OB 2 Flashcards
when do you screen for group B strep?
universal screening at 35-37 weeks gestation
swab both lower vagina and rectum
GBS
MC neonatal sepsis
PCN is tx
placenta completely covers cervical os
Complete previa
placenta overlies part, but not all of cervical os
partial previa
placental edge in lower uterine segment but does not reach internal os
low-lying placenta
painless bright red vaginal bleeding in 3rd trimester
placenta previa
RF of placenta previa
prior C-section
multiple gestations
multiple induced abortions
advanced maternal age
dx placenta previa
ultrasound
Placental tissue extends into superficial layer of myometrium
Placenta accrete
entire placenta separates from uterine wall
complete placenta abruption
premature separation of normally implanted placenta
occurs due to any number of causes (trauma, idiopathic, etc.)
placental abruption
painful vaginal bleeding that may not be externally present
placental abruption
blood penetrates uterus; uterine serosa becomes blue-purple in coloration
complication of ____ called ____
placental abruption
called couvelaire uterus
bleeding occurring during vasa previa belongs to…
fetus!
common cause of small gestional age
tobacco
macrosomia newborns are common among ____ mothers
DB mothers
Gestational HTN
onset after 20 weeks gestational age w/o proteinuria
Development of hypertension after 20 weeks’ gestational age with proteinuria
Peeclampsia
when to evaluate edema
does not improve with rest
involves upper extremities, face, sacral region
earliest week that delivery is recommended with severe preeclampsia
34 weeks
drugs encouraged/recommended during pregnancy for HTN
methyldopa
labetalol
how to treat and prevent preeclampsia
magnesium sulfate when induction (at labor time) is initiated
loss of patellar reflexes
warmth feeling, flushing
slurred speech
muscle paralysis
respiratory difficulty
hypermagnesemia - Mag toxicity
treated with calcium gluconate
eclampsia means you now have…
seizures
HELLP
HTN in pregnancy
H: hemolysis E: elevated L: liver enzymes L: low P: platelet count
HELLP is MC in
multiparous pts
RUQ pain
N/V
General malaise
are all sx of…
HELLP syndrome
peripartum cardiomyopathy occurs in..
last month of pregnancy or within 6 months of delivery
dx test required for peripartum cardiomyopathy
ECHO