Extras Flashcards
Fetal death is defined as death of a fetus:
- At 20 weeks or more of gest
* Weighing 500g or more
Mets ovarian carcinoma can be associated with:
Ascites
Peritoneal mets
Omental mets
Liver mets
Which masses are likely to be encountered with preg?
Fibroid
Dermoid cyst
Corpus luteal cyst
What is hypofibrinogenemia?
Deficiency in fibrinogen,
May be manifested by intravascular coagulation due to a demised fetus left in utero for more than 5 weeks
The biparietal diameter can be determined as early as
12 wks
Organogenesis is completed at:
8 weeks
How to determine age in weeks from a CRL measurement?
CRL (in cm) + 6.5 = weeks gest
Which conditions may cause a double ring sign of the fetal skull
DM Fetal demise Sickle cell anemia Rh isoimmunization Fetal distress Hydrops fetalis
The reason for shoulder pain in an ectopic preg is:
Intraperitoneal bleeding with diaphragmatic irritation
Approx how many days during the first 6 wks after conception does the hCG double?
2 days
20% of ectopic gestations demonstrate a pseudogestational sac
True
Cystic hygromas are associated with:
Elevated AFP
Turners syndrome
Describe omphalocele
Protrusion of abdominal contents that may contain bowel, liver, or spleen with herniation at the base of the umbilical cord.
Covered by a peritoneal sac covered w amnion
Describe gastroschisis
Normal insertion of the umbilical cord, not covered by membrane, herniates to the right side
Nonspecific signs of fetal death
Echoes in the amniotic fluid Absence of falx cerebri A decrease in BPD Double contour of the fetal head ( halo sign)
How long after fetal death can scalp edema be seen?
2-3 days
24-72 hrs
Sonographic Spaulding’s sign is:
Overlapping of the fetal cranium
Associated conditions with hydrocephalus
Meningomyelocele
TORCH
Aqueductal stenosis
Dandy walker symdrome
After evacuation of molar preg, how long does it take for hCG to return to normal range?
10-12 weeks
What percentage of molar preg results in choriocarcinoma?
3-20%
Where does choriocarcinoma mets to?
Liver, lungs, brain, bone, GI tract
Which country has greatest incidence of hydatidiform mole?
Japan
What is the reason of a CXR S/P hydatidiform mole treatment?
Mets evidence
PE
What distinguishes the small bowel from the large bowel
Valvulae conniventes (Folds of the small intestine)
The term pathogenic denotes:
The characteristics of a disease
Ovarian carcinomas usually mets to
Bowel
Accuracy of gest sac vol measurement as a means of estimating gest age is
Confidence limit of +/- 9 days
Long term effects of an IUGR born child
Speech defects
CNS abnormalities
Diminished intelligence
More frequent in male than female
Anomalies associated with IUGR
T21
T18
Potter’s syndrome
Neural tube defects
Ideal time for detecting spina bifida
17-18 weeks
Functions of the yolk sac
Hematopoiesis
Development of sex glands
Formation of digestive tube
Transfer of nutrients
The yolk sac that persists as a diverticulum of the ileum is known as:
Meckel’s diverticulum
Sonographic findings of a blighted ovum
"Tennis racquet" shape Disproportion between gest sac and UT size Failure of gest sac to grow Fragmentation of the sac Weak surrounding echoes 8 wks no embryo
Single umbilical artery is associated with:
Twins
DM
Congenital anomalies
Measurement of the umbilical vein diameter is a useful indicator of:
Rh isoimmunization
Double-ring sign aka halo sign is associated with:
Fetal demise Fetal distress Sickle cell anemia DM Rh isoimmunization Fetal anasarca Hydrops
Thickening of the placenta is associated with
Rh isoimmunization Multiple gestation Maternal heart disease DM Transplacental syphilis
Thinning of the placenta is associated with
IUGR
Placental insufficiency
Preeclampsia
Poly
Nagele’s rule
Mathematical methodology to estimate EDC
LMP + 7days- 3 months + 1 yr
Avg duration of preg
280 days
40 weeks
9 calendar months
10 lunar months