OB- FA Step 2 Flashcards
When do you use quantitative Beta-HCG
- Diagnose/follow ectopic pregnancy
- Monitor trophoblastic disease
- Screen for fetal aneuploidy (elevated in Tri 21, low in tri 18)
- Increases to about 100,000 mIU/mL by 10 weeks and decreases throughout 2nd tri
- doubles every 48 hrs in early pregnancy
When do you use quantitative Beta-HCG
- Diagnose/follow ectopic pregnancy
- Monitor trophoblastic disease
- Screen for fetal aneuploidy (elevated in Tri 21, low in tri 18)
- Increases to about 100,000 mIU/mL by 10 weeks and decreases throughout 2nd tri
- doubles every 48 hrs in early pregnancy
When can you detect pregnancy on ultrasound
Gestational sac visible on transvaginal US at 5 weeks GA
- Beta - hcg 1000-1500
What is considered excessive weight gain in pregnancy
> 1.5 kg/month (about 3.3 pounds)
What is considered inappropriate weight gain in pregnancy
What is the appropriate weight gain in pregnancy?
- BMI 29: 5-9 kg (11-20 lbs)
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Cardiovascular changes in pregnancy
- HR increases by 20%
- Stroke volume increases
- BP decreases by 10% by 34 weeks then back up to pre-prego values
- Peripheral venous distention: increases to term
- Peripheral vascular resistance: decreases to term
Pulmonary adaptations of pregnancy
- Tidal volume: increases
- Expiratory reserve volume: decreases
- Respiratory rate: unchanged
- Respiratory minute volume: increases by 40%
Blood changes in pregnancy
- increase in RBC and increase in plasma volume more than RBC, so hemodilution
- Hct: Decreases
- Fibrinogen: Increases
- Electrolytes: Unchanged
GI changes in pregnancy
decreased sphincter tone and increased gastric emptying time
Organisms that cross the placenta
Toxo gondii Rubella HIV VZV CMV Enteroviruses Treponema pallidum Listeria Parvovirus B19
How often do pregnant women get checkups
- 0-28 weeks: every 4 weeks
- 29-35: every 2 weeks
- 36- birth: every week
What labs do you check at initial prenatal visit
Heme: CBC, Rh factor, type and
screen
- Infectious: UA and culture, Rubella, HbsAg, RPR/VDRL, gono/chlamydia, PPD, HIV, Pap smear. Consider HCV and varicella based on hx
- IF INDICATED: Hb A1C, sickle cell
- Discuss genetic: Tay-Sachs, CF
When do you screen for gestational diabetes
- 24-26 weeks unless at risk for diabetes (obese, fam hx) then screen asap
When to administer RhoGam
28 weeks for Rh negative; after any procedures/bleeding events
When do you do GBS culture
35-37 weeks
What is the quad screen
Done ~15-22 weeks
- MSAFP
- Inhibin A
- Estradiol
- Beta HCG
Quad screen for Trisomy 18 and 21
Everything is low for 18
- Low MSAFP/Estriol with high inhibin A/betaHCG for 21
When is amniocentesis indicated
- Women > 35 at time of delivery
- Abnormal quad screen
- Rh-sensitized pregnancy for fetal blood type/assess hemolysis
- Evaluate lung maturity (L:S >/= 2.5 or presence of phosphatidylglycerol)
Risk factors for spontaneous abortions
- Chromosomal abnormality
- Maternal thrombophilia
- Maternal immune issue (antiphospholipid Ab)
- Maternal anatomic issue
- Endocrine (DM, hypothyroid, prog deficient)
- Other: trauma, elevated maternal age, infection, dietary deficiency
- Environment: smoking, EtOH, caffeine, toxins, drugs, radiation
- Fetal: anatomic malformation
Risk factors for spontaneous abortions
- Chromosomal abnormality
- Maternal thrombophilia
- Maternal immune issue (APL ab