Chapter 49 Flashcards
Gestational Age
Menstrual age
First day of last menstrual period
12 days more than conceptual age
Conceptional Age
Date of conception
Embryological age
Zygote-12 days after conception
Ovulation
14 days after LMP
Ovum swept into Fallopian tube
Follicle becomes corpus lute and release estrogen and progesterone
Fertilization
1-2 days after ovum is released
Morula
rapid division
Blastocyst
4-5 days after fertilization within the uterus
Trophoblastic cells that release hCG
Implantation
12 days after fertilization
Zygote buried itself into one side of the uterus
Can cause bleeding
Trophoblastic cells
Produce hCG
Causes decidual reaction
Nourishes early pregnancy
Eat into the decidua to form lacunae, which promote reproduction of the trophoblastic cells and form a capillary network that will begin the transfusion of blood from mother to embryo
Double decidual sac sign
Interface between decidua capsularis and decidua along the far side of the endometrium
Reliable sign of early intrauterine pregnancy
What form around the gestational sac in early pregnancy
Villi
Up to 10 weeks
embryo
after 10 weeks
fetus
week 11 and 12
being fetal period
The primary yolk sac is pinched off by ____; ___and___ are then formed
embryonic coelm ; amniotic and chorionic sacs
After the amniotic and chorionic sacs form what is formed
the secondary yolk sac; marker of early pregnancy
What is the most accurate form of dating through 12 weeks
Crown rump length
How early can the crown rump length be demonstrated
5.5 weeks with TV
IUP visible when hCG level is greater than
3000mIU/ml
hCG level plateaus at how many weeks
10 weeks and decreases
hCG level doubles every how many days
every 3.5 days up to 7 weeks
What can we tell from hCG?
Does it correlate with size of sac?
Is it increasing the way it should?
Ectopic often does not increase properly
Trisomy 21 often increases more than it should
Is it decreasing before or later than it should?
Demise will cause a sudden drop
Trisomy 21 decreases later than 10 weeks
Goals for First Trimester Ultrasound
Uterus and adnexa to visualize gestational sac Measure fetal pole / embryo/ and/or sac Heart rate Multiples and chorionicity Uterus, adnexa and cul de sac Nuchal translucency if indicated