Ch 52 + 53 Test Review Flashcards
- Caudal regression syndrome, found in patients with what?
Diabetes
- What term defines the appearance of overlapping skull bones indicate fetal death?
spaldings sign
- What would fetal hydrops appear like under ultrasound, sonographic findings?
scalp edema, plueral effusion, percardial effusion, ascites, polyhydraminos, and thickened placenta
*not thinning
- If hydrops is cause by tachycardia, what is the fetal heart rate?
over 170 beats per minute
*200-240 BPM
- If a pregnant woman has a baby, patient of size, what increase incidence is there?
Neural tube defects
- What is caudal regression syndrome?
Lack of development of the caudal spine and cord that may occur in the fetus of a diabetic mother
- Skeletal and central nervous system anomalies in infants of diabetes mother including all of the following?
neural tube defects anencephaly caudal regression syndrome Microcephaly *Macrocephaly
- When is it considered premature labor?
Onset of labor before 37 weeks
- Monochorionic twins, which will develop without a heart or upper body?
Acardica twin
- Which one of the following statements about twin to twin transfusion is true?
the arterial blood of the one twin is pumped into the venous system of the other twin
or
all of the above
- What is poly-oli sequence?
Poly in one of the twins sac and oligo (small twin) in the other twins sac
- What is another name for poly-oli sequence?
stuck-twin syndrome
- Development of conjoined twins occurs how many days after conception?
13 days
- Stuck twin syndrome is usually observed in what weeks?
16-26 weeks
- Dia-dia, demonstrates what sonographic findings?
two gestational sac and two placentas
- Which one of the following is demonstration of one fertilized egg occurs 4-8 days after fertilization?
one chorion and two amnions
- Predictors of discordant in the growth of twins?
a difference in fetal weight greater than 20%a difference in abdominal circumference of 20 mm or greater difference in femur length of 5 mm or greater
*A difference in biparietal diameter of 10 mm or greater
- Most frequency causes of nonimmune hydrops?
Cardiovascular lesions
- What are the advantages of chorionic villa samplings?
it is preformed in the first trimester
the results on available in 1 week
early result allow for more options for the parents
*the results are available within 48 hours
- Cordocentesis is more commonly used for what procedure?
guidance for transfusion to treat isoimuniztion