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1
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Incidence of monozygous twin

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3-5:1000

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2
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Triplet birth rate

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0.24: 1000 live births

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3
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Twin birth rate

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15.8 :1000 LB

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4
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Perinatal mortality : twins

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37 : 1000

3 times higher than singleton

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5
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Perinatal mortality: triplets

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52: 1000

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6
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Perinatal mortality: higher order

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231: 1000

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7
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Cerebral palsy in twins

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8 fold

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8
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Cerebral palsy triplets

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47 fold

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9
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What percentage if monozygotic twins are DCDA

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25-30%

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10
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What percentage of monozygotic twins are monochorionic

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75%

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11
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What cleavage phase results in MCMA

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Cleavage between days 8 and 13

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12
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Most reliable time to determine chorionicity

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10-13 weeks

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13
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Ultrasound features if monochorioninc twin (4)

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  • early pregnancy 1 placental mass
  • T sign (thin intertwin membrane)
  • twin membrane <1.8mm
    -non discordant sex
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14
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Incidence of congenital malformation in monozygotic twins compared to dizygotic twins

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3 fold compared to dizygotic

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15
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When should screening for TTTS begin?

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16 weeks

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16
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How often should ultrasounds be performed in TTTS screening

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Baseline: Every 2 weeks from 16 weeks

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17
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When is the most common time for TTTS to develop

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16 - 24 weeks
(Only 1% of cases happen after 24 weeks)

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18
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When should fetal surveillance begin for DCDA twins

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24 weeks

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19
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How often should ultraosund be done in DCDA

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Baseline: every 4 weeks

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20
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What has been proven to prevent preterm birth in multiple pregnancy?

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Nothing.

Studies have found no clinical benefits of bedrest, tocolytics, progesterone and cerclage in multiple pregnancies.

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21
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What are maternal complications of twin pregnancies
Antepartum (3)

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  • preeclampsia
  • anemia
  • gestational diabetes mellitus
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22
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What screening should be offered in twin pregnancies?

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Aneuploidy
- first trimester combined (NT, hcg, pappa)

  • integrated screening ( NT + t1 screen + t2 screen)
  • cfdna ( 99% sensitive for trisomy 21)
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23
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Advantages of NIPT (4)

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  • Higher detection rate
  • High negative predictive value for trisomy 21
  • Lower false positive rate
  • Less dependent on gestational age
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24
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What are the most common complications of monochorionic placentation

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  • TTTS
  • TRAP
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25
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What percentage of MC are complicated by TTTS

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10-15%

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26
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What is the postulated pathophysiology of TTTS

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The presence of deep unidirectional flow through arterio-venous communications and minimal or no superficial bidirectional flow

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27
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How does oligohydramnios occur in TTTS

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Hypovolemia of the donor twin results in activation of the renin- angiotensin system resulting in
Vasoconstriction, oliguria, iugr

28
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What system is used to classify TTTS

A

Quintero classification

29
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Stage 1 TTTS

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Oligohydramnios (<2cm DVP) one twin
Polyhydramnios (>8cm DVP) other twin.
Both bladders visible

30
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Stage 2 TTTS

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Bladder absent for donor twin

31
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Stage 3 TTTS

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Abnormal dopplers in either twin

32
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Stage 4 TTTS

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Fetal hydrops in either twin

33
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Stage 5 TTTS

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Death if one or both twins

34
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What is the fetal mortality for untreated moderate-severe TTTS

35
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What are the neonatal long term implications of TTTS (3)

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  • cardiac
  • renal
  • neurological complications
36
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Treatment options for TTTS (5)

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  • laser ablation
  • serial amnioreduction
  • selective fetocide
  • septostomy
  • termination of pregnancy
37
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What is the survival rate of MCT with TTTS following laser coagulation

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Up to 70 %

38
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What was the Eurofetus trial

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RCT comparing laser therapy vs amnioreduction for TTTS before 26 weeks.

39
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What were the findings of the eurofetus trial (3)

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1) laser group had a higher likehood of Infant survival(of at least one twin) to 28days of life and 6mnths of age.
76% vs 56%

2) laser group has less periventricular leukomalacia

3) median gestational age of delivery laser 33.3 weeks and amnioreduction 29 weeks

40
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How many MCT are affected by twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence

41
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What is TRAP

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An acardiac “perfused twin” receives its blood supply from a large arterio-arterial anastamosis from the “pump twin” resulting in absent or rudimentary development of the head, heart and upper limb

42
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What is the mortality rate of the pump twin in TRAPS

43
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What is the cause behind mortality of TRAPS

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High output congestive heart failure and hydrops

44
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Definitive management on TRAP

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Separation of the Cardiovascular circulation by diathermy occlusion of the cord of the acardiac twin

45
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What is a significant twin discordance

46
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How is twin discordance calculated

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(EFW larger twin - EFW smaller twin)÷ EFW larger twin x 100

47
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What percentage of monchorionic twins are complicated by selective growth restriction

48
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What percentage of MCMA twins have cord entanglement in T3

A

Up to 100%

49
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What feature is seen on doppler confirming cord entanglement

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Galloping sign - two asynchronous heart beats

50
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What is the perinatal loss rate of MCMA twins

51
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Incidence of conjoined twins

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1: 90,000- 100,000

52
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Overall risk of congenital malformations in twins

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600 per 10000 twin births

53
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What congenital anomalies are associated with monozygotic twins (3)

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  • holoprosencephaly
  • neural tube defects
  • cloacal extrophy
54
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Risk of cardiac anomalies
1) MCDA
2) MCMA

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MCDA: 7%
MCMA: 57%

55
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What percentage of live births are twin pregnancies

56
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What percentage of twins deliver before 37 weeks

57
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What percentage of twins deliver before 32 weeks

58
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What is the risk of neurological abnormality in surviving twin of iufd mcda

59
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What is the risk of second twin death if one twin dies in a monochorionic pregnancy

60
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Incidence of conjoined twins

61
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What percentage of live births are twin

62
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What is the associated perinatal mortality of a twin compared to singleton

A

3 times higher

63
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What percentage of ivf pregnancies are multiple preg

64
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What percentage of twins in the uk are monochorionic

65
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What percentage of live births are twins

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