Lecture 12 Flashcards
What type vaccines do you not give pregnant women?
Live virus vaccines
What is the goal of preconception counseling
Optimize a woman’s health pre-pregnancy
What is one of the first things that change with pregnancy?
Breast tenderness
When does softening and enlargement of the uterus happen?
6 weeks into pregnancy
What is when the vagina seems congested and is blueish?
Chadwick sign
WHat is the sign associated with softening of the cervix?
Hegar sign
What test is used to confirm pregnancy?
Urine or serum hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)
The hCG beta quant should do what in early pregnancy?
Double about every day
Which is more sensitive, urine or serum hCG?
Serum
TVUS can detect pregnancy at how many weeks?
3-4 weeks gestation Beta HCG 1000-2000)
When can you visualize the fetus via abdominal US?
5-6 weeks (can see a gestational sac)
B/w what weeks is there doppler detection fo fetal haert tones?
10-12 weeks
What is EGA?
Estimated gestation age
What is EDD?
Estimated date of delivery
When is CVS performed?
> 10 weeks
When is amniocentesis usually performed?
15-20 weeks
When is cordocentesis performed?
> 20 weeks GA
What 3 tests are performed in the first timester (10-13 weeks)?
HcG (quantitative)
PAPP-A
CVS
What does a decrease in PAPP-A indicate?
Aneuploidy (abnormal chromosome number)
What makes up the triple test (what do you add for quad)?
AFP (alpha fetal protein)
Estriol
Hcg
(inhibin A- only quad)
Do values in the triple/ quad screen vary by race?
Yes
How often do you see women under 28 weeks?
Every 4 weeks
What is the normal range for fetal heart tones?
120-160 bpm
What maneuvers are used to determine fetal presentation?
Leopold maneuvers
What do you look for on urine in a normal ob exam?
Glucose
Protein (albumin)
What is external cephalic version (ECV)?
Where you turn the baby so they don’t present breech. Done at 36-38 weeks
If the fundal height is at the umbilicus, what week are they probably at?
20 weeks
What are some routine labs?
CBC RPR?FTA glucose blood type/ rH urinalysis Group B strep BMP STD: gc, chlamydia, hep B
What is associated with genetic defects and you need to get a profile on?
Rubella
At what week does the 3rd trimester start?
28 weeks