Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome

Fitz Hugh Curtis Syndrome refers to thickening of Hepatic Glisson's capsule (a type of perihepatitis) seen in females secondary to Gonococcal / Chlamydial infection (PIDs). To remember this syndrome see the word picture mnemonic below.

Signs of Onset of Labour

Remember: Ready Mom, for Safe Delivery ?

Regular & painful uterine contractions
Membranes get ruptured
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Dilatation & effacemnent of cervix

Anticoagulant in Pregnancy

Which anticoagulant can be used in pregnancy? Heparin or Warfarin?
Answer is Heparin. WARfarin SHOULD NOT BE used. Remember: There SHOULD NOT BE WAR IN pregnancy.

Hysterectomy

Indications of abdominal hysterectomy:

Remember TOMB

Trauma: Uterine perforation, cervical tear

Obstructive: Remember HARM

• Hydatidiform mole
• Atonic PPH
• Rupture uterus
• Morbid adherent placenta
  

Malignancy: Carcinoma of ovary / cervix / endometrium, Chorio carcinoma, uterine sarcoma.

Benign: Remember ABCDEF 

• Adenomyosis
• Benign ovarian tumors
• CIN
• DUB
• Endometriosis
• Fibroids, tubo ovarian mass.

Now below is a 3D medical animation shows, in a very general manner, how three different types of hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus) surgeries are performed. Find more at http://www.nucleusinc.com

Causes of Tubal Pregnancy

3 important causes of tubal ectopics: STD, IUCD, PID or STD, IUCD, PID

Either remember that all these end with 'D' or remember SIPping a straw which is a 'tube'

Litzman and Naegele's obliquity

(Remember: PLAN)

Posterior asynclytism = Litzman obliquity;

Anterior = Naegele's obliquity

Hormones from Ovary and Testis

Ovary secretes Relaxin, Inhibin, Progesterone, Estrogen. ( Remember ovaries are RIPE with hormones ).

Testis secretes testosterone, inhibin, and mullerian-inhibiting hormones. ( Remember that testis make Mr. TIM strong ).

Types of Abortion

INcomplete and INevitable abortions have cervical os open (difference is that in the former the uterine size is less than the period of amennorhoea.

In Missed abortion, the fetal Mortality has occured (in threatened abortion the fetus is alive)