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3996 matches for “Ghana” — showing 3481–3510
O&G: Antenatal Care · Anaemia in pregnancy difficulty 2/5

Ama, a 30-year-old woman in her second pregnancy, presents to the antenatal clinic at 28 weeks of gestation. Her haemoglobin is 8.2 g/dL. A peripheral blood film shows microcytic hypochromic red cells…

O&G: Antenatal Care · Megaloblastic anaemia — mechanism of folate deficiency in pregnancy difficulty 3/5

Ama, a 32-year-old G3P2 woman at 34 weeks of gestation, is seen in the antenatal clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Her full blood count shows haemoglobin 8.4 g/dL, MCV 110 fL, and peripheral b…

O&G: Antenatal Care · Booking investigations difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 24-year-old primigravida, attends the antenatal clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital at 10 weeks of gestation for her booking visit. She feels well and has no complaints. On examination, h…

O&G: Antenatal Care · IPTp-SP — dosing schedule and continuation beyond three doses difficulty 3/5

Akua is a 29-year-old trader, gravida 3 para 2, who attends her antenatal clinic at 28 weeks of gestation at a district hospital in the Bono Region. She has no symptoms of malaria and her rapid diagno…

O&G: Antenatal Care · Malaria in pregnancy — IPTp contraindication in HIV difficulty 4/5

Fatima, a 32-year-old gravida 2 para 1 at 30 weeks of gestation, is seen in the ANC clinic at Tamale Teaching Hospital. She is known to be HIV-positive and has been on cotrimoxazole prophylaxis (CPT) …

O&G: Antenatal Care · Macrocytic anaemia — investigation and confirmation difficulty 2/5

Ama, a 32-year-old trader and multigravida at 30 weeks of gestation, is seen at a district hospital OPD in the Northern Region. She has no symptoms but her booking VDRL was non-reactive. Routine anten…

O&G: Antenatal Care · PMTCT — infant feeding recommendations difficulty 3/5

Esi, a 19-year-old primigravida at 14 weeks of gestation, attends her first antenatal visit at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. She is found to be HIV-positive on rapid testing. She has no prior ART exposu…

O&G: Antenatal Care · Malaria in pregnancy — treatment of uncomplicated malaria difficulty 3/5

Abena, a 28-year-old G2P1 woman at 26 weeks gestation, presents to a district hospital in the Volta Region with a three-day history of fever, rigors, and headache. Her temperature is 38.9°C, blood pre…

O&G: Antenatal Care · Transfusion indications in sickle cell disease in pregnancy difficulty 4/5

Adwoa, a 33-year-old woman with sickle cell disease (HbSS), is now 20 weeks pregnant and attends the combined haematology-obstetrics clinic at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Her haemoglobin is 7.1 g/dL, …

O&G: Antenatal Care · Malaria in pregnancy – hypoglycaemia risk difficulty 3/5

Mary, a 31-year-old para 3 woman at 30 weeks of gestation, presents to her antenatal clinic at a district hospital in the Volta Region. She reports fever, rigors, and headache for two days. A rapid di…

O&G: Antenatal Care · IPTp-SP – minimum dosing interval difficulty 2/5

Akua, a 30-year-old para 1 woman at 16 weeks of gestation, attends her second antenatal visit at a CHPS compound in the Upper East Region. She is HIV-negative, has no known allergies, and has already …

O&G: Antenatal Care · Anaemia in pregnancy — folate deficiency difficulty 3/5

Abena, a 30-year-old gravida 3 para 2, is reviewed at 20 weeks of gestation at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. Her full blood count shows haemoglobin 8.6 g/dL, MCV 112 fL, and hypersegmented neutrophils o…

O&G: Early Pregnancy & Puerperium · Recurrent miscarriage — antiphospholipid syndrome difficulty 4/5

Abena, a 34-year-old G3P2 woman, is seen in the OPD at a regional hospital in Ghana at 12 weeks of gestation. She reports two previous first-trimester miscarriages, both occurring at around 8–10 weeks…

O&G: Early Pregnancy & Puerperium · Puerperal sepsis — microbiology difficulty 3/5

Abena, a 26-year-old primigravida, delivered vaginally at term in a district hospital 5 days ago following prolonged labour and multiple vaginal examinations. She now presents with fever (temperature …

O&G: Early Pregnancy & Puerperium · Puerperal deep vein thrombosis — diagnosis difficulty 3/5

Fatima, a 22-year-old primigravida, delivers normally at a district hospital in northern Ghana. On day 3 postpartum she develops a fever of 39.2°C, rigors, and left calf pain with swelling. Her lochia…

O&G: Gynaecology · Cervical cancer screening — VIA-positive result in HIV-positive woman difficulty 3/5

Yaa, a 42-year-old trader, attends a cervical cancer screening outreach clinic organised by the Ghana Health Service in the Ashanti Region. She has never had a cervical smear. She is HIV-positive and …

O&G: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy · Acute antihypertensive treatment in severe pre-eclampsia difficulty 3/5

Abena, a 24-year-old primigravida at 36 weeks, is admitted to Tamale Teaching Hospital with a blood pressure of 168/110 mmHg and a severe frontal headache. She has 3+ proteinuria. You decide to admini…

O&G: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy · Prevention of recurrent pre-eclampsia difficulty 3/5

Afia, a 38-year-old woman with a history of pre-eclampsia in a previous pregnancy, attends a preconception counselling clinic. She asks what she can do to reduce her risk of developing pre-eclampsia i…

O&G: Labour & Delivery · Obstructed labour difficulty 2/5

Ama, a 32-year-old para 3 woman, is brought to the emergency department of a district hospital in Ghana. She has been in labour at home for 36 hours. On examination she is exhausted, dehydrated, and h…

O&G: Labour & Delivery · Malpresentations — breech difficulty 3/5

Yaa, a 32-year-old primigravida, attends the antenatal clinic at 36 weeks gestation. Abdominal examination reveals a longitudinal lie with a soft, non-ballotable mass in the lower uterine segment and …

Obstetric Emergencies · Reversible causes of maternal cardiac arrest difficulty 2/5

Akosua, a 32-year-old G3P2 at 38 weeks gestation, is brought to the Komfo Anokye ED by her family after collapsing at home. She was 2 hours into her third stage of labour at a district facility and wa…

Obstetric Emergencies · PPH — genital tract trauma difficulty 3/5

A 34-year-old woman, Fatima, G4P3, delivers at term via normal vaginal delivery at a district hospital in the Upper West Region. The placenta delivers spontaneously. Active management of the third sta…

Obstetric Emergencies · Cord prolapse — maternal positioning difficulty 2/5

A 34-year-old woman, Yaa, G3P2 at 41 weeks gestation is referred to a regional hospital from a peripheral clinic in the Bono East Region after a routine antenatal scan showed polyhydramnios. On arriva…

Obstetric Emergencies · Uterotonic contraindications — ergometrine and hypertension difficulty 3/5

A 29-year-old primigravida, Aisha, delivers at a district hospital in Brong-Ahafo. She has a history of hypertension in pregnancy (BP was 158/104 mmHg antenatally, on methyldopa). Delivery is uneventf…

Obstetric Emergencies · Amniotic fluid embolism - pathophysiology difficulty 4/5

Fatima, a 30-year-old woman, G2P1, at 38 weeks gestation, is brought to the district hospital A&E in Brong-Ahafo by relatives after sudden onset of severe dyspnoea, cyanosis, and loss of consciousness…

Obstetric Emergencies · Refractory eclampsia — second-line anticonvulsants difficulty 4/5

Yaa, a 24-year-old G1P0 at 39 weeks, presented to Korle Bu emergency centre after two eclamptic seizures at home. She has been on the Pritchard magnesium sulphate regimen for 90 minutes. Over the last…

Obstetric Emergencies · Bimanual uterine compression technique difficulty 2/5

A 31-year-old woman, Ama, is in the resuscitation bay of Korle Bu Emergency Centre. She delivered 2 hours ago at a peripheral clinic and was brought by family with ongoing heavy vaginal bleeding. She …

Obstetric Emergencies · RUSH protocol in obstetric haemorrhage difficulty 3/5

A 28-year-old woman, Ama, who is 34 weeks pregnant, is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre by her husband. She has had sudden-onset severe epigastric pain and agitation for 1 hour, and collapsed …

Obstetric Emergencies · HELLP syndrome - pathophysiology and diagnosis difficulty 3/5

Ama, a 32-year-old G3P2 woman at 34 weeks gestation, is referred from a district hospital in the Northern Region with a 6-hour history of severe epigastric and right upper quadrant pain, nausea, and h…

Obstetric Emergencies · HELLP syndrome as cause of acute liver failure difficulty 3/5

Abena, a 32-year-old primigravida at 34 weeks gestation, is brought to the Korle Bu emergency centre by her husband with a 2-day history of vomiting, right upper quadrant pain, and jaundice. She has n…