Hogan Tut #16

Question 1

what is the name for when you first can feel the baby kick?

Answer 1

time of quickening

Question 2

what is the NYHA classification levels?

Answer 2

I: asymptomatic, only imaging
II: with moderate-hard exertion
III: with minimal exertion
IV: at rest

Question 3

how is NYHA important during preg?

Answer 3

if you are preg, you automatically go up a class in NYHA

Question 4

what is Naegele’s rule?

Answer 4

calculating preg:
find day of last period
add a year
minus 3 months
add 7 days.

Question 5

is there thrombotic risk with 2ndary polycythaemia?

Answer 5

nope

Question 6

EPO levels in polycythemia vera vs. 2ndary?

Answer 6

normal levels: as pathology is in bone marrow

2ndary: is increased to keep up with demand

Question 7

how to assess fundal height in preg?

Answer 7

fundal height:

10 weeks reaches pubic symphysis
20 weeks reaches umbilicus
Term reaches just under the xiphisternum

Question 8

what to lookout for in pregnant women’s urine?

Answer 8

proteinuria

Question 9

what does EDC mean in context of preg?

Answer 9

estimated date of confinement

Question 10

reasons why you get a raised beta- HCG?

Answer 10

germinal tumours
teratomas
hydatiform mole
iatrogenic

Question 11

where is bone marrow biopsy taken from in adult?

Answer 11

ilieum, sternum, long bones if necessary

Question 12

symptoms of hypocalcaemia?

Answer 12

perioral numbness
peripheral neuropathy
muscle cramps

Question 13

what is the tetralogy of fallot?

Answer 13

A large ventricular septal defect (VSD)
Pulmonary stenosis
Right ventricular hypertrophy
An overriding aorta