3.1.1 Diseases of Pregnancy Flashcards
What are some of the etiologies of placental inflammation and infection?
What is placenta praevia?
Implantation over internal cervical os
Associated w/ placenta accreta
Post partum bleeding
Despite the case fatality decreasing over time, what continues to be the 2nd leading cause of maternal mortality in US?
Ectopic pregnancy
Name 4 unusual shapes of placentas
Placenta succenturiate - Accessory lobes
Velamentous insertion of umbilical cord
Battledore placenta - Marginal insertion of umbilical cord
Placenta circumvallata - White ring
What these be?
Left: Placenta accreta
Right: Placenta percreta
What is chorioadenoma destruens? clinical features?
Invasive mole
What this be?
Twin gestation
Which morphology of placental inflammation?
Varicella Zoster Villitis
What are some of the dz’s of pregnancy?
Placental inflammation and infections
Placental abnormalities and twin placentas
Spontaneous abortion
Ectopic pregnancy
Toxemia of pregnancy
Gestational trophoblastic dz’s
What patholgies are associated with ectopic pregnancy?
What are the most common sites of ectopic pregnancy?
Fallopian tubes, ovaries, abdomen, other sites
What number of vessels are found in the umbilical cord?
What this be?
Left, top: Ectopic tubal pregnancy, early
Left, bottom: ectopic tubal pregnancy, late
What are the four morphologic variants of gestational trophoblastic dz?
What are some of the predisposing factors for placental inflammation and infection?
Premature rupture of membranes (most common)
Induce abortion
Hematogenous spread (least common)
Sex during 3rd trimester
What this be?
Choriocarcinoma
What are some of the complications of ectopic pregnancy?
Which abnormal placental shape?
Accessory (succenturiate) lobe
What are the three sequelae with toxemia of pregnancy?
Which surface of the fetus?
Maternal Surface
(comparable to a hamburger in appearance)
What do these represent?
Spontaneous abortion
Which abnormal placental shape?
Accessory (succenturiate) lobes
Which abnormal placental shape?
Accessory (succenturiate) lobes