Jacob Shared "Endo - Week 6" - 26 Picmonics
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Endo - Week 6
Intraductal Papilloma
- Presentation
- Bloody nipple discharge
- Women 20-40 years old
- Mechanism
- Small tumor in lactiferous ducts
- Occurs Centrally
- Occurs Peripherally
- Increased malignancy
- Diagnosis
- Too Small to Palpate
- Galactogram biopsy
1 min
Fibroadenoma
- Most Common Benign Breast Tumor
- Stromal Tumor
- Presentation
- Women under 40
- Small, firm mass
- Sharp Edges
- Increased tenderness and size with Estrogen
- Management
- Biopsy
1 min
Phyllodes Tumor
- Presentation
- Common in 40's
- Large Palpable Mass
- Mechanism
- Benign
- Rarely Malignant
- Low-Grade Tumor
- Leaf-Like
- Stromal Tumor
- Treatment
- Wide Resection
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
Abruptio Placentae
- Mechanism
- Premature Separation of Placenta
- Assessment
- Tearing Pain
- Bleeding (Often Concealed)
- Rigid Uterus
- Contractions
- Interventions
- Corticosteroids as Needed
- Emergent Delivery
- Considerations
- Increased Risks for Neonate
- Rh (Rhesus) Incompatibilities
- Increased Risk for Shock
- Monitor Fetal Heart Rate
3 mins
Preeclampsia Assessment
- After 20 Weeks of Pregnancy
- Mild
- Hypertension > 140/90
- Proteinuria or End-Organ Dysfunction
- Severe
- Hypertension > 160/110
- Progressive Renal Insufficiency
- Vision Changes
- HELLP Syndrome
- Pulmonary Edema
2 mins
Preeclampsia Interventions
- Side Lying Position and Bedrest
- Antihypertensives
- Magnesium Sulfate
- Labor Induction
1 min
Severe Preeclampsia
- Mechanism of Action
- Vasospasm and Decreased Organ Perfusion
- Intravascular Coagulation
- Increased Permeability and Capillary Leakage
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hypertension
- Proteinuria or End-Organ Dysfunction
- HELLP Syndrome
- Hepatic Dysfunction and Hemolysis
- Elevated Liver Enzymes
- Low Platelet Counts
3 mins
Eclampsia
- Mechanism of Action
- Increased Central Nervous System Irritability
- Signs and Symptoms
- Hyperreflexia
- Positive Ankle Clonus
- Headaches
- Visual Disturbances
- Epigastric or RUQ Pain
- Seizures
- Coma
- Considerations
- Don't Leave Bedside
- Magnesium Sulfate
2 mins
Placenta Previa
- Mechanism
- Placenta Covers Cervical Os
- Assessment
- Painless
- Bright Red Vaginal Bleeding
- Interventions
- Stable Fetus
- Bed Rest
- Observation
- Unstable Fetus
- C-section Delivery
- Considerations
- Risk for Shock
- Magnesium Sulfate
- Tocolysis
3 mins
Magnesium Sulfate
- Mechanism
- Muscle Relaxant
- Indications
- Preterm Labor Contractions
- Preeclampsia
- Side Effects
- Warm Feeling
- Hypotension
- Decreased Deep Tendon Reflexes (DTRS)
- Decreased Respiratory Rate
- Decreased Urine Output
- Paralytic Ileus
- Antidote
- Calcium Gluconate
2 mins
Amniocentesis
- Mechanism
- Transabdominal Puncture
- > 14 weeks gestation
- Indications
- Genetic and Congenital Anomalies
- Fetal Hemolytic Disease
- Fetal Lung Maturity
- Complications
- Miscarriage
- Hemorrhage
- Infection
- Considerations
- RhoGAM (Rh Immune Globulin)
2 mins
Chorioamnionitis
- Fever
- Maternal or fetal tachycardia
- Leukocytosis
- Foul Odor to Amniotic Fluid
- Treatment: Antibiotics
- Monitor uterine tenderness, contractions and fetal activity
- Monitor maternal vital signs & FHR
2 mins
Toxoplasma gondii TORCH
- Signs and Symptoms
- Congenital TORCH Infection
- Mom Usually Asymptomatic
- Rarely Lymphadenopathy
- Nonspecific TORCH Signs
- Intrauterine Growth Retardation
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Deafness
- Chorioretinitis
- Hydrocephalus
- Diagnosis
- Calcifications
1 min
Toxoplasma gondii
- Characteristics
- Protozoa
- Cysts in Meat or Cat Feces
- Signs and Symptoms
- Brain Abscess in HIV Patients
- Ring-enhancing Brain Lesions
- Crosses Placenta in Pregnant Women
- Congenital TORCH Infection
- Treatment
- Pyrimethamine
- Sulfadiazine
2 mins
Syphilis TORCH
- Signs and Symptoms
- Nonspecific TORCH Symptoms
- Often Results in Stillbirth
- Hydrops Fetalis
- Saber Shins
- Notched Teeth
- Saddle Nose
- Blindness
- Deafness
- Hepatitis
3 mins
Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Herpesvirus 3
- Characteristics
- Enveloped
- Double Stranded DNA
- Signs and Symptoms
- Chickenpox
- Pneumonia
- Encephalitis
- Trigeminal and Dorsal Root Ganglia
- Shingles
- Diagnosis
- Tzanck Test
- Multinucleated Giant Cells
- Cowdry A Inclusion
- Treatment
- Acyclovir
2 mins
Rubella TORCH
- Signs and Symptoms
- Nonspecific TORCH Symptoms
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Pulmonary Artery Hypoplasia
- Cataracts
- Deafness
- Blueberry Muffin Rash
- Glaucoma
1 min
Rubella
- Characteristics
- RNA Virus
- Matonaviridae
- Enveloped
- Icosahedral
- SS Positive Linear
- Signs and Symptoms
- German Measles or Three-Day Measles
- Fever
- Postauricular Tenderness
- Lymphadenopathy
- Truncal Rash
- Arthritis
- Congenital TORCH Infection
2 mins
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) TORCH
- Signs and Symptoms
- Nonspecific TORCH symptoms
- Intrauterine Growth Restriction (Retardation)
- Deafness
- Microcephaly
- Seizures
- Periventricular Calcifications
- Petechial Rash
- Blueberry Muffin Rash
- Chorioretinitis
- Diagnosis
- Urine Viral Culture or PCR
2 mins
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