Tutorial 13 January 2011

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Tonight we wrote 4 essays. We ran out of steam just before 9 and had a bit of a discussion. The essays were:

A.   A 35-year-old woman presents to A&E at 8 weeks’ gestation with left calf pain and leg swelling. Deep vein thrombosis is suspected.

1.    critically evaluate the immediate management             8 marks

2.    critically evaluate the management of the remainder of the pregnancy and delivery                                                                           8 marks

3.    critically evaluate the advice you will give postnatally   4 marks        

B.   Critically evaluate the prognostic factors in choriocarcinoma          

C.   Discuss the ten top recommendations in the 2003-2005 maternal mortality report.        

D.   A 36-year-old woman presents with amenorrhoea of 3 months.

1.    justify the key facts you will elicit in taking her history.  5 marks

2.    justify the investigations you will arrange.                     5 marks

3.    justify the management you will propose.                   10 marks            

Write your versions under exam conditons and send them to me. I'll send mine. Don't waste your time and mine by cheating by preparing or spending longer than you'll get in the exam.

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