Maternal Flashcards
The ampulla is the most common site of implantation.
Tubal
Infiltration of blood into the uterine musculature results in the uterus becoming hard and purplish.
Couvelaire uterine
A complication in which the placenta separates prematurely from the uterine wall.
Abruptio placenta
The safest and most accurate method of diagnosing ectopic pregnancy.
Ultrasound
A tubal pregnancy accompanied by intrauterine pregnancy.
Heterotopic pregnancy
Results from the gradual extension into the uterine cavity of products of conception that originally
implanted I the intestinal portion of the tube.
Tubo- uterine
Abortion occurring in 3 or more successive pregnancies.
Habitual abortion
What is D&C
Dilation and curettage
Performing a linear incision over ectopic pregnancy to remove manually
Salphingectomy
Milking and suctioning of fallopian tube.
Fimbrial Evaculation
It is the loss of the products of conception that cannot be prevented
Inevitable abortion
The most common cause of early spontaneous abortion is abnormal
development of the zygote, embryo or fetus.
Fetal causes
Blush discoloration of the umbilicus due to the presence of blood in the peritoneal
cavity.
Cullen’s sign
An anticancer drug used to induce abortion when ectopic pregnancy is less than
Methotrexate
Manage by fibrinogen and cryoprecipitate.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
