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Antenatal Care Flashcards

1
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What general topics must you discuss at the booking visit?

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  • Smoking
  • Diet
  • Alcohol
  • Folic acid
  • Vitamin D
  • Antenatal classes
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What investigations are important at the booking visit?

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  • BMI
  • Blood pressure
  • Urine dipstick
  • FBC - blood group
  • Infection screen
  • Urine culture
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3
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What infections do you test for at the booking visit?

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  • HIV
  • Hep B
  • Syphilis
  • Rubella
  • Asymptomatic bacteriruria
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4
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When is the dating scan?

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10 - 13 +6 weeks

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5
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What is the purpose of the dating scan?

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  • Exclude multiple pregnancy

- Crown-rump measurements

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6
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When is the CRL less accurate for dating?

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> 20wks

If CRL >84mm

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7
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When is the 1st T21 screening?

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11-13+6weeks + nucal scan

  • combined test
  • Detect cardo-abnormalities
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8
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When is the anomaly scan?

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  • 18-20+6 weeks
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9
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At the anomaly scan, If a woman’s placenta is found to extend across the os, when should another scan be offered?

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32 weeks

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10
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At 25 weeks what appointment is made for primips?

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  • General check-up
  • BP, urine, symphysis-fundal height
  • More information
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When is the first dose of Anti-D offered to Rhesus negative women?

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28 weeks

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12
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What Hb level may lead you to consider prescribing iron tablets?

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<10.5

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13
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When is the second dose of Anti-D given?

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34 weeks

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14
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What is discussed at 34 weeks?

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Birth plan
Labour information
Pain relief

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15
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When is presentation checked with the offer of an ECV?

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36 weeks

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16
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How do you calculate the date for expected delivery from the LMP?

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  • 1st day of LMP + 7 days

- + 9 months

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17
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If a woman has a routine cervical smear appointment during pregnancy, when should it be rearranged for?

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12 weeks post partum

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18
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What may severe itching in pregnancy be indicative of?

A

Obstetric Cholestasis

19
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When is the quadruple test offered?

A

14-20weeks

20
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When is the OGTT offered if indicated?

A

24-28wks

21
Q

How is the risk of T21 calculated?

A

Maternal age x risk ratio from combined screening

22
Q

What risk level determines if the quadruple test is offered or not?

A

> 1 in 150

23
Q

What is the likelihood of T21 if there is a positive combined screening test?

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1 in 9

24
Q

Which 3 chromosomal abnormalities are detected during pregnancy?

A
  • T13 - Patau’s
  • T18 - Edward’s
  • T21
25
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What is the detection rate of the combined screening test?

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85%

26
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What size nuchal translucency is indicative of disease?

A

3.5mm

27
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What forms the combined screening test?

A
  • Nuchal Translucency USS

- Maternal blood test for B-hCG and PAPP-A

28
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What levels of b-hCG indicate disease?

A

Raised - T21

Low - T13, T18

29
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What is PAPP-A?

A
  • Pregnancy associated plasma protein A
  • Produced by placenta during pregnancy
  • Low levels indicate T13,18,21
30
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What is the quadruple test for?

A

T21

31
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Who is the quadruple test offered to?

A
  • If missed combined screening after 1st trimester

- Blood test

32
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What is a positive quadruple test?

A
  • Alphafetoprotein - LOW
  • Unconjugated oestriol (uE3) - LOW
  • hCG - HIGH
  • Inhibin A - HIGGH
33
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What is the minimum detection rate of the quadruple test?

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80%

34
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What is the false positive rate of the quadruple test?

A

4.1%

35
Q

What is the risk of miscarriage with chorionic Villous sampling?

A

1%

36
Q

When are the results for CVS given?

A

48hrs

37
Q

When are the results for Amniocentesis given

A

3 weeks

38
Q

When are CVS and amniocentesis performed?

A

CVS - >11wks

Amniocentesis >15wks

39
Q

What is the risk of miscarriage in amniocentesis?

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1 in 120/0.8%

40
Q

When can structural abnormalities be detected?

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18-20+6 wks

41
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What structural abnormalities can be detected?

A
  • Ancephaly
  • Gastroschisis
  • Heart defects
  • T13/T18
42
Q

Which haemoglobinopathies can you detect during the booking bloods?

A
  • Sickle Cell

- Thalassaemia

43
Q

If the umbilical artery waveform demonstrates reverse-end diastolic flow or absent end diastolic flow, what does this indicate?

A
  • Placental resistance

- Consider early delivery +30wks

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