pills is impaired liver function
9. The most common complication of IUCD is bleeding
10. Most commonly removed/resected parts of loop in tubectomy include
isthmus
11. The intra-abdominal pressure during laparoscopy should be set between
10-15 mmHg
12. Mifepristone and misoprostol can be used for induction of abortion for a
maximum of up to 9 weeks of amenorrhea
Important Topics
1. The findings of a single umbilical artery on examination of the umbilical
cord after delivery is an indicator of considerably increased incidence of
major malformations of the fetus
2. Complications of polyhydramnios include placental abruption, uterine
dysfunction, and postpartum hemorrhage
3. Least vital capacity is seen in Trendelenburg position
4. Drug contraindicated during pregnancy is Captopril
5.
Vaccine contraindicated in pregnancy is rubella
6.
7. In Sheehan's syndrome, the most effective drug is Corticosteroid
8. Posterior urethral valve in the fetus is a cause of oligohydramnios
Stilbestrol administered during pregnancy can produce vaginal
9. adenocarcinoma in teenage
10. Cerebral infarction is seen with maternal use of cocaine
Primary postpartum hemorrhage is most commonly caused by uterine
11.
atony
Excessive intake (hypervitaminosis) of Vitamin A is associated with
12.
increased risk of congenital malformations
During foetal life, maximum growth is caused by Insulin
13. Most common cause of maternal mortality in India is pregnancy related
complications
14. Commonest cause of perinatal mortality is infection
Menstruation
1. In ovarian cycle increased levels of LH are due to increased Estrogen
2. In 40 days of menstrual cycle the ovulation occurs at 26th day
3. The ovarian cycle is initiated by FSH
4. Maximum function of corpus luteum occurs 8 days after ovulation.
5. The earliest morphological evidence of ovulation on endometrial biopsy is
basal vacuolation
6. Pulsatile GnRH is used for managing anovulatory infertility
7. Maturation Index on vaginal cytology is a diagnostic method for evaluating
the endocrine status of cervix
8. Vaginal cytology for hormonal changes is best taken from lateral wall
9. Cornification index or eosinophilic index indicates estrogen effects
Hormones
1. The production of cervical mucus is stimulated by estradiol
2. Ferning of cervical mucus depends on estrogen
3. Clomiphene citrate is antiestrogen
4. Clomiphene citrate is indicated in Stein - Leventhal syndrome
5. The most serious complication of clomiphene therapy for induction of
ovulations is hyperstimulation syndrome
6. Danazol is used in the treatment of cyclical mastalgia
7. The probable source of Relaxin is ovary
8. Granulosa cells produces estrogen with the help of the enzyme aromatase
9. SERM used for contraception = Ormeloxifene
10. S/E of clomiphene for which it should be immediately stopped is visual
symptoms
11. MC Androgen produced by ovary = Androstenedione
12. Most potent androgen = Dihydrotestosterone
13. Androgen produced only by adrenal = DHEA - sulfate
Infections in Gynae
1. Strawberry vagina is seen in Trichomonas vaginalis
2. Clue cells are seen in bacterial vaginosis
3. Non-gonococcal urethritis is caused by Chlamydia
4. During laparoscopy, the preferred site for obtaining cultures in a patient
with acute PID is fallopian tubes
5. Asymptomatic carriage of gonococcal infection in female is commonly seen
in endocervix
6. Gonococcal vaginitis occurs in infants
7. Chlamydia cannot be detected by wet film
8. The most sensitive method for detecting cervical chlamydia trachomatis
infection is polymerase chain reaction
9. Drug of choice for Chlamydia in pregnancy is Azithromycin
10. Creamy fishy odor is caused by Gardnerella
11. Most common site for genital tuberculosis is fallopian tube
12. Most common route of transmission of endometrial tuberculosis is
hematogenous
13. The most common cause of tubal block in India is Tuberculosis
14. Salpingitis/Endosalpingitis is best confirmed by Hysteroscopy and
Laparoscopy
15. Cause of infection in tuberculous fallopian tube is hematogenous spread
from a primary focus
16. Most common pregnancy outcome following treatment of genital
tuberculosis is ectopic pregnancy
17. The LEAST chance of PID is seen with the use of condom
18. Gold standard for diagnosis of PID is diagnostic laparoscopy
19. Posterior colpotomy is done in pelvic abscess
20. Endosalpingitis is best diagnosed by Laparoscopy is to Avoid hysteroscopy
21. MC vaginitis in pregnant women - Candidiasis
22. MC cause of PID in virgin female - Tuberculosis
23. Amsel's criteria is used for bacterial vaginosis
Congenital Malformations, Amenorrhea, PCOD &
Endocrinology
1. Complete failure of fusion of the Mullerian duct leads to Uterus didelphys
2. Paramesonephric duct develops into uterus
3. To diagnose uterus didelphys, procedure of choice MRI > 3D-USG
4. The most important indication for surgical repair of a bicornuate uterus is
habitual abortion
5. Vaginal atresia is associated with uterine atresia
6. Ideal age for repair of vaginal agenesis is before marriage
7. Ovary develop from genital ridge
8. Transverse vaginal septum corresponds to external os
9. Rokitansky Kuster Hauser syndrome is associated with vaginal atresia
10. Bicornuate uterus is due to incomplete fusion of paramesonephric duct
11. Unicollis bicornis means two uterine cavities with one cervix
12. SRY gene is located on short arm of Y chromosome
13. Gartner's cyst can be differentiated from cystocele by the absence of
impulse on coughing
14. MC cause of primary amenorrhoea is gonadal dysgenesis (Turner's
syndrome)
15. MC cause of hirsutism= Idiopathic > PCOS
16. Clitoromegaly is defined if clitoris is > 10mm.
17. Modified FerrimanGallwey score > 8 means hirsutism is present
18. Percentage of PCOS patients having diabetes = 10%
19. Percentage of PCOS patients having Impaired glucose tolerance = 35%
20. DOC for hirsutism is OCPs
21. MC congenital anomaly of uterus is septate uterus
22. MC anomaly causing abortion = septate uterus
23. MC anomaly a/w infertility = septate uterus
24. MC anomaly with renal anomalies = Unicornuate uterus
25. Best reproduction outcome seen in Arcuate uterus
Puberty & Intersex
Endometriosis
1. Endometriosis is commonly associated with bilateral chocolate cyst of
ovary
2. Pain in endometriosis correlates with the depth of invasion
3. Best investigation to establish the diagnosis of endometriosis is
laparoscopy
4. Most accepted theory of endometriosis is Sampson's theory of retrograde
menstruation and implantation
5. Recurrence rate of endometriosis after medical therapy is 30-50%
Fibroids
1. Red degeneration of fibroid occurs most commonly in 2nd trimester
2. In a pregnant woman with red degeneration, management is conservative
treatment
3. In leiomyoma of uterus Squamous metaplasia does not occur
4. Percentage of myomas which undergo sarcomatous transformation is 0.5%
5. The common complication of fibroid uterus in pregnancy is red
degeneration
6. Sarcomatous changes is the rarest modification in a fibroid uterus
7. To start with all fibroids ARE INTRAMURAL
8. Calcareous degeneration occurs most commonly subserous fibroids
9. Uterine fibromyoma is associated with endometriosis, follicular cysts of
ovary, endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer
10. Treatment of red degeneration of fibroid during pregnancy is analgesics
11. Least common complication of fibroid is malignancy
12. Most common type of uterine polyp is mucous polyp
13. Wansteker's classification - hysteroscopic ally submucous fibroid are
further divided into:
a. Type 0-fibroid totally in cavity
b. Type 1 - > 50% in cavity
c. Type 2 - < 50% in cavity (i.e. >50% in myometrium)
Infertility
1. Drug not helpful in induction of ovulation is progesterone
2. Spinnbarkeit phenomenon is due to elasticity of cervical mucus
3. The commonest Indication of IVF is abnormality of fallopian tube
4. Asherman’s syndrome is due to curettage
5. Cryptomenorrhea is seen in imperforated hymen
6. The presentation of Asherman syndrome typically involves
Hypomenorrhea
7. The most common cause of primary amenorrhea is ovarian dysgenesia
8. Gonococcal infection in female is commonly found in endocervix
9. In IUCD, the organism causing infection is Actinomyces
10. The drug of choice for bacterial vaginosis is Metronidazole
11. The most sensitive method for detecting cervical Chlamydia trachomatis
infection is Polymerase chain reaction
12. Gonococcal infection spreads by Involvement of adjacent structures
13. Gonococcal infection in a female is commonly found in the endocervix
14. Normal menstrual blood loss is 80ml
15. Enclomiphene is anti-estrogenic
16. Fern test is due to the presence of NaCI under estrogenic effect
17. Anti hormonal substance used to induce ovulation is Clomiphene citrate
18. Fallopian tube dysmotility is seen in Kartagener syndrome
19. Best Investigation to assess tubal patency is Laparoscopic chromotubation
20. Post coital test (PCT) is done for cervical receptivity (detecting antisperm
antibodies)
21. According to WHO criteria, the minimum normal sperm count is 20 million/
ml
22. Aspermia is the term used to describe absence of semen
23. In azoospermia, the diagnostic test which can distinguish between
testicular failure and obstruction of Vas deferens is the estimation of
testosterone
24. In vitro fertilization is indicated in tubal pathology
25. Aspiration of sperms from testes is done in TESA
26. In semen banks, semen is preserved at low temperature using liquid
nitrogen
27. The major contribution to the human seminal fluid is from seminal vesicles
28. Max semen inseminated in IUI=0.5 ml
29. Most important semen parameter for ICSI is sperm morphology
30. MC cause of B/L cornual block on HSG is cornual spasm
31. First test to assess tubal patency is hysterosalpingography
32. Polar bodies are not preferred for PIGD as it cannot detect paternal defects
33. MC fibroid causing infertility is sub mucous fibroid
Prolapse, Uro-Gynecology
1. Most common cause of VVF in India is obstetrical trauma
2. Stress incontinence is a common symptom of prolapse of uterus
3. Most common cause of vesicovaginal fistula in developing countries is
obstructed labor
4. Retention of urine in a pregnant woman with a retroverted uterus is seen at
12-16 weeks
5. Stress incontinence is best corrected by bladder neck suspension
6. Retention of urine in a pregnant woman with retroverted uterus is seen in
12-16 weeks
7. Most common site of injury to ureter is where it crosses uterine A
8. Burch colposuspension for Stress incontinence has highest success rate at
the end of 5 yrs
9. Most useful investigation for VVF is Cystoscopy
10. Most important support of pelvic viscera is levator ani muscle
11. Most important ligament support of uterus is the cardinal ligament
12. Decubitus ulcer is due to venous congestion in the prolapse
13. Baden walker halfway system, reference point for classification of prolapse
is the hymen
14. In POPQ classification, reference point is hymen
Oncology
1. Most common vaginal carcinoma is squamous cell carcinoma
2. In a case of vaginal carcinoma of stage III, there is involvement of the pelvis
3. Common differential diagnosis of verrucous carcinoma is condylomata
accuminata
4. Brachytherapy is used in Stage lb Ca cervix
5. Characteristic feature of carcinoma fallopian tube is watery discharge
6. Sentinel biopsy is most effective in vulval ca
7. The most common site of vulval cancer labia majora
8. Endometrial hyperplasia is seen in PCOD
9. Long-term tamoxifen therapy may cause endometrium Ca
10. Endometrial carcinoma is predisposed by diabetes mellitus, hypertension
and obesity
11. The most malignant endometrial carcinoma is Clear cell carcinoma
12. Investigation of choice in a 55-years-old post-menopausal woman who has
presented with postmenopausal bleeding is endometrial biopsy. Gold
standard is fractional curettage (Preferably with Hysteroscopy)
13. Carcinoma endometrium with positive superficial inguinal lymph node
status is classified as stage IV
14. Metropathiahemorrhagica can cause endometrial cancer
15. Therapeutic conization is indicated in microinvasive carcinoma
16. MC agent responsible for Ca cervix is HPV 16
17. HPV associated with adenocarcinoma of cervix is Type 18
18. Most common type of human papilloma virus causing Ca cervix are 16 and
18
19. Virus associated with cancer cervix is HPV
20. MC Site of Ca Cervix is transformation zone
21. Earliest symptom of carcinoma cervix is irregular vaginal bleeding
22. In microinvasive cervical cancer, most common treatment is simple
hysterectomy
23. M/C site of metastasis of Ca cervix is lymph nodes
24. Most common ovarian tumor in less than 20 years is germ cell tumour
25. Dysgerminoma is the most radiosensitive ovarian tumors
26. According to WHO classification of ovarian tumours, Brenner tumor of
ovary belongs to epithelial tumours
27. Ovarian tumours commonly arise from epithelium
28. Brenner's tumor resembles fibroma
29. Masculinizing tumors of the ovary arrhenoblastoma
30. The most common pure germ cell cancer of the ovary dysgerminoma
31. Pain of ovarian carcinoma is referred to medial surface of thigh
32. Meigs’ syndrome is associated with fibroma
33. The most common complication of an ovarian tumor is torsion
34. Most common ovarian cyst to undergo torsion is benign cystic teratoma
35. The pseudomyxoma peritonei occurs as a complication of the mucinous
cyst adenoma (ovary)
36. Attacks of flushing and cyanosis occur in carcinoid tumors of ovary
37. Reinke's crystals are found in hilus cell tumor
38. Schiller-duvaI bodies are seen in endodermal sinus tumor
39. In a case of Dysgerminoma of ovary, serum lactic dehydrogenase is likely to
be raised
40. CA -125 is a tumor marker for carcinoma ovary
41. Ca-125 is a sensitive marker. Its specificity increases in postmenopausal
women.
42. Placental alkaline phosphatase is marker of Dysgerminoma
43. Marker for granulosa cell tumor is Inhibin
44. Bilateral germ cell tumour is dysgerminoma
45. Ovarian tumor likely to involve the opposite ovary by metastasis granulosa
cell tumor
46. Most common ovarian tumour in pregnancy is dermoid cyst
47. The maturation index on vaginal cytology is a diagnostic method for
evaluating the endocrine status of cervix
48. Vaginal cytology for hormonal change is best taken from Lateral wall
49. Cornification index or eosinophilic index indicates estrogenic effect
50. Hysteroscopy means visualization of uterine cavity
51. Best gas used for creating pneumoperitoneum at laparoscopy is CO2
52. Laparoscopy is best avoided in patients with COPD
53. Laparoscopy is contraindicated in Peritonitis
54. Goniometer is used for urethrovesical angle
55. Feature of post ovulatory endometrium on ultrasound is prominent
posterior enhancement
56. Luteal phase defect is best diagnosed by endometrial biopsy
57. Corpus luteum cyst occurs due to HCG
58. Sexual maturity is attained early in precocious puberty
59. Menstruation is defined as precocious if it starts before the child reaches
the age of 10 years
60. Post menopausal estrogen production is due to peripheral aromatization of
androstenedione
61. Hydatidiform mole is associated with Lutein cyst
62. Metastasis of choriocarcinoma most commonly goes to the lungs
63. Point of distinction between partial mole to complete mole is partial mole
is triploid
64. A case of Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia belongs to high-risk group if
disease develops after full term pregnancy
65. Chemotherapy is indicated in gestational trophoblastic disease in persistent
increase in 0-HCG after evacuation
66. The treatment of the lutein cyst in H. mole is suction evacuation
67. Snow storm appearance is seen in complete molar pregnancy
68. In Leiomyoma of uterus, least likely change to occur is sarcomatous change
69. Mifepristone is useful for the treatment of fibroids
70. Methotrexate is used in management of ectopic pregnancy
71. Call Exner bodies are seen in Granulosa cell tumour
72. Increase in maternal serum AFP is seen in renal agenesis
73. The PAP smear is used largely for screening carcinoma cervix
74. Pap smear in pregnancy is routine as a part of screening
75. Carcinoma cervix extends to the lateral pelvic wall in Stage III
76. Long-term use of tamoxifen causes endometrial carcinoma
77. Most common cause of cervical wart is HPV 11
78. The best investigation to diagnose carcinoma cervix in early stages pap
smear
79. Most common site of metastasis in Choriocarcinoma is the lung
80. Management of CIN III is LEEP conization
81. Cal25 is elevated in what50 % of stage 1 epithelial ovarian cancer
82. Treatment of Ca Cervix IIIB include concurrent chemoradiation
83. Cervical cancer III B treatment is intracavitary radiation + external beam
radiation+ chemotherapy
84. Treatment for stage lib to III of cervical cancer is Chemotherapy +
Radiotherapy
85. Most commonly Krukenberg tumor is due to carcinoma of stomach
86. Brenner's tumor is malignant
87. The ovarian tumor which is most likely to be associated with virilization is
Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor
88. Largest tumour of the ovary is mucinous cystadenoma
89. MC functional cyst of ovary is Follicular cyst
90. Rupture of ovarian cyst MC seen with corpus luteal cyst
91. Hemorrhage in cyst MC seen with serous cystadenoma
92. Dash and dot appearance on USG is seen in dermoid cyst of ovary
93. MC ovarian cancer a/w endometrial cancer is endometrioid cancer
94. MC ovarian cancer a/w endometriosis is clear cell cancer
95. IVP showing hydronephrosis in cervical cancer confined to cervix is stage