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Slide 1 - Sponge Holding Forceps (Ring Forceps)

a) Identify the specimen: The instrument shown is a Sponge Holding Forceps (also called Ring Forceps or Foerster Forceps). It has long handles, a ratchet lock, and ring-shaped jaws (fenestrated oval rings) at the tip.

b) Diagnostic uses:

Swabbing the vaginal vault and cervix during per vaginal (PV) examination to visualize the cervix or operative field
Holding swabs for collecting endocervical/vaginal discharge samples for culture
Holding gauze to clean and expose the cervix during colposcopy or during assessment of cervical os
Packing removal from the vaginal vault post-operatively
Holding sponges to apply antiseptic solutions during operative field preparation

c) Therapeutic uses:

Applying antiseptic or haemostatic sponges/packs to the vaginal vault or cervix
Applying trichloroacetic acid (TCA) to cervical erosions
Holding and applying medicated gauze to wounds or cavities
Assisting in removal of intrauterine foreign bodies or lost IUCD strings
Facilitating cervical cerclage procedures
Applying local anaesthetic to the cervix before procedures (e.g., before Pipelle biopsy)
Used in manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) to steady the cervix

Slide 2 - Prolapsed Internal Hemorrhoids

a) Identify the specimen: The image shows Prolapsed Internal Hemorrhoids (Grade III/IV). The left image shows a normal anus for comparison; the right shows prolapsed hemorrhoidal tissue (dark red/engorged mucosa protruding through the anal verge).

Internal hemorrhoids are graded by prolapse:

1st degree - bulge into canal, do not prolapse
2nd degree - prolapse on straining, reduce spontaneously
3rd degree - prolapse requires manual reduction
4th degree - irreducible prolapse (as shown) - at risk for strangulation

(Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 11th ed.)

b) Complications:

Strangulation - irreducible prolapse leads to vascular compromise
Necrosis and gangrene - if strangulation is untreated, hemorrhoidal tissue becomes gangrenous
Thrombosis - venous stasis causes clot formation within hemorrhoidal plexus
Incarceration - acute prolapse that is no longer manually reducible
Bleeding - significant per-rectal bright red blood
Infection/sepsis - pelvic sepsis (rare but life-threatening)
Ulceration - from chronic prolapse and mucosal trauma
Anal stenosis - post-inflammatory or post-operative stricture

(Sabiston Textbook of Surgery)

c) Management:

Conservative (non-operative):

High-fibre diet, adequate hydration, stool softeners
Warm sitz baths
Avoidance of straining
Local anaesthetics/topical steroids for symptomatic relief
For incarcerated hemorrhoids: osmotic reduction with table sugar packs, ice packs, anal block, hyaluronidase injection into edematous tissue

Office-based procedures:

Rubber band ligation - for 1st/2nd/selected 3rd degree hemorrhoids; most commonly used office procedure
Infrared photocoagulation - for small 1st and 2nd degree hemorrhoids
Sclerotherapy - injection of sclerosing agents

Surgical:

Excisional hemorrhoidectomy (Milligan-Morgan / Ferguson) - indicated for 3rd/4th degree, or failed conservative treatment
Stapled hemorrhoidopexy (PPH) - less post-op pain but higher recurrence rate; does not address external hemorrhoids
Emergency hemorrhoidectomy - for strangulated, necrotic, or gangrenous hemorrhoids that fail non-operative management

(Sabiston Textbook of Surgery; Schwartz's Principles of Surgery, 11th ed.)

Slide 3 - Carboprost Tromethamine (CPROSTIN)

a) Class of drug:

Prostaglandin analogue - specifically, 15-methyl prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α)
It is a synthetic analogue of naturally occurring prostaglandin F2α with a methyl group added at C-15 to prolong its action and increase potency
Pharmacological class: Oxytocic / Uterotonic agent

(Morgan & Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology, 7e; Creasy & Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine)

b) Uses:

Refractory postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) - first-line use; used when oxytocin infusion is not sufficient to control uterine atony (2nd-line uterotonic after oxytocin)
Uterine atony - stimulates powerful myometrial contractions to control bleeding from the placental implantation site
Termination of pregnancy (mid-trimester abortion)
Incomplete or missed abortion
Dose: 250 mcg (0.25 mg) IM, repeated every 15-90 minutes up to a maximum of 2 mg (8 doses)
Route: Intramuscular (IM) only

(Creasy & Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Morgan & Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology, 7e)

c) Side effects:

GI effects (most common): Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Bronchoconstriction / bronchospasm - significant; contraindicated in asthma
Hypertension
Fever / pyrexia
Flushing
Headache
Tachycardia
Pulmonary edema (rarely)
Cardiovascular effects: Use with great caution in patients with cardiovascular disease

Key contraindication: Asthma (due to bronchospasm); also caution in cardiovascular disease, hepatic/renal impairment.

(Morgan & Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology, 7e; Creasy & Resnik's Maternal-Fetal Medicine)

Summary Table for Quick Revision:

Slide	Specimen	Key Points
1	Sponge Holding Forceps	Diagnostic: swabbing, sample collection. Therapeutic: antiseptic application, TCA, packing
2	Prolapsed Hemorrhoids (Gr. III/IV)	Complications: strangulation, necrosis, thrombosis. Mgmt: conservative → banding → hemorrhoidectomy
3	Carboprost (15-methyl PGF2α)	Class: prostaglandin. Use: refractory PPH/uterine atony. Side effects: N/V/D, bronchospasm, HTN

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