MFM Flashcards
Quad screen in Trisomy 21
Low AFP, low estriol, high beta-hcg, high inhibin A
Quad screen in Trisomy 18
Low AFP, low estriol, LOW beta-hcg, inhibin A minimally affected
What is associated with amnion nodosum?
PROM, TTS, oligohydramnios, severe diabetes mellitus with bad placenta
(They are nodules in the placenta associated with severe and prolonged oligohydramnios)
Most common std in pregnancy
Chlamydia
Calculation of Ponderal Index
Weight in grams x 100 / (crown-heel)^3
PO2 in the umbilical vein and artery
pO2 umbilical vein: 29 (17-40)
pO2 umbilical artery: 18 (5-30)
If umbilical artery pH is abnormal and umbilical vein pH is normal, consider
Cord occlusion or failure of fetal circulation