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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2018) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Mechanism
- Uterine Atony
- Lacerations
- Retained Placenta
- Signs and Symptoms
- Bleeding
- Hypotension
- Boggy Uterus
- Considerations
- Oxytocin
- Bimanual Compression of Uterus
- Surgery
- Blood Transfusion
2 mins
Ectopic Pregnancy
- Signs and Symptoms
- Lower Abdominal Pain
- Delayed Menses
- Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding
- Shock
- Referred Shoulder Pain
- Cullen Sign
- Considerations
- Methotrexate
- Surgery
- RhoGAM
2 mins
Polyhydramnios
- Pathophysiology
- Increased Amniotic Fluid
- Causes
- Duodenal Atresia (or Gastrointestinal Atresias)
- Maternal Diabetes
- Multiple Gestations
- Anencephaly
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Diagnosis
- Ultrasound
- Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) > 25 cm
- Treatment
- Weekly Nonstress Test (NST) and Biophysical Profile (BPP)
- Amnioreduction
- Indomethacin
3 mins
Oligohydramnios
- Decreased Amniotic Fluid
- Etiologies
- Renal Agenesis (Fetal Urinary Tract Abnormalities)
- Uteroplacental Insufficiency
- Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM)
- Diagnosis
- Ultrasound
- Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) < 5 cm
- Complications
- Spontaneous Abortion
- Pulmonary Hypoplasia
- Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
- Treatment
- Treat Underlying Cause
- Delivery (When Viable)
2 mins
