Abnormal Pregnancy Flashcards
MC location of ectopic pregnancy…
fallopian tube
pt. p/w:
1st trimester vaginal bleeding
abd. pain
hypotension/tachy
uterine enlargement/tenderness
what should you be concerned for?
ectopic pregnancy
progesterone < ____ = abnormal pregnancy
< 5
once discriminatory zone of beta hCG is reached, imaging can be performed.
5 weeks gestation the _____ sign is present
double ring sign
once discriminatory zone of beta hCG is reached, imaging can be performed.
5.5-6 weeks gestation the _____ can be detected
fetal pole w. cardiac activity
if pregnant but unable to locate on imaging, what classification?
pregnancy of unknown location
Expectant, medical and surgical mgmt of ectopic pregnancy…
expectant: serial beta hCGs q 48-72 hours
medical: MTX
surg: salpingectomy/salpingostomy
what patients w. ectopic pregnancy can be expectantly managed
asx
reliable
MTX targets ______ tissue
actively replicating tissue
major SE of MTX
abd. pain
the below are candidates for…
hemodynamic stability
unruptured mass
reliable for f/u
MTX
With medical mgmt and surgical mgmt of ectopic pregnancy, serial hCG should be completed until…
non-pregnancy level reached
overall effectiveness of medical mgmt of ectopic pregnancy
70-95%
which ectopic pregnancy procedure?
severe tubal damage
significant bleeding
salpingectomy
what condition?
abnormal proliferation of trophoblast/placental tissue
gestational trophoblastic disease
MC gestational trophoblastic disease
hydatidiform mole
This gestational trophoblastic disease is paternally derived and has the absence of a fetus
complete hydatidiform mole
Pt. p/w:
vaginal bleeding
enlarged uterus
+/- hyperthyroid, pre-eclampsia, hyperemesis, theca lutein cysts
complete hydatidiform mole
Snow storm appearance on US
complete hydatidiform mole
definitive dx of complete hydatidiform mole requires…
tissue bx
tx of complete hydatidiform mole
removal of uterine products
monitoring for future pregnancies if complete hydatidiform mole
early US and hCG
This gestational trophoblastic disease is maternally and paternally derived with the presence of a fetus
partial hydatidiform mole
this occurs when a normal ovum is fertilized by two sperm simultaneously
partial hydatidiform mole
swiss cheese appearance on intrauterine US
partial hydatidiform mole
Tx of partial hydatidiform mole
immediate removal of uterine contents
US shows intrauterine mass and increased vascularity of myometrium
invasive molar pregnancy
Tx of invasive molar pregnancy
single agent chemo (MTX or actinomycin D)
1st line anti-emetics for hyperemesis gravidarum
vitamin b6, doxylamine
2nd line for hyperemesis gravidarum
H1 antagonists
this occurs when women is Rh negative and fetus is Rh positive
Rh incompatibility and alloimmunization
Tx for Rh incompatibility and alloimmunization
RhoGAM (prevent sensitization)
leading cause of maternal morbidity/mortality…
HTN
time cutoff for chronic vs gestational HTN
20 weeks