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Medical Conditions in Pregnancy Flashcards

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Gestational Diabetes- screening

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  • 50 gm 1 hr oral load glucose challenge (>130-140 abnormal)

- if abnormal- 3 hr 100 gm oral load gluc tolerance test

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risk factors for GDM

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  • obesity
  • prev hx of GDM
  • strong FH of DM
  • known glucose intolerance
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GDM- maternal complications

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  • gestational HTN
  • preeclampsia
  • C-delivery
  • developing diabetes later in life
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GDM- fetal comlications

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  • macrosomia!! (> 4000 gms)
  • hypoglycemia
  • hyperbilirubinemia
  • operative delivery
  • shoulder dystocia!!!
  • birth trauma
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GDM pt- should deliver when?

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b/w 39-40 wks

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Pregestational diabetes- maternal complications

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  • worsening nephropathy and retinopathy
  • preeclampsia
  • DKA
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Pregestational diabetes- fetal complications

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  • spontaneous abortions
  • anatomic birth defects (birth defects assoc with inc HgBA1C in period of embryogenesis)
  • fetal growth restriction
  • prematurity
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diabetes- management

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diet, oral hypoglycemic medications (glyburide), insulin, exercise
-good glycemic control- fasting < 90, 2 hr postprandial < 120

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Pregestational diabetes- maternal evaluation

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  • renal- 24 h urine collections
  • cardiac- EKG
  • eye exam in 1st trimester
  • glycemic control
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Pregestational diabetes- fetal evaluation

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  • US
  • fetal echocardiogram
  • congenital malformations- biochemical testing
  • fetal growth US every 2-4 wks
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postpartum management of diabetes

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  • insulin dep pts need 2/3 of pregnancy dose of insulin
  • GDM freq dont need further tx
  • GDM- need fasting blood gluc or 2 hr glucose tolerance 6-12 wks postpartum
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maternal hyperthyroidism- tx

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  • PTU- 1st trimester

- methimazole- 2-3 trimester

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maternal hyperthyroidism- fetal effects

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-meds can cross placenta- fetal hypothyroidism and fetal goiter can develop

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thyroid storm

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  • triggers- infection, labor, c-delivery

- hyperthermia, tachycardia, perspiration, high output cardiac failure, maternal mortality of 25%

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thyroid storm- tx

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  • B-blockers- propranolol
  • sodium iodide
  • PTU
  • dexamethasone
  • replace fluid losses
  • bring T down
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Hypothyroidism- if untreated, inc risk of?

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  • sp abortion
  • preeclampsia
  • abruption
  • low birth weight infants
  • stillbirth
  • lower intelligence levels
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hypothyroidism- tx

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-thyroid replacement

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neonatal thyrotoxicosis

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  • due to transplacental transfer of thyroid stim ab’s
  • transient
  • mortality rate 16%
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neonatal hypothyroidism

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  • causes developmental retardation

- caused by- thyroid dysgenesis, inborn errors of thyroid fxn, drug induced

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Rheumatic HD

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  • mitral stenosis!!!

- high risk of HF, subacute bacterial endocarditis, thromboembolic dz

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Cardiac arrhthmias

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SVT!

-benign and assoc with overly strenuous exercise

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postpartum cardiomyopathy

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  • develops within last wks of pregnancy or 6 months postpartum
  • at risk- women with preeclampsia, HTN, poor nutrition
  • mortality rate 10%
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all pregnant cardiac pts should be?

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comanaged with a cardiologist!!!

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Immune Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia

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  • Igs attached to maternal platelets

- tx- when plts < 50,000- prednisone, IVIG, plt transfusion, splenectomy

25
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SLE

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  • flares tx with prednisone

- fetal complications- preterm delivery, fetal growth restrictions, stillbirth, miscarriage

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N/V of pregnancy

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(50-80% of women complain of during first 8-12 wks)

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Hyperemesis gravidarum

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(1-2%)

  • persistent N/V assoc with > 5% loss of prepregnancy wt, ketonuria, dehydration
  • cause unknown
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GERD

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70% of pregnant women)

-small meals, avoid lying down after meals, elevate head when sleeping, antacids, H2 blockers/PPIs

29
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Superficial thrombophlebitis

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  • palpable cord in calf- superficial!
  • swelling, tenderness
  • tx- bed rest, pain med, local heat wear support hose; dont need anticoagulants!!
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DVT

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-left leg- pain in calf with dorsiflexion (50% asx)
-US with doppler flow
-tx- anticoag tx- LMW (lovenox) or unfractionated heparin
-follow aPTT values (heparin), factor Xa values (lovenox)
have to avoid estrogen for contraception

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PE- sx’s

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  • pleuritic chest pain, shortness of air, air hunger, palpitations, hemoptysis
  • tachypnea, tachycardia, low grade fever, pleural friction
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PE- evaluation, tx

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  • EKG, chest Xray, ABG, VQ, CT
  • anticoag
  • *require a thrombophilia work-up!!!
33
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asthma

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(3-9%)

-assoc with inc miscarriage, preeclampsia, intrauterine fetal demise, fetal growth restriction, preterm delivery

34
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postpartum depression

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(10-15 %)

-> first 2 wks postpartum

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