first trimester Flashcards
What is the smallest fetal pole that a competent ultrasonologist would confidently diagnose as nonviable due to absence of cardiac activity?
a. 7 mm
b. 9 mm
c. 13mm
d. 17mm
e. 21mm
7mm
What is the smallest gestational sac size that a competent ultrasonologist would confidently diagnose as a blighted ovum because of lack of fetal pole?
a. 11mm
b. 15mm
c. 19mm
d. 23mm
e. 27mm
25mm
A woman presents with abdominal pain at 6 weeks amenorrhoea, BHCG is 6000, US empty uterus. O/E tender adnexae. Best next step:
- serial BCHG
- rpt US in 1 week
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- laparoscopy
Presents at 7 weeks after TOP 1 week ago. Still symptoms of pregnancy. O/E 7/40 size uterus, urinary BHCG positive. Op notes from TOP report minimal tissue, histopath: decidual tissue only. Next step:
- TV U/S
- Expoloratory laparotomy
- Reassurance
- TV USS
What is the concern about a pregnancy after failed morning after contraception?
- multiple pregnancy
- abnormal fetus
- increased risk of ectopic pregnancy
- increased risk of miscarriage
- higher risk of premature labour
- increased risk of ectopic pregnancy
A 21 yo woman has an US at 7/40 for lower abdominal pain. A viable 7/40 pregnancy is seen, and an 8cm single locular cystic structure is noted in the right adnexa. What management option do you choose?
- Reassure and review regularly
- RSO through a Pfannensteil incision
- RSO through a midline incision
- US guided drainage of the cyst
- Rescan in 6/52
- Rescan in 6/52
The most common presenting symptom for molar pregnancy is:
- abnormal bleeding
- hyperemesis
- fundus larger than dates
- thryotoxicosis
- pre-eclampsia
- abnormal bleeding
Concerning partial moles, which statement is incorrect?
- the fetus may be alive
- most are triploidic
- more often progress to choriocarcinoma than complete moles
- pre-eclampsia is more common with partial moles
- more often progress to choriocarcinoma than complete moles
Regarding hydatidiform mole, which statement is correct:
- <3 % progress to chroiocarcinoma
- choriocarcinoma can be associated with thyrotoxicosis
- commonest karyotype is 45 XO
- association between prognosis and rhesus blood group
- less common in older women
- choriocarcinoma can be associated with thyrotoxicosis
- <3 % progress to chroiocarcinoma
“however persistence or change into malignant disease requiring chemotherapy occurs in 0.5 – 4 per cent of partial moles” - RANZCOG
Concerning partial moles, all true except:
- fetus may be alive
- mostly triploidy
- same follow up as complete moles – different now, follow up if negative within 8 weeks then 3/12
- more often go on to choriocarcinoma than complete moles
- preeclampsia occurs most commonly with partial moles
- more often go on to choriocarcinoma than complete moles
Least valuable predictor of missed abortion
- 5mm sac with no heart beat
- 15 mm sac with no fetal pole
- 20 mm sac and no fetal heart beat
- 5mm sac with no heart beat
Spontaneous ab, correct option:
- increased in women > 40
- DES associated with many pregnancy problems but no spont ab
- Most common chromosomal abnormality is triploidy
- Genetic abnormality in aborted fetuses are similar to those occurring in term fetuses
- increased in women > 40
A woman with 4 previous 1st trimester miscarriages has been fully investigated, no cause found. Management for the next pregnancy is:
- progesterone supplement empirically, or test serum progesterone
- aspirin and heparin
- serial BHCG
- US at 6/40
- US at 6/40
In first trimester, a PG presents with N & V, tachycardia. TFT show slight increase in free T4, decrease in TSH, and normal RT3. This is associated with:
- normal
- hyperemesis gravidarum
- Graves disease
- Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
- Non-toxic goitre
- hyperemesis gravidarum
A woman has three first miscarriages and presented to you at 6 weeks gestation. What is the next most appropriate step?
- perform an U/S
- serum bHCG
- reassurance
- lupus screen
- commence on progesterone
- perform an U/S
Patient 16 days after expected period. PV spotting in casualty. BHCG is 140,000. Most likely diagnosis?
- multiple pregnancy
- intrauterine pregnancy
- missed ab
- ectopic pregnancy
- intrauterine pregnancy and dysgerminoma of the ovary
- intrauterine pregnancy
After which procedure is the decay rate of BHCG the fastest?
- vacuum curette for termination of pregnancy
- vacuum curette for spontaneous abortion
- resection of ectopic pregnancy
- linear salpingotomy for ectopic pregnancy
- BHCG decays at the same rate for all procedures
- BHCG decays at the same rate for all procedures