Emergency management of Pre-eclampsia
Kat Evans takes us through the reality of managing pre-eclampsia in South Africa, highlighting what we cannot miss.
Category Obstetrics Gynaecology
vanPOCUS: 1st Trimester Obstetrics
Vancouver POCUS discusses how to perform and interpret trans-abdominal ultrasound for 1st trimester pregnancies, particularly when assessing for the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy versus an ectopic pregnancy.
Caspar Bartholin Secundus
Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655 - 1738) was a Danish physician and anatomist. Bartholin Glands (1677)
Theodor Langhans
Biography Born 28 September 1839 in Usingen, Germany Studied medicine at the Universities of Heidelburg; Gottingen, under Friedrich Henle (1809–1885); Berlin, under Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902); and Würzburg, under Friedrich von Recklinghausen (1833–1910). 1864 – Graduated medical studies from Würzburg, with…
Joseph Asherman
Joseph G. Asherman (1889 - 1968) was a Czech-Israeli gynaecologist. Asherman Syndrome (1948)
Elizabeth Ramsey
Biography Born 17 February 1906 in New York City 1928 – Mills College, California 1932 – Graduated in medicine, Yale University Lecturer and associate pathologist, George Washington University Died 2 July 1993 Key Medical Contributions Utero-Placental-Fetal Circulation Major Publications Ramsey…
James V. Ricci
Biography Born 26 December 1891, Scapoli, Italy 1912 – AB, Brown University 1916 – MD, Harvard University Clinical Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at New York Medical College Attending Gynaecologist at City Hospital, New York Consultant in Gynaecology and Obstetrics,…
OSCE: Early pregnancy discussion
OSCE 8: Early pregnancy discussion. OSCEs done by recent fellows at a high level to provide an example of a good pass and additional advice on providing a framework to answer the scenarios.
Ultrasound Case 090
A 30 year old woman presents with right iliac fossa pain. Quantitative BHCG is positive at 2500 IU. Her bladder is empty so you proceed to transvaginal ultrasound.
ECG Case 100
31 yr old female who is 5 days post-partum she was brought to the Emergency Department following a episode of collapse. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
Obstetric Patient Hot Case
GENERAL APPROACH Illness requiring ICU admission Pregnancy + Baby Delivery – when or already done INTRODUCTION CUBICLE CTG presence of midwives INFUSIONS PET: MgSO4, phenytoin, hydralazine, GTN pre-term labour: tocolytics, steroids thromboembolism: heparin bleeding: blood products, fluid boluses, TXA cardiogenic…
BHCG, Rhesus D and Progesterone
15% of the population are Rhesus negative; Rh D immunoglobulin is administered to non-sensitised Rh D negative women to prevent the development of Rh D antibodies and in so doing prevent Rh D induced haemolytic disease of the newborn.