OB/gyn Flashcards
When is gest sac able to be seen (bchg level)
1500
What does BhCG do early in pregnancy?
BhCG needs to rise right away because it maintains the pregnancy with progesteroner until the placenta can make its own
How is viable pregnancy confirmed?
Viable pregnancy confirmed with FHT by 10 weeks on U/S
Do Braxton Hick’s change the cervix?
No, braxton Hicks are irregular and in the lower back and don’t increases in intenseity or amount and do NOT change the cervix
What is PUPP
Pruritic papules and palques, plaques on trunks and legs
How is PUPP treated
Topical steroids for PUPP
Mortality of PUPP
No mortality associated with PUPP
How is intrahepatic choelstasis (high prog) treated inpregnancy
High prog in pregnancy causes cholestasis which also causes itching and can result in still birth, give ursodeoxycholic acid and monitor fetus
Why is edema in pregnancy
Increased fluid volume and venous pressure due to gravid uterus compressing IVC
Why do women in pregnancy have a low Hg?
It is dilutional due to increase in plasma volume, they actually have increaed reticuloctye count with normal MCV, it is a normoctyic anemia without hemolysis due to diluation, plasma osmo is decreased
What type of respiratory changes are present in pregnancy?
Less FRC and less RV due to high diaphragm frmo uterine compression and increased RR to compensate causing a respiratory alkalosis
What urinary infection complication do women commonly get
They get high risk for pyelo due to urinary stasis from right hydroureter/gravid compression and need tx if they have asyx bacteriuria
What happens to Cr and BUn in pregnancy?
They get a physiologic increase in GFR due to high blood volume resulting in more clearance and drop of Cr and BUN
Why does x2 NST start at 41 w
women at 41 weeks have higher risk morbidity/mortality and so 2x weekly NST is done
After 41w with x2 NST tests, what is an indication for delivery
After 41 weeks delivery is indicated with oligohydramnios or fetal demise
what is most reliable way of dating?
most reliable way of dating is CRL at 10w via U/S
When is GBS testing done ?
35-7w
When is a CST done
CST is done after nonreactive NST, but do not do at women high risk for preterm delivery
How is IUGR measured?
Measure IUGR with serial U/S
What is modified BPP
modified BPP is NST + AFI starting 2x at 41 weeks, oligohydramnios is indication for delivery
What is one way to assess IUGR
IGUR can be assessed with doppler to look at MCA
When do you use doppler to look at MCA
use doppler to look at MCA in IUGR which shows flow absence, reversal/low flow
MCC og abnormal quad screen?
wrong dates
What should you do if someone has an abnormal quad screen?
The MCC of abnormal quad screen is wrong dates, get a U?S
What is unique to NTD
Unique to NTD is high AFP, it is normal or low in other aneuplodies
high AFP what do you think of first?
NTD for high AFP
What is diagnostic alrogithm for abnormal quad?
Abn quad (likely wrong dates) –> U/S–> U/S Abn –> amniocentesis
When is amniocentesis used?
Amniocentesis is used after U/S when a quad screen is abn (quad – us – amnio) has risk of 0.5% fetal loss
What has higher risk CVS or amniocenteiss
CVS has higher risk because you punture villi as opposed to just getting amniotic fluid in AFI
When is CVS done
CVS is done BEFORE amniocentesis at 10-13 weeks, it only tells genetic issues, not NTD or omphalocele