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Antenatal care Flashcards

1
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When can you perform an amnio to detect prenatal fetal CMV?

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7 weeks after infection and over 21/40

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Chicken pox timeline - VZIG and aciclovir and infectious period?

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  1. From contact until 10 days - can give VZIG
  2. If given VZIG - infectious period is 21 days, if not 28 days
  3. If present in first 24 hours of the rash - give aciclovir if 20/40 or more
  4. Lesions take around five days to crust (and then are non-infective)
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3
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Risk of early onset GBS

  1. overall risk
  2. positive vaginal swab
  3. Intrapartum pyrexia
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  1. overall risk 0.5:1000
  2. positive vaginal swab - 2.3:1000
  3. intrapartum pyrexia - 5.3:1000
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4
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What percentage of IUDs have chromosomal abnormality?

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6%

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5
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Indications for referral to fetal medicine specialist for HDFN?

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history of previous HDFN
IUT
Titre of 1:32 or above
Rising titres as it indicates the risk of severe fetal anaemia
anti-D level over 4IU/ml
any anti-K level
anti-d - 4-15 moderate risk - referral needed. Over 15 - URGENT referral

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6
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What percentage of women with OC have a family history of it?

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14%

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7
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Which drugs used in solid organ transplant are teratogenic?

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ARB
ACEi
Mycophenolate
Warfarin

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8
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Which drug to treat IBD should be avoided in pregnancy?

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Fluroquinolones

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9
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HUS vs TTP

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HUS has defects in complement regulation

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10
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When should you reduce the dose of MgSO4 and by how much

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Half the dose of MgSO4 when urine output falls below 20mls/hr

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11
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What is the only anti-TNF which crosses the placenta the least so is the safest in pregnancy?

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Certolizumab

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12
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What liver lesion may grow in pregnancy?

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Haemangiomas show accelerated growth with oestrogen

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13
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What percentage of monochorionic pregnancies does TTTS complicate?

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15%

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14
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What percentage of monochorionic pregnancies who have laser ablation for TTTS result in TAPS?

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13%

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15
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when should the anomaly scan for twins take place?

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18 to 20+6

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16
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when should the NT scan for twins take place?

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11 to 14+1

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17
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What is the stillbirth rate in the UK?

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1:200

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18
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When is the lowest risk of stillbirth in the UK?

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39/40

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19
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What did the TRUFFLE study show?

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No difference in stillbirth when ductus venosus doppler measurement was used compared to CTG

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20
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What did the TIPPS study show?

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No help with placenta-related complications or change in SB rate with LMWH

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21
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What are the key symptoms in the diagnosis of symphysis pubis dysfunction?

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pubic bone pain

walking, turning in bed, lifting or parting legs

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22
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What are the key signs in the diagnosis of symphysis pubis dysfunction?

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Positive trendelenburg sign (sagging of one bumcheek on one leg)
Pain over SI joint or SP

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23
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What are the risk factors for osteomyelitis of the pubis?

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Gynaecological surgery, urogenital procedures and operative delivery

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24
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What are the symptoms and signs for osteomyelitis of the pubis?

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low grade pyrexia
pain at SP and pubic rami
Pain on hip abduction
NN anaemia
inc WCC and CRP
25
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What is osteitis pubis?

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Symmetrical pubic pain
Especially on climbing stairs, kicking, pivoting on one leg

Normal bloods
Xray - erosions cytic changes of the pubis

26
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What is pregnancy-induced osteomalacia?

cause?
Sx?
Ix?

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Vit D deficiency
aches and pains
Looser zones
waddling gait - proximal myopathy

Low serum calcium and raised ALP
Low serum vit D

27
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What is transient osteoporosis of pregnancy affecting the hip joint?

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Usually left hip
Rare

Pain in the hip
NOT tender on the SP

Marginal rise in inflammatory markers
Xrays - osteopenia - localised and involves the femoral head and acetabulum

28
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What is the incubation period for rubella?

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14-21 days

29
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what is the period of infectivity for rubella?

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7 days before and after the rash

30
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When is maternal infection most likely to cause congenital rubella?

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First trimester

31
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What are the signs of congenital rubella?

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PDA, ocular defects, sensorineural deafness and mental retardation

32
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Dose of anti D up to 20 weeks?

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250IU

No Kleihauer required

33
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Dose of anti D after 20 weeks? Additional testing and anti D?

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500IU, and a kleihauer to test for FMH over 4mls - more would be required

34
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What is the rate of spontaneous reversion after ECV?

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5%

35
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Why do we offer CS for footling breech presentations?

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High risk of cord prolapse - 7%

36
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What does an absence Duffy blood group antigen provide some protection against?

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P. vivax

37
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Who has significant protection against P. falciparum?

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haemoglobinopathies (eg: SCD)

erythrocyte enzyme defects (G6PD def)

38
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What is the mortality rate of congenital tuberculosis?

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50%

39
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When can peripartum cardiomyopathy present?

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AN (late) or up to 6 months postpartum

40
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Risk factors for peripartum cardiomyopathy?

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Afro-Caribbean 
Older
Multip
Multiple pregnancy
HTN
PET
41
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Treatment of peripartum cardiomyopathy?

A

beta-blockers
Diuretics
ACEi

42
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What proportion of maternal deaths due to cardiac causes are due to cardiomyopathy?

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25%

43
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What proportion of women with peripartum cardiomyopathy with have a spontaenous recovery?

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50%

44
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When is pregnancy contraindicated in a woman with Marfans syndrome?

A

When the aortic root is over 4-4.5cm

45
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What is the treatment for severe malaria?

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IV artesunate

46
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What is the treatment for non-severe P. falciparum?

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Oral quinine 600mg 8H and oral clindamycin 450mg 8H 7/7

47
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What is the treatment for non-falciparum malaria?

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Oral chloroquine 600mg followed by 300mg 6 hours later, then 300mg day 2 and day 3

48
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What is the incubation period of parvovirus

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13-18 days

49
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What is the management for a person neg for IgG parvovirus who is exposed?

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2/40 USS until 30 weeks. If normal - discharge.

50
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What is the dose of anti-D given per ml?

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500u for up to the first four mls, then 125u after that for each ml.

51
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What is the dose of lidocaine/kg

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3mg//kg

52
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Previous abruption means abruption how likely in next pregnancy?

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4.4%

53
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Risk of postnatal depression

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8-15%

54
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Risk of perpeural psychosis?

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0.1-2%

55
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Risk of suicide in postpartum psychosis?

Infanticide?

A

5%

5%

56
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Bipolar - risk of PP psychosis

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25%

57
Q

Above what level of spinal cord injury is there a risk of autonomic dysreflexia?

A

T6

58
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Above what level of spinal cord injury will a woman not feel labour?

A

T10

59
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What is the risk of vertical transmission of CMV in a woman who has seroconverted during pregnancy?

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1st and 2nd trimester - 40%

3rd - 65%

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