Antenatal Care Flashcards
Routine
Routine screening
Mx of current probs
3 routine test you must do in pre preg Counselling?
Rubella
Varicella
Pap smear
Further assessment prepreg optimization?
DM - oral hypoglycaemia to insulin
Epilepsy - Poly to Mono therapy
Anticoagulation: switched from warfarin to LMW Heparin
DM woman how to change Rx prepreg?
Change from oral hypo glycaemics to INSULIN
Metformin ok
Prognostic advice for prepreg for renal failure?
Renal failure: creatinine >0.3: pulmonary HT (Mortality 50%)
Treat with surrogacy.
Counselling for prepreg?
Pharma: folate(500ug 3/12 before or 5mg) : avoid teratogens
Behavioural: Freq and timing:alcohol, smoking
Freq and timing to conceive?
Intercourse 48hrly or daily in the week before ovulation
Alcohol
Avoid Worse than cannabis, Heroin
6 steps in first antenatal visit
Confirm preg Gestational age Screening for probs Mx of any probs General advice (OSCE station) Booking (planning model of care)
Pregnancy tests? Which is best?
Serum: hCG 100% (DO THIS.)G
Urinary hCG: cross reacts with LH
Lots of false positives and false negatives
Gestational Age? Best?
Ultrasounds 6-12 weeks: Crown rump length. +/-3 days
12-20wks: biparietal diameter. +/- 7 days
Naegle’s rule breaks down when?
If cycle longer/shorter than 28 days
Not realizable if unrealizable cycle or recently stopped OCP
FHx Social Hx? prepreg?
Alcohol, smoking, illicit, marital, occupation
What does gynaecological exam involve?
External inspection
Speculum
Bimanual
TEsts at Antenatal visits?
Haematologic: Anaemia: Thal Minor! Blood bank Microbiology (rubella, varicella, syphilis, HepB,C, HIV Cytology: pap Biochem: Imaging: U/S