Medical Disease, Third Trimester Bleeding, Prenatal Infections, Contraception Flashcards

1
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Why would a Ua or UCX be done to work up UTI

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On asymptomatic screen, for frequency/dysuria/urgency, or for UFD with chills, fever, and CVA

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What are the possible outcomes of UA and UCX

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Positive UA, positive symptoms, positive casts
Positive UA, positive symptoms, no casts
Positive UA, no symptoms

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What does Positive UA, positive symptoms, positive casts mean? How to work it up?

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Pyelonephritis. If pregnant, admit and start zosyn.
Rescreen after dose. If pyelo is improved, it’s pyelo. If not improved then there’s an abscess. Diagnose with ultrasound and treat with I+D.

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What does Positive UA, positive symptoms, positive casts

Positive UA, positive symptoms, no casts mean? How to work it up?

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UTI. Treat with nitro, ceftriaxone

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What does positive UA, no symptoms mean? How to work it up?

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Asymptomatic bacteriuria. MUST treat in pregnancy with nitro or ceftriaxone. Then rescreen to make sure negative. If still positive, keep treating.

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What drugs should and should not be used to treat chronic hypertension?

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Use methyldopa, hydralazine, labetalol. DO NOT USE acei, arbs, diuretics.

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What does fetal hyperthyroidism cause? Fetal hypothyroidism?

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Demise

Cretinism

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8
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Can RAIU be done in pregnancY?

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NO

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9
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How to treat maternal hyperthyroidism?

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PTU is safe in pregnancy. Do surgery during second trimester. DO NOT iodine ablate.

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10
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How to treat maternal hypothyroidism?

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Levothyroxine.

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11
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How to diagnose/treat lichen sclerosis?

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Punch biopsy necessary, followed by treatment with steroids if positive

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12
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How to treat maternal seizures?

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Tricky because all anti-seizure medications are teratogens. Best one to use is phenobarbital. The least bad.

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13
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How to supplement phenobarbital?

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Give folate

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14
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Placenta previa pathogenesis

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Placenta implants across the os. As os dilates the placenta tears.

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How does patient with placenta previa present?

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Presents with painless third trimester bleeding with signs of struggling baby.

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16
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How to diagnose placenta previa?

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Ultrasound. Can show baby in transverse lie.

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17
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How to treat placenta previa?

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Do a c/s

18
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Risk factors for placenta previa?

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Multiple gestations, multiparity.

19
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Pathogenesis of placental abruption

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Placenta tears off wall and bleeds (can be concealed too)

20
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What types of things cause placental abruption?

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Hypertension, cocaine use, huge trauma

21
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How does a patient with placental abruption present?

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With painful, sudden onset, heavy vaginal bleeding. Fetal distress

22
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How to diagnose placental abruption?

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With ultrasound showing a tear

23
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How to treat placental abruption?

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C/s

24
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Uterine rupture pathogenesis

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Uterus ruptures with big contraction along c/s scar, or after pitocin use. Baby is birthed into peritoneum

25
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How does uterine rupture present?

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HUGE pain, may or may not bleed. Fetal heart rate abnormalities

26
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How to diagnose uterine rupture?

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No need for diagnosis, move straight to crash section

27
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How to treat uterine rupture

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Crash C-section

28
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Vasa previa pathogenesis

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Accessory lobe across the oss, there are bridging blood vessels. Os dilates and vessels tear.

29
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How does vasa previa present?

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With painless fetal distress and third trimester bleeding.

30
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How to treat vasa previa?

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C section.

31
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Pathogenesis of neonatal GBS infection

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Benign colonization of vagina, exposure during delivery

32
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Patient presentation with GBS

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Found on ASX screen at week 35-38. Or found on normal delivery with fetal crash within 12 hours

33
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How to treat GBS

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Ampicillin. Also give penicillin for asx bacteriuria, gbs+ status, prolonged ROM, or third trimester delivery with GBS.

34
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How does baby get hepatitis B

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Vertical transmission, can become chronic carrier

35
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How to treat to make sure baby doesn’t get hep B

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C/section with hep B IVIG and hep B vaccine

36
Q

How does maternal HSV infection affect baby?

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Primary viremia definitely affects baby, secondary reactivation affects baby only if exposed during delivery

37
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How to treat secondary reactivation of HSV in pregnancy?

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Treat with acyclovir and c/s baby

38
Q

How to prevent maternal chickenpox infection

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Vaccinate before pregnancy or if pregnant already, isolate mom from children.

39
Q

How does baby with neonatal chicken pox present?

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Zig zag lesions with small eyes and small extremities.

40
Q

Which method of contraception has highest risk of DVT/PE

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Orthoevra patch, risk increases with increased age and smoking

41
Q

Can you do ECV in active labor?

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No.