Arab Board Ob/Gyn Part 1 case studies
Arab Board Ob/Gyn Part 1 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Arab Board of Health Specializations' Obstetrics and Gynecology Part 1 is the written knowledge component of a regional postgraduate specialty qualification. It is aimed at trainees who have completed, or are close to completing, the foundational years of obstetrics and gynaecology training and who need to show that they can apply basic and clinical science to real patient scenarios. The Arab Board Ob/Gyn Part 1 case studies are 5 cases and about 3,577 words.
1Twin pregnancy at 33+4 with severe preeclampsia and renal impairment
A 34-year-old G2P1 with a dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy at 33+4 weeks presents with a 6-hour history of frontal headache and right upper quadrant pain. BP is 168/112 mmHg on two readings, urine protein is 3+ on dipstick, and she has passed 25 mL of urine per hour over the last 4 hours.
761 words, about 4 min2Advanced adnexal mass in a frail postmenopausal woman: primary debulking or neoadjuvant chemotherapy?
A 67-year-old para 2 with a BMI of 31 presents with 3 months of bloating and early satiety. Examination reveals ascites and a fixed pelvic mass.
713 words, about 4 min3Infertility with obesity, PCOS, and prediabetes: choosing first-line ovulation induction
A 31-year-old nulliparous woman presents with 18 months of primary infertility. Menarche was at 13 years, and cycles occur every 45–90 days.
710 words, about 4 min4Obstetric anal sphincter injury: immediate repair and planning the next delivery
A 29-year-old para 1 attends 2 hours after a spontaneous vaginal delivery of a 3.9 kg infant at term. A second-degree tear was repaired, but on re-examination because of continuous fecal urgency there is a 1.5 cm defect involving approximately 50% of the external anal sphincter, with intact anal mucosa and no visible internal sphincter injury.
686 words, about 3 min5A cesarean surgical-site infection bundle: can a before-after improvement be trusted?
A 12-month quality-improvement project at a tertiary maternity unit introduced a cesarean-section surgical-site infection bundle: chlorhexidine-alcohol skin preparation, weight-based cefazolin within 60 minutes of incision, normothermia, glucose control, and standardised dressing removal. Before the bundle, 97 of 1,200 cesareans had a surgical-site infection (8.1%); after the bundle, 56 of 1,150 had an infection (4.9%).
707 words, about 4 min