1st Trimester Gestational Conditions

Question 1

pernicious vomiting with unknown cause

Answer 1

hyperemesis gravidarum

Question 2

abnormalities of the chorionic villi. The chorion fails to
develop into a full term placenta, and instead
degenerates and become fluid-filled vesicles

Answer 2

hydatidiform mole

Question 3

triad signs of hydatidiform mole

Answer 3

-Big uterus
– Vaginal bleeding- brownish & intermittent
– HCG greater than 1M

Question 4

the prognosis of hydatidiform mole is ________ remission after D&C; may progress to cancer of the
chorion:

Answer 4

80%, choriocarcinoma

Question 5

Termination of pregnancy before the age of viability usually
before 20-24 weeks.

Answer 5

abortion

Question 6

the most common cause of abortion

Answer 6

Defective ovum/congenital defects

Question 7

types of abortion

Answer 7

spontaneous
induced

Question 8

without medical or
mechanical intervention

Answer 8

spontaneous

Question 9

with medical or mechanical
intervention

Answer 9

induced

Question 10

Temp. closure of cervix and remove it on
labor

Answer 10

mcdonald surgery

Question 11

permanent closure & deliver by CS

Answer 11

shirodkar-barter surgery

Question 12

A condition where pregnancy develops outside
the uterine cavity.

Answer 12

ectopic pregnancy

Question 13

types of ectopic pregnancy

Answer 13

a. Tubal: most COMMON type
b. Cervical
c. Abdominal
d. Ovarian

Question 14

most common type of ectopic, how many percent and when it rupture

Answer 14

tubal - found in 90-95% of cases tubal rupture occurs after 12 weeks

Question 15

refers to a cervix that dilates prematurely and
therefore cannot hold a fetus until term, how many percent

Answer 15

incompetent cervix, 1%

Question 16

what position after cerclage

Answer 16

trendelenburg