Ch. 49 Normal First Trimester Flashcards
_______ refers to the timing of pregnancy dating from the first day of the last menstrual period
menstrual age
______ refers to the timing of pregnancy dating from the date of conception
embryologic age
The _____ yolk sac is the one seen on sonography
secondary
HCG levels generally peak at about the _____ week of pregnancy
8th
When a spontaneous abortion occurs, the HCG levels begin to fall _____ the conceptus is expelled from the uterus
before
If a patient presents with an HCG level consistent with at least a 5 week pregnancy and no gestational sac is seen in the uterus, a ______ must be considered
ectopic pregnancy
Which of the following patients is least likely to require a first trimester OB sonogram
patient with first time pregnancy
Which of the following best describes the sonographic appearance of a 4 week pregnancy
1-2mm sac with echogenic ring around the edge
Which of the following best describes the sonographic appearance of a 5 week pregnancy
8mm sac with thick echogenic ring and yolk sac
The gestational sac should be located near the _______ of the uterus
fundus
In early pregnancy, the gestational sac grows at a rate of about ______ per day
1mm
The yolk sac is found _____ the amniotic cavity
outside
The yolk sac usually disappears by ______ weeks
12
The fetal heart beat is seen at ______ weeks at the earliest
5.5
Transvaginally, the amniotic membrane is routinely seen after ______ weeks
5.5
During the 6th week (menstrual age) of pregnancy, the embryo folds, creating a constriction between the embryo and the yolk sac, called the
yolk stalk
The limb buds and tail are seen sonographically (TV) at about the ______ week of pregnancy
7th
Echogenic lines representing the spine are seen at _____ weeks
8
The yolk stalk, allantois and connecting stalk are brought together by the _____ creating the umbilical cord
amniotic membrane
The upper extremities develop ______ the lower extremities
before
Fingers and toes are sonographically recognizable at ______ with transvaginal sonography
11 weeks
Part of the embryo’s gut herniates into the base of the umbilical cord until about _____ weeks, when it returns to the abdomen
12
Sonographically, the bowel can be seen to be herniated into the umbilical cord from _____ to _____ weeks
8-10
A cystic structure in the posterior embryonic cranium from 8-11 weeks is
rhomboid fossa