Complications of Pregnancy

Question 1

What is a teratogen?

Answer 1

Any factor, chemical or physical, that adversely affects the fertilized ovum, embryo or fetus

Question 2

What is any agent that can induce or increase the incidence of a congenital malformation?

Answer 2

Teratogen

Question 3

During what weeks of embryonic life is the fetus vulnerable to injury caused by teratogens?

Answer 3

Second to eighth weeks

Question 4

During what trimester does the potential for harm of teratogens decrease?

Answer 4

Last/third trimester

Question 5

What happens if a teratogen is introduced before implantation?

Answer 5

Either the zygote is destroyed or it appears unaffected

Question 6

Lead and mercury affects what tissue?

Answer 6

Attacks and disables nervous tissue

Question 7

What is thalidomide (immunoprin)?

Answer 7

Orignally used to treat nausea in pregnancy, now prescribed for cancer therapy, and it may cause limb defects

Question 8

What deficiencies and deformities does Tetracycline (Apo-Tetra) cause?

Answer 8

tooth enamel deficiencies and long bone deformities

Question 9

What are the most commonly attacked organs of the Rubella Virus?

Answer 9

eyes, ears, heart, and brain

Question 10

This is caused by intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium transmitted to humans

Answer 10

Malaria

Question 11

What mosquito transmits Malaria to humans?

Answer 11

female Anopheles mosquito

Question 12

What does TORCH mean?

Answer 12

TO - Toxoplasmosis
R - Rubella
C - Cytomegalovirus
H - Herpes simplex virus

Question 13

A protozoan infection that is spread most commonly through contact with uncooked meat, but also through cat stool

Answer 13

Toxoplasmosis

Question 14

A woman who is not immunized for Rubella before pregnancy __________ ____ immunized during pregnancy

Answer 14

cannot be

Question 15

After a rubella immunization, a woman is advised _____ ___ become pregnant for ___ _________ until the rubella virus is no longer active

Answer 15

not to; 3 months

Question 16

All pregnant women should avoid contact with children with ________

Answer 16

rashes

Question 17

Not sexually transmitted but spreads from person to person by droplet infection such as occurs with sneezing

Answer 17

Cytomegalovirus

Question 18

This virus can cause extensive damage to a fetus while causing few symptoms in a woman

Answer 18

Cytomegalovirus

Question 19

Congenital anomalies or spontaneous miscarriage may occur

Answer 19

HSV during 1st trimester

Question 20

High incidence of premature birth, intrauterine growth retardation, & continuing infection of the newborn birth

Answer 20

HSV during 2nd or 3rd trimester

Question 21

___________ ____________ cannot cross the placenta when cytotrophoblast layer of chorionic villi is still intact

Answer 21

Treponema Pallidium

Question 22

The cytotrophoblast layer atrophies at ____ to ___ week

Answer 22

16th to 18th week

Question 23

If Syphillis is left untreated beyond 18th week…

Answer 23

HCOF

Hearing Impairment
Cognitive Challenge
Osteochondritis
Fetal death

Question 24

What is Hutchinson teeth?

Answer 24

oddly shaped primary teeth

Question 25

Infection with _________ _____ during early pregnancy is associated with fetal death

Answer 25

parvovirus B19

Question 26

Parvovirus B19 infection during late pregnancy may cause _________ ___________ and ___________ ________ disease

Answer 26

severe anemia; congenital heart disease

Question 27

Lyme Disease, a multisystem disease caused by the spirochete ___________ _____________, is spread by the bite of a _________ __________

Answer 27

Borrelia Burgdorferi; deer tick