OB- FA Step 2 Flashcards

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When do you use quantitative Beta-HCG

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  • 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
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When do you use quantitative Beta-HCG

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  • 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
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3
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When can you detect pregnancy on ultrasound

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Gestational sac visible on transvaginal US at 5 weeks GA

- Beta - hcg 1000-1500

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What is considered excessive weight gain in pregnancy

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> 1.5 kg/month (about 3.3 pounds)

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What is considered inappropriate weight gain in pregnancy

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What is the appropriate weight gain in pregnancy?

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  • BMI 29: 5-9 kg (11-20 lbs)

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Cardiovascular changes in pregnancy

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  • 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
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Pulmonary adaptations of pregnancy

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  • Tidal volume: increases
  • Expiratory reserve volume: decreases
  • Respiratory rate: unchanged
  • Respiratory minute volume: increases by 40%
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Blood changes in pregnancy

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  • increase in RBC and increase in plasma volume more than RBC, so hemodilution
  • Hct: Decreases
  • Fibrinogen: Increases
  • Electrolytes: Unchanged
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10
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GI changes in pregnancy

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decreased sphincter tone and increased gastric emptying time

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11
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Organisms that cross the placenta

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Toxo gondii
Rubella
HIV
VZV
CMV
Enteroviruses
Treponema pallidum
Listeria
Parvovirus B19
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How often do pregnant women get checkups

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  • 0-28 weeks: every 4 weeks
  • 29-35: every 2 weeks
  • 36- birth: every week
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13
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What labs do you check at initial prenatal visit

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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
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14
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When do you screen for gestational diabetes

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  • 24-26 weeks unless at risk for diabetes (obese, fam hx) then screen asap
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15
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When to administer RhoGam

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28 weeks for Rh negative; after any procedures/bleeding events

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16
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When do you do GBS culture

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35-37 weeks

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17
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What is the quad screen

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Done ~15-22 weeks

  • MSAFP
  • Inhibin A
  • Estradiol
  • Beta HCG
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18
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Quad screen for Trisomy 18 and 21

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Everything is low for 18

- Low MSAFP/Estriol with high inhibin A/betaHCG for 21

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19
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When is amniocentesis indicated

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  • 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)
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20
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Risk factors for spontaneous abortions

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  • 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
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21
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Risk factors for spontaneous abortions

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  • Chromosomal abnormality
  • Maternal thrombophilia
  • Maternal immune issue (APL ab
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22
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When can you detect pregnancy on ultrasound

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Gestational sac visible on transvaginal US at 5 weeks GA

- Beta - hcg 1000-1500

23
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What is considered excessive weight gain in pregnancy

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> 1.5 kg/month (about 3.3 pounds)

24
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What is considered inappropriate weight gain in pregnancy

A
25
Q

What is the appropriate weight gain in pregnancy?

A
  • BMI 29: 5-9 kg (11-20 lbs)

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26
Q

Cardiovascular changes in pregnancy

A
  • 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
27
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Inevitable abortion

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  • uterine bleeding/cramps but NO POC expulsion
  • OPEN OS/POC on ultrasound
  • Tx: Misoprostol or expectant management; manual uterine aspiration if
28
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Missed abortion

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  • cramping, loss of early pregnancy sxs, NO BLEEDING
  • Closed Os/no heart activity, POC on ultrasound
  • Tx: Misoprostol/expectant management; manual Uterine evac if
29
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Intrauterine fetal demise

A

Absence of fetal cardiac activity >20 weeks

- Tx: Induce labor, evacuate uterusto prevent DIC at GA >16 weeks

30
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Organisms that cross the placenta

A
Toxo gondii
Rubella
HIV
VZV
CMV
Enteroviruses
Treponema pallidum
Listeria
Parvovirus B19
31
Q

How often do pregnant women get checkups

A
  • 0-28 weeks: every 4 weeks
  • 29-35: every 2 weeks
  • 36- birth: every week
32
Q

2nd trimester elevtive termination of pregnancy

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13-24 weeks GA depending on state laws

  • OB mgmt: induce labor (prostaglandins, amniotomy, oxygocin)
  • Surgical management: D&E
33
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When do you screen for gestational diabetes

A
  • 24-26 weeks unless at risk for diabetes (obese, fam hx) then screen asap
34
Q

When to administer RhoGam

A

28 weeks for Rh negative; after any procedures/bleeding events

35
Q

When do you do GBS culture

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35-37 weeks

36
Q

What is the quad screen

A

Done ~15-22 weeks

  • MSAFP
  • Inhibin A
  • Estradiol
  • Beta HCG
37
Q

Quad screen for Trisomy 18 and 21

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Everything is low for 18

- Low MSAFP/Estriol with high inhibin A/betaHCG for 21

38
Q

When is amniocentesis indicated

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  • 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)
39
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TORCHES pathogens

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  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Other (Parvo, varicella, Listeria, TB, malaria, fungi)
  • Rubella
  • CMV
  • Herpes simplex
  • HIV
  • Syphillis
40
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Risk factors for spontaneous abortions

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  • Chromosomal abnormality
  • Maternal thrombophilia
  • Maternal immune issue (APL ab
41
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What is recurrent spontaneous abortions

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Two or more consecutive SABs or 3 in 1 year

  • workup: karyotype parents, hypercoag panel, uterine anatomy
42
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Most likely cause of spontaneous abortions

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  • Early (
43
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Types of spontaneous abortions

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Complete, Threatened, incomplete, inevitable missed, septic, intrauterine fetal demise

44
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Complete abortion

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  • see bleeding/cramping stopped with products of conception expelled
  • Closed OS
  • No treatment
45
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Threatened abortion

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  • Uterine bleeding, maybe abdominal pain
  • NO POC expulsion
  • Closed OS
  • Treat with pelvic rest for 24-48 h and follow up US to assess viability
46
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Incomplete Abortion

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  • Partial POC expulsion, visible tissue on exam
  • OPEN OS/POC on US
  • Manual uterine aspiration if
47
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Inevitable abortion

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  • uterine bleeding/cramps but NO POC expulsion

- OPEN OS/POC on ultrasound

48
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Missed abortion

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  • cramping, loss of early pregnancy sxs, NO BLEEDING

- Closed Os/no heart activity, POC on ultrasound

49
Q

Intrauterine fetal demise

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Absence of fetal cardiac activity >20 weeks

50
Q

Nonviable pregnancy

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Gestational sac >25 mm without a fetal pole or absence of fetal cardiac activity when CRL >7 mm on transvaginal US

51
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Elective termination management - first trimester

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First Trimester:

  • Oral mifepristone + oral/vag misoprostol OR IM/oral methotrexate ? oral/vag misoprostol up to 49 days
  • Vaginal/sublingual/buccal misoprostol (high dose) up to 59 days

SURGICAL (up to 13 weeks)
- Manual Uterine aspiration or D&C with vacuum aspiration

52
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2nd trimester elevtive termination of pregnancy

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13-24 weeks GA depending on state laws

  • OB mgmt: induce labor (prostaglandins, amniotomy, oxygocin)
  • Surgical management: D&E
53
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normal fetal HR and variability

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110-160 bpm

- nl variability is 6-25 bpm

54
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What does sinusoidal variability indicate

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Serious fetal anemia;

- pseudosinusoidal pattern may also occur during maternal meperidine use