1) What type of inheritance is this? 2) Give 2 examples of diseases that are inherited in this manner. 3) How would you counsel a patient with one of these diseases? 4) How would you counsel a pregnant patient with one of these disease if the status of her husband is unknown? Answers to follow [...]
Mystery Diagnosis!
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Update and Contradiction to ACOG Committee Opinion
In December 2012 an ACOG Committee Opinion #543 concluded that delayed cord clamping in a term infant was not advantageous and was not recommended (they did however state that for the preterm infant, delayed clamping may be beneficial). A recent Cochrane Library Report entitled ‘Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping of term infants on [...]
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Answer to Mystery Diagnosis #1
-Diagnosis: Mature cystic teratoma. -Histological features: The give away is the fact that it is ovarian tissue (as given in the question) and has the base of a hair follicle (in the lower right corner of the photograph). Furthermore, one can see abundant skin elements (stratified squamous epithelium and sebaceous glands). -Malignant pote…ntial is determined [...]
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Free Teleseminar on Preparing For Your OB/GYN Case List and Oral Board Exam
Click the link, above or below, to listen to this week’s Tackles the Tough Cases OB/GYN Oral Boards teleseminar. Dr. Schamroth, CEO of ExamPro, goes over these Oral Board exam issues:
1) Uterine rupture with readmission
2) Management of fever
3) Post op complications
4) Menorrhagia and AUB
5) The role of depo lupron
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OBGYN Oral Board Announcement
OBGYN Oral Board Announcement: I have just been made aware that a candidate who will be taking the OBGYN oral board exam provided by ABOG at the end of this year, has received information regarding the month in which his exam will be held. I have to assume that this information is now available to [...]
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Answers to ‘Mystery Diagnosis #1
Answers to ‘Mystery Diagnosis #1 (with histology image) -Diagnosis: Mature cystic teratoma. -Histological features: The give away is the fact that it is ovarian tissue (as given in the question) and has the base of a hair follicle (in the lower right corner of the photograph). Furthermore, one can see abundant skin elements (stratified squamous [...]
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Answer to Mystery Diagnosis #2:
Answer to Mystery Diagnosis #2: Diagnosis: Cervical ectopic pregnancy Options of treatment: Medical (Methotrexate) and surgical Conservative treatment: Things to know about methotrexate: Dosage, side effects, contra-indications (relative and absolute). Complications, follow up of a patient on methotrexate Surgical treatment: Bottom line: be prepared for serious bleeding and possible need for hysterectomy! Alvin Schamroth FACOG [...]
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ExamPro’s Prep for the ABOG OBGYN Oral Board Exam: Mystery Diagnosis #3:
ExamPro’s Prep for the ABOG OBGYN Oral Board Exam: Mystery Diagnosis #3: 1) What type of inheritance is this? 2) Give an example of this kind of inheritance. 3) How would you counsel this patient regarding this type of Mendelian inheritance? 4) How would you counsel her if she is pregnant, and is not sure [...]
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Response to ‘Spot the Mistake’ #2:
If the patient is asymptomatic, why the need for the US or D+C or hysteroscopy? 2) If the endocervical polyp was visible via a speculum examination, why the need for hysteroscopy? 3) Why the need to say ‘No endometrial polyp seen’ if you did not expect it in the first place? 4) Why not an [...]
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Answer to ‘Spot the mistake’ #3
Answer: to ‘Spot the mistake’ #3. 1) Menorrhagia is now ‘old’ terminology. Better to use AUB 2) The D+C and ablation were done concurrently: this means that there was no office biopsy or any histology result to rule out hyperplasia or cancer prior to performing the ablation (this is a significant and common error on [...]
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ABOG Oral Board Prep ‘Spot the mistake’ #4
ABOG oral board prep ‘Spot the mistake’ #4. Can you find the concerns with this case entry?: 60 year G3P2 Diagnosis: Chronic pain and right ovarian cyst Treatment: Laparoscopic RS+O Surgical Path: Diverticular disease with atresia of tube, and ovary Complications: nil Days in hospital: 0 Alvin Schamroth FACOG CEO ExamPro Share this on Bebo [...]
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Announcement to all ExamPro Internet-based case list software users
Announcement to all ExamPro Internet-based case list software users: Yesterday, we experienced an approximately 30 minute interval during which time our Internet service provider went ‘down’. This means that had you tried to access your case list during that time, you would not have been able to do so. While everything is now fine and [...]
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ExamPro’s Prep for the Oral Board Exam: Mystery Diagnosis #4
Mystery Diagnosis #4 1) What is the diagnosis? 2) What are the sonographic features of this diagnosis seen in this sonogram 3) What is the cause for this finding? 4) How would you counsel the patient? 5) What other testing (besides ultrasound) might generate this diagnosis? Share this on Bebo Blog this on Blogger Email [...]
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Important Reminder Before Submission
XXXXXXXXX IMPORTANT REMINDER XXXXXXXXXX When you send you case list to ABOG, make sure you send the ‘de-identified’ copy and not the ‘identified’ copy. This is critical. Failure to do this could result in your being forced to take the exam next year!!!!!!!!! As always, good luck in your exam. Alvin Schamroth FACOG CEO ExamPro [...]
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Answers to Mystery Diagnosis #3
Answers to Mystery Diagnosis #3 Type of inheritance: S-linked recessive Examples: Hemophillia, Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, Red/green color blindness Patient counseling: Male offspring have a 50% chance of the having the disease. Female offspring have a 50% chance of being a carrier. Blog this on Blogger Share this on Facebook Email this via Gmail Add this [...]
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Reminder About Free Mock Oral Exposure
Reminder about free mock oral exposure: If you would like to have free mock oral sessions to practice your oral exam techniques, you are reminded to look down to a post that I wrote on July 8. Here you will find people who have submitted their names and contact info so that you can all [...]
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Important Reminder for Case List Submission
************Reminder for case list submission:************* The copies of the cases list that you submit to ABOG should not be bound. Again, as I mentioned before, please make sure you send it by trackable mail and that it requires a signature from ABOG, as proof of delivery. Blog this on Blogger Share this on Facebook Email [...]
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ABOG Interactions
If any of you have any interaction with ABOG that you wish to share with other candidates, please feel free to do so on this site. Please keep your comments constructive! I am sure everyone will appreciate your experiences in this regard, especially next years candidates. Blog this on Blogger Share this on Facebook Email [...]
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Reminder for Case List Submission
Reminder for case lists -Remember to send your case list by trackable mail with a signature required by the receiver. -Do NOT sent your ‘identified’ copy -Your list must be received by ABOG (not post stamped as sent) by the deadline. As always, good luck in your exam. Alvin Schamroth FACOG CEO ExamPro Blog this [...]
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ExamPro’s Latest Teleseminar for the OB/GYN Oral Boards
Click the link, above or below, to listen to this week’s Tackles the Tough Cases OB/GYN Oral Boards teleseminar. Dr. Schamroth, CEO of ExamPro, goes over these Oral Board exam issues:
1) Mucinous cystadenomas
2) Bowel injury
3) Endometrial polyp
4) PE
5) Uterine rupture
6) Counseling
7) Oral exam technique
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