EFA Session Flashcards
what is the chance of a woman being haemophilia carrier if her father has it?
100%
inheritance pattern of haemophilia
X linked recessive
chance of carrier of haemophillia if healthy dad and mother is carrier
50% girls are carriers
chance of son having haemophilia if healthy dad and mother is carrier
50% boys have it
x linked recessive diseases
red green colour blindness
DMD
becker MD
haemophillia A / B
a-gammaglobulinaemia
ichythyosis
what structure is palpated to allow correct placement of pudendal nerve block
ishial spine
what else are ishial spines used to assess
engagement of head
pudendal nerve block placement
why shouldn’t ibuprofen be given to pregnant women
it will close the ductus arteriosus
woman comes in with high BP, proteinuria, epigastric pain, blurred vision and brisk reflexes. what medication should be given immediately?
MgSO4
what is loading dose of mgso4
4g
what is infusion dose of mgso4
1g/hr for 24hrs
woman in labour for 12hrs. 4cm dilated on arrival, now 8cm. cephalic presentation, normal CTG. what is her current status:
- normal labour
- failure to progress 1st SOL
- failure to progress 2nd SOL
- failure to progress 3rd SOL
- malpresentation
failure to progress in 1st stage of labour
what supplement can reduce recurrent risk of anencephaly
folic acid
when should folic acid be started
3 months pre conception
when should folic acid be stopped
after 1st trimester
low and high dose folic acid
low = 400ug
high = 5mg
iranian woman at ANC at 14/40
Hb normal
MCV low
ferritin normal
Dx?
beta thalasaaemia trait
(microcytosis)
iranian woman at ANC at 14/40
Hb normal
MCV low
ferritin normal
why is this not G6PD def?
women are only carriers of the disease, so she can’t have G6PD (x linked)
what is the commonest inherited abnormality of RBCs
G6PD def
nuchal translucency scan assesses the quantity of which fluid at the nape of the foetal neck?
lymph