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Clotting factors that increase during pregnancy
All except factor 11 and 13
A healthy 32 year old woman is found to have gestational diabetes at 28 weeks of gestation. What is her risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the next 10 years?
50%
Risk of recurrence of preeclampsia?
15-20%
Risk of hypertensive disease in pregnancy if previous preeclampsia
1 in 7
Risk of developing preeclampsia if previous preeclampsia necessitating delivery before 34 weeks
1 in 3
Risk of congenital malformations with anti epileptic drugs?
Lamotrigine: 2%
Carbamazepine : 3.4%
Sodium valproate: 10.7%
AED poly therapy: 16.8%
Background rate: 2.3%
Risk of neonatal congenital CMV infection
1st and 2nd trimester: 30-40%
3rd trimester: 40-70%
Percentage of Brenner tumors showing malignant change
5%
Ultrasound frequency for TVUS
5-7.5 MHz
Percentage of free thyroid hormones in circulation
T3: 0.3%
T4: 0.03%
Gestation at which differentiation of external genitalia happens
9-11 weeks
Percentage of non epithelial ovarian cancer
10%
Risk of cystic fibrosis in Caucasian population
1 in 25
Cord gases interpretation
Arterial or venous <7.1 is severe
BE more than 12 is severe
Arterial normal is 7.28
Venous normal is 7.35 (like adult)
BE +/- 4 is normal
Which day of the menstrual cycle does inhibin B peak?
Day 7
Risk of needing a blood transfusion following physiological third stage of labour
40 in 1000
Risk of needing a blood transfusion following active management of the third stage of labour
14 in 1000
Risk of nausea and vomiting during active management of the third stage of labour
100 in 1000
Risk of blood loss of more than 1000 mL during physiological management of the third stage of labour
29 in 1000
Dose of adrenaline for anaphylaxis
0.5 mL of 1 in 1000 IM (500 mcg)
Proportion of women in the UK who are Rh neg (white population)
Approx 16%
Temperature of the room for preterm babies
At least 26 degrees
Fetal blood volume
10-12% of body weight
At the moment of birth, blood volume is 78mL per kg (approx 280mL for 3.5kg baby)
DCC for up to 5 min increases to 126 mL/kg
Response time following IV oxytocin
Uterine response occurs almost immediately (1 min)
Uterine response time following IM oxytocin
3-5 minutes
Persists for 2-3 hours
Uterine response following ergometrine
IV - immediate and persists for 45 min (not recommended due to risk of severe hypertension)
IM - 2-5 minutes, persists for 3+ hours
Moderately useful positive predictive value
5-10
Very useful positive predictive value
> 10
Moderately useful negative predictive value
0.1 - 0.2
Very useful negative predictive value
0.1
Threshold value for positive FFN
50 ng/mL
Components of mature human breast milk
Fat 3-5%
Protein 0.8-0.9% (higher in colostrum)
Carbohydrates (lactose) 6.9-7.2%
Mineral constituents 0.2%
Size of particles in surgical smoke
0.1-5 micrometres
Spinal segment where aorta and IVC pass through diaphragm
Aorta: T12
IVC: T8
Half life of LH and FSH
LH: 20 min
FSH 3-5 hours
Percentage increase in plasma volume in the first trimester
40-50%
Percentage increase in red cell mass in the first trimester
25-30%
Percentage increase in respiratory volumes in early pregnancy
- minute volume
- residual volume, functional residual capacity and expiratory reserve volume
- vital capacity and expiratory reserve
- PEFR and FEV1
Minute volume 50%
Residual volume, functional residual capacity and expiratory reserve volume all decrease by 20%
Vital capacity and expiratory reserve are unchanged
Physiological dead space increases
PEFR and FEV1 unchanged
Percentage increase in cardiovascular parameters during first trimester:
Cardiac output
Blood volume
Heart rate
Pulmonary capillary pressure
Pulmonary vascular resistance
Cardiac output 40%
Blood volume 50%
Heart rate 10%
Pulmonary capillary pressure unchanged
Pulmonary vascular resistance falls by 35%
By which week does the nadir of BP happen?
Week 24
ECG changes in pregnancy
Deviation of electrical axis to the left by 15 degrees
ST segment depression and flattening/depression of T waves in III
Cardiac output changes in labour
First stage increase by 10-25%
Second stage increase by 40%
Immediately after delivery increase by 10-20%
Diameters of fetal skull:
Suboccipito-bregmatic
Suboccipito-frontal
Occipitofrontal
Submento-bregmatic
Submento-vertical
Mento-vertical
Suboccipito-bregmatic 9.5 cm (occipital protuberance to anterior fontanelle)
Suboccipito-frontal 10cm + (incomplete flexion)
Occipitofrontal 11.5cm (to the root of the nose = OP position)
Submento-bregmatic 9.5cm (completely extended face presentation)
Submento-vertical 11.5cm (incompletely extended face)
Mento-vertical 13.5cm (brow - cannot be delivered vaginally)
Renal physiological changes in pregnancy
GFR increased by 50% (peak between 16-24 weeks, falls in late pregnancy)
Renal plasma flow increases by 75%
Serum urea and creatinine decrease by 25%
Colloid osmotic pressure decreased by 10%
Aldosterone increased 6-8x - increases salt and water reabsorption
Total body water increases by 6-8L (ECF by 3L, 1.5L of which is plasma)
Increased protein excretion
Percentages of bound and free testosterone
Men: Free (metabolically active) 1-2%
Bound to sex hormone binding globulin 69%
Bound to albumin 30%
Women: Free 1%
80% SHBG, 19% albumin
Recurrence rate of ectopic pregnancy
18.5% (15-20%)
Percentage of aldosterone bound to plasma proteins
50%
Proportion of catecholamines produced by the adrenal medulla
85% adrenaline and 15% noradrenaline
Half life of glucagon and insulin
6 minutes
Chance of pneumonia complicating varicella in pregnancy
10-14%
Risk of progression of leiomyoma to leiomyosarcoma
0.1%
Risk of recurrence of preeclampsia
15-20%
Percentages of white blood cells
Lymphocytes
Neutrophils
Eosinophils
Lymphocytes 20-40%
Neutrophils 40-60%
Eosinophils 2-5%
Shoulder dystopias risk of brachial plexus injury
2.3-16%
Which day does the neural tube close?
Day 28
most commonly injured vessel in sacrospinous ligament suspension
Inferior gluteal artery
The male equivalent of the Skene gland is the
Prostate
The ductus arteriosus is derived from the
Sixth left pharyngeal arch
Nerve supply to pharyngeal arch derivatives
First arch - mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
Second arch - facial nerve
Third arch - glossopharyngeal nerve
Fourth arch - superior laryngeal branch of the vagus
Sixth arch - recurrent laryngeal branch of the vagus
Percentage of couples presenting with recurrent miscarriage who carry a chromosomal anomaly
3-5%
Percentage of first trimester miscarriages with abnormal karyotype
70%
Proportion of first trimester miscarriages that have evidence of chromosomal rearrangements
5%
HCG cut off for methotrexate
Less than 3,000 IU/litre
Success rates of single dose methotrexate treatment
85-94%
Percentage of women who experience tubal rupture during follow up
7%
Recurrent ectopic rates among women trying to become pregnant, following treatment with methotrexate
8-10%
Incidence of ectopic pregnancy in the UK
1 in 100
Gestational age when CRL is 10mm
7 weeks
Fetal heart rate activity first detectable on transvaginal scanning at how many days from the LMP?
37
What proportion of women with recurrent first trimester miscarriage have anti-phospholipid antibodies?
15%
The percentage of women in the general population who have anti-phospholipid antibodies
About 2%
What percentage of molar pregnancies are complicated by the development of choriocarcinoma?
2-3% (5% of complete moles and 0.05% partial moles)
Risk of choriocarcinoma developing after a normal full term pregnancy
1in 50,000
Risk of recurrence of molar pregnancy
1 in 55 after one affected pregnancy, 1 in 7 after two
Following ectopic pregnancy, what percentage of women treated with single dose regimen of methotrexate will require surgical intervention?
About 10%
FIGO definition of “infrequent menstruation”
Cycles lasting longer than 38 days
Percentage of pituitary tumours that secrete prolactin
80%
Percentage of precocious puberty that is idiopathic in girls (and boys)
75% (40%)
Percentage of stimulated IVF cycles that develop mild OHSS
33%
Percentage of stimulated IVF cycles that develop severe OHSS
0.3-0.5%