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Early Pregnancy Flashcards

1
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Possible sites of ectopic pregnancy

A 
Fallopian tube = 95 %
Interstitial = 2%
Cervical = 0.1%
Ovarian = 0.01%
C/S scar -rare
Abdominal - rare
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Risk factors for ectopic pregnancy

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Previous PID
Previous tubal surgery
Previous ectopic pregnancy
Infertility
Assisted reproduction 
IUD 
Smoking
Increased maternal age
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When should women with confirmed ectopics be scanned in subsequent pregnancies?

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6 weeks to confirm IUP

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Symptoms of ectopic pregnancy

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Amenorrhoea
PV Bleeding
Abdominal pain
GI symptoms

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Signs of ectopic pregnancy

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Lower abdominal tenderness
Adnexal tenderness
Cervical excitation
Shock / collapse

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Diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy

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USS - empty uterus, variable endometrial thickening, thin endometrium, intrauterine pseudogestational sac.

  • adnexal - hyperechoic tubal ring, mixed adnexal mass, ectopic sac / embryo
  • Adnexal tenderness to vaginal probe
  • Fluid in POD
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7
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Investigations in ectopic pregnancy

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FBC
G+S (2U crossmatch)
BhCG

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8
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Who can have methotrexate to mange ectopic pregnancy

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No significant pain
Unruptured adnexal mass <35 mm with no
visible heartbeat
Serum hCG <1500 IU/litre
Able to return for FU
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9
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Who can have expectant management of ectopic pregnancy

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Able to attend for follow-up
ultrasound diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
Absent /mild clinical symptoms
No signs of rupture or intraperitoneal bleeding
b-hCG initially less than 1500 iu/l.
and decreasing

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10
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% risk of miscarriage for a maternal age at conception of >45yrs

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93%

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% risk of miscarriage for a maternal age at conception of 20-24yrs

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9%

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% risk of miscarriage for a maternal age at conception of 30-34 yrs

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15%

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% risk of miscarriage for a maternal age at conception of 35-39 yrs

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25%

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Incidence of ectopic pregnancy?

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Ectopic pregnancy occurs in 11 in 1000 pregnancies.

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15
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Maternal mortality rate for ectopic pregnancy in UK?

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Maternal Mortality rates for ectopic pregnancy in the UK

2 per 1000 = (0.2%)

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16
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What are the possible locations of ectopic pregnancy and which are most common?

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The majority of ectopics are tubal
Non-tubal ectopics account for 3-5%

Tubal 93-95%
Interstitial 2-5%
Cervical <1%
Ovarian <1%
Abdominal <1%
Heterotopic <0.1%
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17
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Tubal ectopics account for 93-95% of all ectopics, what can they be sub-categorised into?

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Tubal pregnancies can be further subdivided into:

Ampullary section 70-80%
Isthmus 12%
Fimbrial 5-11%
Cornual and interstitial part of the tube 2%

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18
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Definition of recurrent miscarriage

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Recurrent miscarriage is

loss of three or more consecutive pregnancies before the 24th week of gestation

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19
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What treatment is recommended in the Greentop guideline for recurrent miscarriage

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Pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome - consider low-dose aspirin plus heparin

an abnormal parental karyotype should prompt referral to a clinical geneticist

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What is the most important treatable cause of recurrent miscarriage

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Antiphospholipid syndrome

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21
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How is Antiphospholipid syndrome diagnosed

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two positive tests
taken at least 12 weeks apart
for either lupus anticoagulant or anticardiolipin antibodies of immunoglobulin G and/or immunoglobulin M class
present in a medium- high levels over 40g/l or >99th percentile

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Management of Pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome

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Pregnant women with antiphospholipid syndrome

considered low-dose aspirin plus heparin

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23
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When should Parental peripheral blood karyotyping be performed?

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In recurrent miscarriage patients

where an unbalanced structural chromosomal abnormality is detected on products of conception.

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Management if a Parental peripheral blood karyotyping is abnormal

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An abnormal parental karyotype should prompt referral to a clinical geneticist

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25
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What is the % of trophoblastic activity which persists after surgery for ectopic pregnancy?

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8% after laparoscopic salpingotomy.

4% after open surgery.

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26
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At what gestation do symptoms of ectopic pregnancy usually start?

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6weeks

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27
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Definition of incomplete miscarriage

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Bleeding with an open cervical os and passage of some tissue but some pregnancy tissue remains in the uterus

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28
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What % of incomplete miscarriages will resolve without intervention?

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90%

29
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In what % of pregnancies does a molar pregnancy occur

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0.1% of pregnancies

30
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In what ethnicity is molar pregnancy more common?

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3x more common in Asian women

31
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Presentation of a molar pregnancy

A 
Painless vaginal bleeding in the 4-5th month.
Passage of grape like vesicles. 
Persistent nausea and vomiting.
Ovarian cysts.
Large for dates. 
Visible on USS.
32
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What is the difference between complete and partial hydatiform moles?

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Complete moles are diploid + have no evidence of fetal tissue.
Partial moles have some fetal tissue or an abnormal fetus.

33
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Definition of a complete miscarriage

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Passage of all the pregnancy tissue.

Closed os on examination. No tissue in the uterus.

34
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Definition of a threatened miscarriage

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Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy but no other symptoms.
Cervical os closed.
May progress to normal pregnancy or to miscarriage

35
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Definition of a inevitable miscarriage

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Cervical os is open , abdominal cramping and bleeding started/increasing

36
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Definition of a septic miscarriage

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Miscarriage developing into an infection of the uterus.

Fever, chills, discharge, abdo pain, myalgia.

37
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What % of miscarriages occur by 12 weeks?

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80% of all miscarriages occur by week 12.

38
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What % of women who know they are pregnant miscarry before 20 weeks?

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Up to 20%

1/5

39
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Causes of miscarriage

A

Embryo fails to develop inside gestational sac.
Abnormal embryo.
Chromosomal abnormalities.
Structural abnormality of the reproductive tract.

40
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Miscarriage risk factors

A 
increasing maternal age.
young maternal age
Previous miscarriage
Smoking >10 day 
Alcohol 
Fever >37.8
Uterine trauma
Very high caffeine levels (>10 cups of coffee/1000mg)
41
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Management of miscarriage

A

Conservative - watch and wait.
Medical.
Surgical.

42
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Until what gestation is the term ‘embryo’ correct?

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Embryo until 10 weeks gestation.

43
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What is the most common complication in early pregnancy?

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Miscarriage

44
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Next structure to be visible on USS after the gestational sac

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Yolk sac

5th week

45
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Size of a normal yolk sac on USS

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Up to 6mm

46
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What is the most common sonographic abnormality in the presence of a live embryo

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Subchorionic hemorrhage (subchorionic hematoma)

47
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Where does a subchorionic hemorrhage (hematoma) collect?

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subchorionic hemorrhage (hematoma) collects between the uterine wall and the chorionic membrane and may leak through the cervical canal

48
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How is a Pregnancy dated?

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Historically dated from the last menstrual period not the date of conception

49
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What is the Dubowitz score an assessment of?

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Gestational age

50
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Does smoking increase the rate of miscarriage?

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Yes. Smokers have a 20-30% of 1st trimester miscarriage

51
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Definition of recurrent miscarriage.

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3 or more consecutive pregnancy losses before 24 weeks

52
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What % of women are affected by recurrent miscarriage?

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1%

53
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What treatments for recurrent miscarriage are highlighted in the RCOG guidance as lacking evidence?

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treatments for recurrent miscarriage that have insufficient evidence

  • Paternal cell immunisation, third-party donor leucocytes, trophoblast membranes and intravenous immunoglobulin
  • Corticosteroids
  • Metformin
  • LH suppression in PCOS
  • HCG supplementation
  • Progesterone supplementation
  • Preimplantation genetic screening with IVF for women with unexplained recurrent miscarriage
  • Uterine septum resection in women with recurrent miscarriage and uterine septum
54
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What antibodies are tested for in antiphospholipid syndrome

A

Anticardiolipin
Beta-2 glycoprotein I (2GPI)
Lupus anticoagulant

55
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Management of women who experience a second trimester miscarriage

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A single 2nd T miscarriage should be investigated

  • Screen for inherited thrombophilias
    incl factor V Leiden, factor II (prothrombin) and protein S
  • Antiphospholipid antibodies
  • Pelvic ultrasound
56
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What is the live birth rate in women with recurrent miscarriage associated with antiphospholipid antibodies without treatment?

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10%

combined aspirin and heparin treatment reduces miscarriage rate by 54%.

57
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What percentage of women with recurrent miscarriage have antiphospholipid antibodies?

A

In women with recurrent miscarriage the rate is around

15%

58
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What percentage of women with no known risk factors have antiphospholipid antibodies?

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2%

59
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What percentage of women are affected by recurrent miscarriage?

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1-3%

60
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How many women with an ectopic pregnancy have no risk factors?

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1 in 3

61
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Who should be referred to an EPAU and how urgent?

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Immediate / ED OOH if UPT +ve with pain on examination or cervical motion tenderness

Non urgent referal if UPT postive and reporting pain but non identified on examination
or pregnancy >6wk with bleeding
or pregnancy unknown gestation with bleeding

62
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Management of F with +ve UPT <6/40 with bleeding but NOT pain

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expectant management
repeat UPT in 7-10 days and return if remains positive
Negative UPT at that time confirms miscarraige

Return if bleeding worsens or pain develops

63
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Management in EPAU if CRL on TV USS <7mm and no FH

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Perform second scan a minimum of 7 days later before diagnosing miscarraige

64
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EPAU management of TV USS with CRL ≥ 7mm and No FH

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Second opinion to confirm no FH present
and to confirm diagnosis of miscarriage

OR repeat USS in 7/7

65
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Steps for confirming viability on EPAU TV scan

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Look for FH
If no FH measure CRL if fetal pole present
If no fetal pole measure gestational sac diameter

66
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EPAU management of no FH and CRL measured by TA scan only

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Record CRL measured TA

Repeat scan in 14 days before making a diagnosis of miscarriage

67
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EPAU management of TV USS showing mean sac diameter <25mm and no fetal pole

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Repeat scan in 7 days

68
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when does an EPAU accept patient self referal

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F with recurrent miscarriage (3 consecutive)
Previous ectopic
Previous molar pregnancy

69
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3 Common symptoms of ectopic pregnancy

7 other symtoms

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  1. UPT +Ve / amenorrhoea / missed period
  2. Pain - abdominal or pelvic
  3. bleeding PV +/- clots

others - breast tenderness

  • GI symptoms
  • dizziness / fainting
  • shoulder tip pain
  • urinary symptoms
  • passage of tissue
  • rectal pressure / pain / pain on defecation

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