1st Trimester Path Flashcards
Most common cause of pelvic pain with a positive pregnancy test
Ectopic pregnancy
Women with a history of ________ are at a high risk for an ectopic pregnancy
- Reproductive therapy
- PID
- Fallopian tube scarring
Most common location of an ectopic
Ampulla of Fallopian tube
Least common location for ectopic
Ovary and cervix
Clinical triad of an ectopic pregnancy
- Pain
- bleeding
- palpable pelvic/abdominal mass
Most dangerous ectopic:
Interstitial/cornual pregnancy
Gamete—
Sperm(male) or egg(female)
Group of disorders that result from an abnormal combination of male and female gametes
Gestational trophoblastic disease
Excessive growth of trophoblastic cells
Gestational trophoblastic disease(GTD)
Gestational Trophoblastic disease aka
- molar pregnancy
- hydatidiform mole
Forms of GTD:
- Complete
2. Incomplete/partial
Most common GTD
Complete molar pregnancy
Most common malignant GTD
Choriocarcinoma
Sonographic finding of snow-storm appearance containing multiple cystic spaces—
Complete molar pregnancy
Ovarian mass associated with molar pregnancy
Theca lutein cyst
Blighted ovum aka
Anembryonic pregnancy
No evidence of fetal pole or yolk sac within a gestational sac—
Blighted ovum/Anembryonic pregnancy
A yolk sac measuring over ___ has been linked to pregnancy failure
> 7mm
A bleed between the endometrium and gestational sac
Subchorionic hemorrhage
Anechoic, crescent shaped area adjacent to gestational sac
Subchorionic hemorrhage
The long arrow is pointing to
Subchorionic hemorrhage
