Fam Med - SUTM Ambu/CF Flashcards
Case File - Prenatal care - Indication for US in pregnancy
Not routinely mandatory for low-risk
High-risk situations: uncertain gestational age, size/date discrepancies, vaginal bleeding, multiple gestations, etc.
Case File - Prenatal care - Recommended labs at initial prenatal visit
CBC
Hep B surface antigen, HIV testing, syphilis - rapid plasma reagin (RPR), rubella antibody
Urinalysis and urine culture
Blood type and Rh status with antibody screen
Pap smear, and cervical swab for gonorrhea and Chlamydia.
Case File - Prenatal care - Optimal time for trisomy screen
1st trimester => nuchal translucency (NT) => US
10-13wks => NT, serum markers (hCG, PAPP-A)
2nd trimester => triple (AFP, hCG, estriol)
16-18-wks => quadruple (triple screen and inhibin-A)
if those results are concerning => invasive testing => chronic villous sampling (10-13 wks) or amniocentesis (16-18 wks)
Case File - Prenatal care - Isoimmunization
Development of specific antibodies as a result of anti genic stimulation by material from the red blood cells of another individual.
For example, Rh isoimmunization means a Rh-negative woman who develops anti-D (Rh factor) antibodies in response to exposure to Rh (D) antigen.
Case File - Prenatal care - Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB)
≥ 100,000 cfu/mL but no clinical symptoms
=> increase risk of acute pyelonephritis, preterm delivery, and low birth weight
=> should be treated
Case File - Prenatal care - Antenatal testing
Procedure identifies if fetus is at risk for utero-placental insufficiency and perinatal death
Can include: non-stress test and biophysical profile
Case File - Prenatal care - What radiation dose is harmful to fetal development? At which time during pregnancy?
5 Rad - Most commonly performed x-ray procedures, including dental, chest, and extremity x-rays, expose a fetus to only very small fractions of this amount of radiation
2-15 weeks => should be shielded or using US/MRI as alternatives
Case File - Prenatal care - Folic acid recommendations
Start a folic acid supplement at least 1 month prior to attempting to conceive
Low-risk women = 400 to 800 μg
Higher risk => higher dose
Women with diabetes mellitus or epilepsy = 1 mg
Women has previous child with a neural tube defect = 4 mg
Case File - Prenatal care - Gestational diabetes screen recommendations
After 24wks of gestation => asymptomatic pregnant women (level B)
24-28wks => screened with 1-hour 50-g glucose challenge test.
=> if screening test is positive, a 3-hour glucose tolerance test (GTT) should be performed
Case File - Prenatal care- when Rh-negative women should receive Rho(D) immune globulin (RhoGAM)?
At 28 weeks
Before 12-week gestation in women with a threatened abortion and live embryo
Case File - Prenatal care- when women be offered group B Streptococcus {GBS) screening by vaginorectal culture? Proper method?
35-37 weeks
Proper method = swab the lower vagina, perinea! area, and rectum.
Colonized women is treated with IV antibiotics
Case File - Prenatal care- Vaccinations
Influenza = anytime during pregnancy is safe
(Tdap) = 27- 36 weeks’ gestation (regardless of prior vaccination status
Varicella, rubella, and the live attenuated intranasal influenza vaccinations are NOT advised during pregnancy
=> mothers with a rubella non-immune status => a rubella vaccination should be given after delivery of the infant (postpartum)
Case File - Well-child care - When should the child be in front-facing car seat?
Rear-facing car seat until the age of 2 or until the child reaches the maximum height and weight limit for the car seat.
Gastrointestinal Disease - Dyspepsia - Non-ulcer dyspepsia
A diagnosis of exclusion after appropriate tests (including endoscopy) does not reveal a specific cause.
Dyspepsia symptoms must be present for at least 4 weeks to make the diagnosis of non-ulcer dyspepsia
Gastrointestinal Disease - Dyspepsia - What is suggested if GERD is associated with dysphagia?
Suggest the development of peptic stricture
Alternatively, a motility disorder or cancer may be present.
Gastrointestinal Disease - GERD - Diagnostic tests
Not necessary for typical, uncomplicated cases of GERD, and therapy can be initiated.
Tests are indicated in atypical, complicated, or persistent cases (despite treatment).
Endoscopy should be performed if worrisome symptoms (anemia, weight loss, or dysphagia) are present.
Gastrointestinal Disease - Diarrhea - Which bacteria usually present with elevated fecal WBC?
Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, and enteroinvasive E. coli cause diarrhea with fecal leukocytes and often blood.
Absent in staphylococcal or clostridial food poisoning; and absent in viral gastroenteritis
Gastrointestinal Disease - Diarrhea - The most common electrolyte/acid–base abnormalities seen with severe diarrhea?
Metabolic acidosis and hypokalemia.
Gastrointestinal Disease - Constipation - Complications of Chronic Constipation
Hemorrhoids
Rectal prolapse
Anal fissures
Fecal impaction
Gastrointestinal Disease - Constipation - Which must be frequently excluded in diagnosing IBS?
Obstruction (plain abdominal film)
IBD
Lactose or sorbitol intolerance
Malignancy (in older patients or those with family history)—colonoscopy, occult blood in stool
Case file - Well-child care - Recommendation for immunization in 6mo old and up to date immunization?
Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis {DTaP) no. 3, hepatitis B no. 3, Haemophilus influenza type b {Hib) no. 3, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV 13) no. 3, and rotavirus no. 3
inactivated polio vaccine {IPV) no. 3 can be given between 6 and 18 months
Case file - Well-child care - When the child starts saying “mama” “dada”
nonspecifically between 6 and 9 months.
Becomes specific between 8 and 15 months.
Case file - Well-child care - BMI in children
- Obese = >95 percentile
- Overweight = 85-95 percentile
- Healthy bodyweight = 5-85 percentile
- Underweight = <5 percentile
Case file - Well-child care - Failure to thrive meaning
Weight is in 3rd - 5th percentile
or decelerations of growth in a short period of time
=> significant loss or gain weight should prompt a in-depth discussion about nutrition/caloric intake