O+G test Flashcards
Leading cause of maternal death in UK
Sepsis
Leading cause of maternal death in first trimester
Ectopic
Leading cause of maternal death worldwide
Haemorrhage
At what gestation does fetes gain legal rights in UK?
None until birth
Most common site of ectopic pregnancy
ampulla
Most common place of rupture of ectopic pregnancy
isthmus
Cervical cytology result = borderline + HPV+
colposcopy
Types of HPV considered to be high risk?
16, 18, 31, 33
what type of hormone is oestrogen
steroid
where is LH produced
anterior pituitary
which does not produce progesterone: corpus luteum adrenal cortex adipose fat thyroid placenta
thyroid
which hormone does not exhibit diurnal variation cortisol TSH FSH GH prolactin
FSH - monthly cyclical pattern in females
NB during puberty only, LH higher at night
what is responsible for ovulation
LH surge
which of the following is not a function of oestrogen maintaining bone density vasodilation reduce platelet activation increase skin pigmentation proliferation of endometrium
reduce platelet activation
(patchy kin/linea nigra during pregnancy)
(vasodilation –> hot flushes)
(INCREASED platelet activation –> increased clots/VTE)
Which is not true re B-hCG? stimulates release of thyroid produced by certain tumours e.g. germ cell produced primarily by fetes in pregnancy can cause ovarian cysts high in multiple pregnancies
produced primarily by fetes in pregnancy
produced by syncitiotrophoblasts