WOMEN'S HEALTH....PART TWO

The answer: "What is the Hallmark of Osteoporosis"?......is LOSS OF BONE MASS.
This condition occurs due to an imbalance between bone resorption and formation, as
diagnosed by DEXA imaging.



Q: What are the major risk factors for OSTEOPOROSIS?


A: Menopause...Glucocorticoid use...White/Asian race...Low Ca intake
Tobacco/Alcohol use....Family History...Frequent Falls




Q: What is FITZ-HUGH-CURTIS SYNDROME?


A: Acute PERIHEPATITIS occuring only in sexually active women. Symptoms
resemble cholecystitis (fever/RUQ pain/) along with clinical findings of salpingitis.
The majority are due the Chlamydiae Trachomatis. The LFT's and RUQ Sonogram
are normal. Treatment: is of the underlying infection.



Q: In which conditions is pregnancy CONTRAINDICATED?


A: Eisenmenger's Syndrome...Marfan's Syndrome...Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Severe Mitral Stenosis.



Q: Which physical condition is associated with ENDOMETRIAL CANCER?


A: OBESITY



Q: Which laboratory test is HIGHLY suggestive of PREECLEMPSIA in a hypertensive
pregnant woman, with proteinuria, edema.


A: Plasma URIC ACID level >4.5 md/dl.



Q: Which type of breast examination is better BSE (Breast self examination) or
CBE (Clinical breast examination) in SCREENING for breast cancer.


A: CBE...Though not standardized, CBE has about a 50% sensitivity, whereas
BSE has not been shown to have real benefit.




To ponder until next time: What gynecologic conditions can cause DYSPAREUNIA?



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