Lecture 14- 1st trimester loss Flashcards
When do the majority of spontaneous abortions occur?
<12 weeks GA
Termination of a pregnancy before ____ weeks is considered what trimester loss.
20; First
What are the three most common abnormal uteri?
Septate
Asherman’s syndrome
Bicornalte uterus
What are key things you want to know with a suspected miscarriage?
If the cervix is closed vs/ open
Presence of POC, discharge, blood
Uterine size
With a threatened AB what will they present like.
Bleeding
closed cervix
uterine size consistent with GA
What will an inevitable AB look like?
Cervix dilated
ROM
bleeding and UCs
expel POC (products of conception)
What will a missed AB present like.
POC reatained
Uterus < GA
Dark brown discharge
No pain & IUP symptoms cease
What is considered a recurrent loss?
loss on > 2 consecutive pregnancies
What are reasons for 2nd trimester loss?
Cervical insufficiency (painless effacement and dilation)
What do you do for cervical insufficiency?
Cervical cerclage
how do you induce labor surgically?
Vacuum aspiration
What are some complications with surgically induced labor?
uterine perf, cervical laceration
What is cervical priming?
use seaweed like plant to prime the cervix.
After induction what do you want to monitor?
temp, pain , bleeding
hemorrhage, incomplete evacuation, infection
Under how many days since LMP can you do a medical induced labor?
<49 days
Where do the majority of ectopic pregnancies occur?
Fallopian tube
What does an ectopic pregnancy look like on US?
cyst w/ wide echogenic vascular outer ring
What is the “classic” signs and symptoms of ectopic?
amenorrhea followed by bleeding and abdominal pain on affected side