Effects of maternal disease on pregnancy Flashcards
What does TORCH stand for?
- Toxoplasmosis
- Other - varicella zoster, syphilis, parovirus B19
- Rubella
- CMV
- Herpes simplex
What infection is transmitted through uncooked food or water?
Toxoplasmosis
In what trimester is the fetus MOST at risk for toxoplasmosis?
Third
Sonographic features seen in Toxoplasmosis? Baby say this is BSMAH
- Brain calcifications
- Seizures after birth
- Microcephaly
- Ascites
- Hepatosplenomegaly
What do the “other” infections encompass?
- Varicella-zoster
- Syphilis
- Parovirus B19 AKA fifths disease
In what infection may you seen echogenic hepatic foci in the fetus?
Varicella zoster
What features characterize syphilis in the fetus? Syphilis is HHHL
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Hemolysis
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Lymphadenopathy
In what trimesters is the highest risk for a fetus to contract varicella-zoster?
first and second
What sonographic features are seen in fetal varicella zoster? you wanna make a MMVIE starring varicella zoster
- Micropthalmia
- Microcephaly
- Ventriculomegaly
- IUGR
- Echogenic intrahepatic foci
Non-immune hydrops is mostly attributed to what infection in pregnancy?
Parovirus B19
Measuring the peak systolic velocity of the MCA in the fetus can help diagnose what?
Anemia and fetal hydrops
Exposure in what trimester can cause malformations due to rubella?
First
What was one of the first maternal infections recognized that resulted in fetal malformations?
Rubella AKA 3 day german measles
Sonographic features of rubella- 3 day german measles. Germans make me wanna COMM pneumonic
- Cardiac and great vessel abnormalities
- Osteopathy
- Micropthalmia
- Microcephaly
What is the most common known cause of congenital infections in humans?
CMV
Jaundice and thromobocytopenia in neonates can indicate what kind of infection?
CMV
Sonographic features of CMV? (HIPS pneumonic)
- Hydrocephaly
- IUGR
- Polyhydramnios
- Splenomegaly
What virus indicates c-section delivery?
Herpes simplex
Hydrocephaly is seen in what infection?
HydrANencephaly is seen in what infection?
Hydro = CMV
Hydran = herpex simples