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Abortion, GTDs, PPH Flashcards

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Abortion definition

A

Termination of pregnancy (spontaneous or intentional) prior to 20 weeks gestation or less than 500 grams

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Organism that can be cultured from septic abortus

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Clostridium sordelli

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Recurrent abortion

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Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions

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3
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80% of all abortions in the first 12 weeks

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Spontaneous abortion

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MC etiology of spontaneous abortion

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Chromosomal abnormality (aneuploidy)

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Most common aneuploidy causing spontaneous abortions

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Autosomal trisomy

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Second most common aneuploidy causing spontaneous abortion

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Monosomy X (Turner’s)

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Congenital anomaly specific to DM mothers

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Caudal regression

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Patient complains of painful bleeding and cervix is closed upon IE - diagnosis?

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Threatened abortion

Bed rest

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Where is Retrochoreal hemorrhage seen?

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Ultrasound finding in threatened or inevitable abortion

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10
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Bleeding and pain with leaking AF; cervix is dilated upon IE

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Inevitable abortion
Do ultrasound to assess cardiac activity
If absent cardiac activity, do D&C

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Passage of meaty material, cervix is closed. Empty cavity on ultrasound.

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Complete abortion

Observe

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Heavy bleeding with passage of meaty material. Cervix is dilated.

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Incomplete abortion

Retained products seen on ultrasound
Emergency D&C

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13
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With what type of abortion can you do elective D&C?

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Missed abortion

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14
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Habitual abortion

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Aka recurrent abortions

Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions < 20 weeks AOG

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Incompetent cervix

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Short cervix <3 cm long with widening of internal cervical canal (beaking/ funneling)

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Where do you see beaking or funneling of the cervix?

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Incompetent cervix

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17
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Screening test for APAS?

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Lupus anticoagulant

Anti-cardiolipin antibodies

18
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Infectious causes of recurrent pregnancy losses

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Listeria monocytogenes

Toxoplasma gondii

19
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Management for antiphospholipid syndrome as etiology of recurrent pregnancy losses?

A

Low dose aspirin and heparin

20
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Two types of cervical cerclage

A

McDonald cerclage - most common

Shirodkar cerclage - for failed McDonald

21
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When is a McDonald cerclage done and removed?

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Done between 14-18 weeks, removed at 37 weeks

22
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Most commonly used cerclage

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McDonald

23
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Cerclage used if there’s a structural abnormality in the cervix

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Shorodkar

24
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Resumption of ovulation after an abortion?

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2 weeks

25
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Two types of benign GTDs

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Complete mole and incomplete mole

26
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GTDs refer to abnormalities in what structure?

A

Chorionic villi

27
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3 types of malignant GTDs

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Persistent/ invasive mole
Choriocarcinoma
Placental site tumor

28
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Cause of a complete/ classic mole

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Dyspermic fertilization of an EMPTY EGG by one NORMAL SPERM

29
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Cause of a partial/ incomplete mole

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Dyspermic fertilization of a NORMAL EGG by 2 NORMAL SPERMS

30
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MC symptom of complete mole

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Vaginal bleeding before 12 weeks

31
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Most common finding in complete mole

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Uterine enlargement out of proportion to AOG

32
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HCG levels in complete mole

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> 100,000

33
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Which benign GTD is more associated with theca lutein cysts?

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Complete mole

34
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Dyspermic fertilization of an empty egg by one normal sperm

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Complete/ classic mole

35
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Gold standard for identifying molar pregnancies

A

Ultrasonography

36
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MC metastasis of moles

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Lungs

37
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Treatment of choice for H. mole

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Suction curettage

38
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Second most common site for metastasis of GTT

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Vagina

39
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Post partum hemorrhage definition

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NSD: > 500 ml
CS: > 1000 ml

After completion of 3rd stage of labor

40
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Most important risk factor in PPH

A

Uterine atony

41
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Absence of decidua basalis and imperfect development of fibrinoid layer

A

Placenta accreta

42
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Mgt of placenta accreta

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Prompt hysterectomy

Immediate blood replacement

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