Misc Flashcards
Aortic stenosis in pregnancy
Maintain AFTERLOAD! avoid hypotension, avoid tachycardia!
Mitral stenosis in pregnancy
AVOID AFIB! DIURESIS TO AVOID PULM EDEMA. treat with beta blockade
teratogenicity of mycophenolate associated with”
microtia, cleft lip and palate, cardiac defect
informed consent, ethical principle of?
autonomy
After prolonged pushing, pt. suffers foot drop, which nerve is affected
peroneal nerve
what cytokines are most likely involved in septic shock?
TNF alpha, IL-1
most commonly acquired congenital viral infection
CMV
what infectious agent which caused IUFD associated with placental abscesses
listeria
what type of twins with cleavage at day 5?
MCDA
how to diagnose ARDS?
new or worsening respiratory symptoms with bilat opacities not fully explained in vented patient with PEE> 5 … PaO2/FIo2 < 300!
highest yield in determining cause of stillbirth
placental pathology
how to get karyotype after IUFD for most likelihood of results
amniocentesis
precursor of placental estrogen?
DHEAS
precursor of placental progesterone
cholesterol
what enzyme does fetus have that placental does NOT for steroid synthessis?
17 alpha hydroxylase (biosynthesis of cortisol and androgens)
most common fetal effect in untreated PKU?
intellectual disability
PRECONCEPTION W/ TRANSPLANT- tell patients… most likely good outcome
creatinine level < 1.5
most prevalent aneuploidy with CDH?
Trisomy 18
Hardy weinberg dizease frequency of mutation
q2
carrier frequency?
2PQ
why dont we use nitroprusside?
reflex tachycardia, cyanide toxicity
CCB adverse drug effect
Headache, hypotension, peripheral edema, flushing
causes of low estriol?
placental steroid sulfatase deficiency, smith lemli opitz, CAH, anencephaly
how to monitor improvement in DKA
anion gap
surfactant has highest concentration of what phospholipid
PHOSPHOTIDYLCHOLINE (aka lecithin)