lecture 10 small babies Flashcards

1
Q

male or female bigger at birth

A

male

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2
Q

ethnicity that has big babies

A

african

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3
Q

ethnicity that has small babies

A

asain

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4
Q

medical condition that might have bigger baby

A

diabetic mum

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5
Q

someone who might have a small baby

A

smokers

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6
Q

what will you look like if the placenta isnt working

A

long arms and legs

low body fat

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7
Q

how will growth problems present in early gestation

A

symmetrical growth problems

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8
Q

if you are effected later in pregnancy how will the growth present

A

disproportionate

much smaller abdo than head

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9
Q

causes of symmetrical IUGR

A

chemical exposure
viral infection
chromosomal

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10
Q

causes of asymmetrical IUGR

A

preeclampsia and placental insufficiency

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11
Q

maternal factors making small babies

A

smoking
alcohol
anaemia
other medical diseases

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12
Q

fetal factors acronym

A

TORCH

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13
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what is TORCH

A

toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, herpes and syphilis

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14
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what is placental previa

A

the placenta is low in the uterus

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15
Q

why can you stil survive if there are problems with some of the placenta

A

there is excess placenta

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16
Q

what is abruptio placenta

A

when the placenta comes away from the uterus before the baby

17
Q

what is cancer of the blood vessels of the placenta

A

chroangioma

18
Q

hpw big should the uterus be

A

+/- 2 gestational weeks in cm

19
Q

what does the ultrasound measure

A

abdominal circumference
head circumference
femur length
liquor volume

20
Q

what are the impacts of a low urinary output of the baby

A

kidneys arent working so there is low blood pressure so there arent big pockets of amniotic fluid

21
Q

what does doppler look at

A

flow of blood through the veins

22
Q

what might you think about of doppler is very poor

A

cesaerean

23
Q

how might you treat a baby with very low doppler

A

steroids

24
Q

at what point would you try and deliver is the doppler is poor

A

34 weeks