Classic Presentations Flashcards
A patient having a miscarriage develops cramps, N&V, sweating and fainting
Cervical shock - resolves when products are removed
A <20 weeks pregnant patient presents with abdo pain and vaginal bleeding but on USS the os is closed
Threatened miscarriage
A <20 weeks pregnant patient presents with abdo pain and vaginal bleeding and on USS products are sited at the os
Inevitable miscarriage
A <20 weeks pregnant patient presents with abdo pain and vaginal bleeding and on USS only parts of the pregnancy are still in the uterus
Incomplete miscarriage
A <20 weeks pregnant patient presents with abdo pain and vaginal bleeding and on USS the uterus is empty
Complete miscarriage
A <20 weeks pregnant patient presents with abdo pain and vaginal bleeding and on USS there is a pregnancy in-situ with no heartbeat
Early fetal demise
A USS of a pregnant woman shows no fetus and an empty sac
Anembryonic pregnancy
A woman with a positive pregnancy test presents with abdominal and shoulder tip pain, minor vaginal bleeding, dizziness, pallor, guarding and rebound tenderness
Ectopic pregnancy
On USS, a pregnant woman with hyperemesis and fundus>dates is seen to have a snowstorm appearance of the uterus
Compete molar pregnancy
10 days post ovulation a sexually active woman presents with minor, light brown bleeding
Implantation bleeding - bleeding from fertilised egg when it implants in the uterine wall (usually settles and pregnancy continues)
On the USS of a woman with a threatened miscarriage, blood between the endometrium and embryo is seen
Chorionic haematoma
A pregnant woman presents with severe, continuous abdominal pain, a woody hard uterus and abnormal heart/irritable uterus on CTG
Placental abruption
A woman >24 weeks pregnant presents with painless bleeding and a soft uterus with a high presenting part. On USS the placenta is covering the internal os
Placenta praevia
A woman who has had a previous c-section and now has placenta praevia overlying the uterine scar experiences a severe PPH
Placenta accreta - a morbidly adherent placenta
A labouring woman who has had previous c-sections develops severe abdominal and shoulder tip pain, PV bleeding, peritonism and loss of contractions. The presenting part rises and the CTG shows fetal distress
Uterine rupture
A woman in late pregnancy experiences her waters breaking with sudden dark read bleeding. CTG shows fetal distress/death
Vasa previa - unprotected fetal vessels traverse the membranes below the presenting part over the internal cervical os
The newborn baby of a rhesus -ve mother develops severe jaundice / kernicterus (bilirubin induced brain dysfunction)
Rhesus disease / haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn (HDFN)
A pregnant woman in her first trimester experiences excessive vomiting
Hyperemesis gravidarum
A pregnant woman presents with hypertension and swelling of the hands/face. Urinalysis shows protein
Pre-eclampsia
A woman in her last 3 months of pregnancy with pre-eclampsia develops general discomfort, severe abdominal pain, N&V, backache, headache/visual issues. Blood tests show haemolytic anaemia, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets
• HELLP Syndrome – Haemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelets