CH 50 WORKBOOK - 1st TRIMESTER COMPLICATIONS Flashcards
partial or complete absence of the cranium
acrania reported as early as 12 weeks predecessor to anencephaly
gestational sac without an embryo
anembryonic pregnancy (blighted ovum)
congenital absence of the brain and cranial vault with the cerebral hemispheres missing or reduced to small masses
anencephaly “frog face” seen at the end of the first trimester
gestational sac without an embryo
blighted ovum (anembryonic pregnancy)
during the first trimester, the bowel normally herniates outside the abdominal cavity between 8 and 12 weeks
bowel herniation
protrusion of the brain from the cranial cavity
cephalocele midline cranial defect herniation of brain tissue and/or meninges (brain membranes)
complete expulsion of all products of conception, including embryo and deciduas
complete abortion
a physiologic cyst that develops within the ovary after ovulation, secretes progesterone, and prevents menses if fertilization occurs; may persist until the 16th to 18th week of pregnancy
corpus luteum cyst
fluid-filled structure (often with septations) initially surrounding the neck; may extend upward to the head or laterally to the body
cystic hygroma one of the most common abnormalities seen in the 1st trimester most common: Turner’s Syndrome Trisomy 21, 18, and 13 If the hygroma resolves by week 18, the chromosomes are usually normal
a pregnancy that implants in a location other than the center of the uterus
ectopic pregnancy
congenital defective opening in the wall of the abdomen just to the right of the umbilical cord; bowel and other organs may protrude outside the abdomen from this opening
gastroschisis difficult to diagnose in the first trimester
condition in which trophoblastic tissue overtakes the pregnancy and propagates throughout the uterine cavity; partial and complete
gestational trophoblastic disease –
simultaneous intrauterine and extrauterine pregnancy
heterotopic pregnancy
failure of forebrain to divide into two cerebral hemispheres, resulting in a single large ventricle with varying amounts of cerebral cortex; has been known to occur with trisomies 13, 15, and 18
holoprosencephaly should divide into cerebral hemispheres and lateral ventricles between week 4 and 8 3 types: Alobar (most serious), lobar, semilobar
pregnancy loss with products of conception remaining in the uterus
incomplete spontaneous abortion
a rare neural tube defect in which the brain tissue protrudes through a fissure in the occiput, so that the brain and the spinal cord occupy a single cavity
iniencephaly occupital defect involving the foramen magnum retroflexed spine fetus looks upward open spinal defects are present
pregnancy occurring in the fallopian tube near the cornu of the uterus; also known as cornual pregnancy
interstitial pregnancy
congenital defect of the abdominal wall with protrusion of abdominal contents into the base of the umbilical cord; the cord appears to enter the mass
omphalocele difficult to diagnose in the first trimester
decidual reaction with fluid occurring within the uterus in a patient with an ectopic pregnancy
pseudogestational sac
additional term for missed abortion or miscarriage
spontaneous pregnancy loss (SPL)
a nonlethal genetic abnormality; chromosomal makeup is 45XO instead of the normal 46XX or 46XY. Cystic hygroma often is seen in affected fetuses in the first trimester. Survivors tend to be short in stature with low-set ears, webbing of the neck, a shield-shaped chest, and infertility as a result of an endocrine disorder caused by failure of the ovaries to respond to pituitary hormone
Turner’s syndrome
dilation of the cerebral ventricles without enlargement of the cranium
ventriculomegaly
results from a cystic dilation of the 4th ventricle with dysgenesis or complete agenesis of the cerebellar vermis and frequently hydrocephaly
Dandy Walker 6 to 7 week of gestation
spinal irregularities with bulging within the contour of the spine
spina bifida can be detected late 1st trimester
partial or complete absence of the cranium
Acrania
gestational sac without an embryo
Anembryonic (blighted ovum)
congenital absence of the brain and cranial vault with the cerebral hemispheres missing or reduced to small masses
Anencephaly