LOCATION OF RUBRICS

GYNAECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS

Definition

• Branch of medicine concerned with female reproductive organs, menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium.

Location of Rubrics

General

• Menses
  → Menses delayed
  → Menses accelerated
  → Menses irregular

• Menstrual Disorders
  → Menstrual colic
  → Menstrual flow too light
  → Menstrual flow too heavy

• Pregnancy
  → Pregnancy confirmed
  → Pregnancy not confirmed

• Parturition
  → Labour commenced
  → Labour not commenced

• Lactation
  → Lactation commenced
  → Lactation not commenced

Organ-wise Location of Rubrics

• Uterus → Uterus, abdomen, hypogastric region
• Ovaries → Ovaries, hypogastric region
• Fallopian tubes → Hypogastric region, iliac regions
• Cervix → Cervix, vagina, vulva
• Vagina → Vagina, vulva
• Uterus and accessory organs → Hypogastric region, abdomen
• Menstrual disorders → Uterus, ovaries, hypogastric region
• Pregnancy and labour → Uterus, abdomen
• Puerperium and postpartum → Uterus, abdomen
• Abdomen disorders → Abdomen
• General symptoms → Whole body
• Menses and its disorders → Uterus

Important Rubric Groups

• Menstruation → Menstruation, uterine disorders, ovaries, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea
• Pregnancy → Pregnancy, parturition, uterus, abdomen, back
• Puerperium → Puerperium, uterus, breast, lactation
• Sterility → Sterility, uterus, ovaries, uterine disorders

SURGERY

Definition

• Branch of medicine concerned with surgical diseases, injuries, and operative procedures.

Location of Rubrics

General

• Injuries
  → Wounds complicated
  → Wounds uncomplicated

• Operations
  → Operations complicated
  → Operations uncomplicated

• Surgical Instruments
  → Surgical instruments useful
  → Surgical instruments not useful

Surgical Location of Rubrics

• Organs and disorders → Specific organ location
  Example: Liver → liver region

• Regions of body → Specific region
  Example: Abdomen → abdomen

• General symptoms → Whole body

• Post-operative symptoms → General symptoms

Important Surgical Rubric Groups

• Wound → Wound, inflammation, ulcer, gangrene, abscess
• Operation → Operation, anaesthesia, post-operative care
• Burns → Burns, inflammation, ulcer, gangrene
• Amputation → Amputation, anaesthesia, pain, phantom limb

PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

Definition

• Branch of medicine concerned with diagnosis and medical treatment of diseases.

Location of Rubrics

General

• General symptoms
  → Health improved
  → Health declined

• General diseases
  → Health improved
  → Health declined

• General treatment
  → Health improved
  → Health declined

Practice of Medicine Location of Rubrics

• Organs and disorders → Specific organ location
  Example: Pneumonia → lungs

• Regions of body → Specific region

• General symptoms → Whole body

• Disease-related symptoms → Disease-specific location

• Miasma → General symptoms

• Temperament → Whole body

Important Rubric Groups

• Fever → Fever, chills, perspiration, cold sweat, heat
• Diarrhoea → Diarrhoea, constipation, dysentery, abdomen
• Vomiting → Vomiting, nausea, abdomen
• Headache → Headache, pain, dizziness, sensations

KEY EXAM NOTE

• Always locate rubrics based on:
  • Organ involved
  • Region affected
  • General or particular symptoms
  • Stage of disease (acute, chronic, post-operative)