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OB Flashcards

1
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What do the TPAL of Parity stand for?

A 
Term: deliveries between 37 and 42 weeks
Preterm: between 20-37 weeks
**considered viable after 23 weeks
Abortion: spontaneous or induced prior to 20 weeks
Living: living children
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2
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How long does pregnancy last

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280 days

40 weeks

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3
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Technically when does the post partum period end?

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6 weeks after delivery

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4
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Nagele’s Rule

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Due date: add 7 days to last menstrual period and subtract 3 months

ex. LMP: 2.20.18, EDD: 11.27.19

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5
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Gestational age

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age of fetus calculated from 1st day of LMP (includes 2 weeks when woman is not pregnant

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6
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Fetal age

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age of fetus calculated from time of implantation.

Gestational age - 2 weeks

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7
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Which trimester are fetus most sensitive to teratogens?

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1st trimester

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8
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Embryo timeframe

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fertilization to 8th week of pregnancy

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9
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How are the trimesters broken up?

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First trimester: 1-12 weeks
Second trimester: 13-28 weeks
Third trimester: 28-40 weeks

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10
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What is the recommendation for folic acid supplementation for low risk and high risk?

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low risk: 0.4 mg

high risk: 4 mg

*start these prior to pregnancy

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11
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What is the hCG level around the time of missed menses?

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~25. Then increases exponentially for 10 weeks then plateaus

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12
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Progesterone secretion in early pregnancy

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Corpus luteum makes for ~6 weeks

Placenta makes progesterone after 6 weeks

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13
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How much does beta hCG increase in a normal pregnancy

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doubles every 48 hours

-this is responsible for nausea and vomiting

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14
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Goodell’s Sign

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softening of the cervix

-4-6 weeks gestation

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15
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Hegar’s Sign

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softening of uterine isthmus

-6-8 weeks gestation

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16
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Chadwick’s Sign

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bluish discoloration of cervix

-8-12 week’s gestation

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17
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Initial OB Visit

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Labs: CBC, Blood type and Rh, Rubella, Syphilis, Hep B antigen, HIV, Chlamydia and gonorrhea cultures

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18
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When can fetal heart activity be detected?

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5-6 weeks

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19
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When is the Quad screen done?

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2nd trimester

  1. Blood testing
  2. AFP, hCG, Estriol, Inhibin-A
  • Increased AFP -> neural tube defects, multiple gestations
  • Abnormal tests (all 4) –> trisomy 18 or 21
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20
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When is Chorionic Villus Sampling done?

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1st trimester (extracts placental cells)

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21
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When is Amniocentesis done?

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2nd trimester (extract amniotic fluid)

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22
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Frequency of visits

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initial: 6-8 weeks after LMP
Monthly for 1st and 2nd trimesters

Bimonthly 28-36 weeks
Weekly 36 weeks - delivery

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23
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Fetal heart tones

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120-160 bpm is normal

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24
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When do you begin measuring fundal height?

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20wks

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25
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When do you start cervical exams?

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37 wks

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26
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When you measure fundal height at the umbilicus what is the gestational age?

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20 weeks = umbilicus

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27
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When do you need to screen for gestational diabetes?

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24-28 weeks

28
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When do you do repeat antibody screen for Rh negative women

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26-28 weeks

29
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When is hemoglobin and hematocrit screened?

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3rd trimester

-35 weeks

30
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When do you perform group B strep screen?

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35-37 weeks

31
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How many 3 hour Glucose Tolerance tests need to be abnormal to diagnose gestational diabetes?

32
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If a women that is Rh (negative) when do you administer RhoGAM?

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28 weeks

-attaches to Rh antigen preventing mothers immune system from attacking fetal red blood cells

33
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What is the best treatment for a women with group B strep giving vaginal delivery?

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Ampicillin IV
or
Clindamycin (if PCN allergic)

34
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Why do pregnant ladies need to avoid deli meat, hot dogs and soft cheese during pregnancy?

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Listeria monocytogenes

35
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Why do pregnant ladies need to avoid raw milk and cheese?

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Brucellosis

36
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Which vaccines should pregnant ladies get?avoid?

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Do: Tdap and Flu

Don’t: Live vaccines; MMR, varicella

37
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Presenting parts

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Vertex: head
Breech: feet
Transverse, Compound –> c-section

38
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Acceleration: abrupt increase in heart rate from baseline

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reassuring sign of fetal well being

39
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Variable deceleration: abrupt decrease in heart rate from baseline

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extremely common

40
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Late deceleration: gradual symmetrical decrease in heart rate

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may indicate fetal distress (ex. fetal hypoxia, maternal hypotension)

41
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What can be given if there is hypocontractile uterine activity

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give pitocin

42
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What is the most common complication of early pregnancy?

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Abortion (chromosomal abnormalities ~50%)

43
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Abortion Types

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Threatened: vaginal bleeding + closed cervix

Inevitable: vaginal bleeding + open cervix

Missed: pregnancy retained despite death of fetus

44
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What drug induces uterine contractions and is used to expel conceptus with abortion?

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Misoprostol (prostaglandin analogue)

45
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Septic Abortion: Tx

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  • Hospitalize

- IV antibiotics (cefoxitin and Doxycycline)

46
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What is the medical regimen for an elective abortion?

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  1. Mifepristone (day 1)
  2. Misoprostal (day 2 or 3)

**Used only for <70 days gestation

47
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Elective abortion: surgery 1st versus 2nd trimester

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1st trimester: suction curettage

2nd trimester: Dilation and evacuation

48
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Where do most ectopic pregnancies occur?

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fallopian tube (mostly the ampullary portion)

49
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Ectopic pregnancy: Tx

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  1. Give RhoGAM in Rh (-) women
  2. Methothrexate IM

(hCG needs to be below 5000, no cardiac activity for this to work)

50
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What is the diagnosis if the patient has a large uterus, no fetal heart tones, hyperemesis and pre-eclampsia like symptoms prior to 20 weeks with “snow storm” within endometrium

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Gestational trophoblastic disease

51
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What is the most common type of gestational trophoblastic disease and which ethnic groups are susceptible?

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  • Hydatiform mole

- Asians and American Indians

52
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If your patient has a hydatiform mole, what patient education do they need to get?

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Avoid pregnancy for 12 months

53
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With a placenta previa (covering the cervical os) what must you NEVER do?

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Never perform cervical exam —>hemorrhage!

-avoid intercourse

54
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Painful bleeding versus Painless bleeding after 20 weeks?

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Painful –> placental abruption

Painless –> placenta previa

55
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What are some risk factors for premature rupture of membranes?

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  • Genital tract infection (bacterial vaginosis)

- smoking

56
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What is the treatment for premature rupture of membranes?

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corticosteroids to promote lung maturation <34 weeks

57
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What is a classic diagnostic finding in sample fluid from premature rupture of membranes?

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“ferning” under microscope

58
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What is the most common cause of post-partum hemorrhage?

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uterine atony (lack of contractons so blood vessels are constricted)

59
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What is the treatment for post-partum hemorrhage?

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  • uterine massage
  • IV fluids
  • Oxytocin/misoprotol/methergine
60
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Most twins are monozygotic (identical) or dizygotic (fraternal)?

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dizygotic “fraternal twins”

-2 amniotic sacs

61
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In the 1st trimester you see a “lamda sign” on US, what does this indicate?

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Dichorionic twins (fraternal)

62
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What does a “T sign indicate?

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Monochorionic twins (identical)

63
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When does pregnancy-induced HTN technically occur?

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> 20 weeks (no proteinuria)

64
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Pre-eclampsia

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  • New onset HTN and proteinuria after 20 weeks
    mild: BP >140/90, AND 0.3 or more protein in 24 hr urine specimen

Severe: BP >160/110

(need 2 separate readings)

65
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Eclampsia

A

seizures in a women with pre-eclampsia

66
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In a pre-eclampsia patient when is medication indicated and which HTN meds do you use?

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Use if >160/110

IV labetalol or hydralazine

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