OB/GYN Flashcards
Causes of ovarian torsion and when does it usually occur?
Ovarian cyst
14 weeks or right after delivery
Dx of placenta abruption?
clinical
How long does corpus luteum produce progesterone during gestation?
Till 10th to 12th weeks of gestation
What are category III fetal heart abnormality?
Recurrent late and variable deceleration
Bradycardia
Sinusoidal pattern
What symp would you see if a pt has pregnancy associated fatty liver disease?
Hypoglycemia
What are the complication of intrahepatic cholistasis in pregnancy, PUPP and herpes gestationis
fetal preterm/demise for ICP
and none for PUPP
Neonate might get skin lesion from herpes gestationis
What respiratory symp would you see with HELLP syndrome (aka severe preeclampsia)? and tx?
Pul edema
100% O2
What is Posterior Reversible encephalopathy syndrome and how to tx it?
Headache/encephalopathy/seizure/visual problems
Tx: antiHTN. anti seizure and ICU
Pt who has chronic HTN now develops proteinuria, what is it?
Superimposed preeclampsia
Protein/Cr ratio in preeclampsia pt
> or = 0.3
Pathophysiology of preeclampsia
Vasospasm and leaky vessels
When does preeclampsia pt start to have HTN? and what drug should be avoided postpartum for these pts?
after 20 weeks GA so does gestational HTN
NSAIDS—>might increase BP
What is the one complication of severe preeclampsia that necessitate delivery?
DIC
See severe preeclampsia, aka HELLP, do?
Meg sulfate and deliver
MC cause of death in woman with eclampsia
Intracerebral hemorrhage
What to do with pt with mild preeclampsia at preterm and term?
Preterm —>expectant management
Term —>deliver
What symp indicate preterm delivery with severe preeclampsia?
Pul edema and DIC
What test is used to monitor prego with chronic HTN?
Biophysical profile
First sign of Meg sulfate toxicity?
Hyporeflexia
What test can you do to dx preterm labor, and what drugs to give to the mother
Fibronectin assay
Terbutaline, IV steroid and Meg Sulfate (prevent cerebral palsy)
What are tocolytics?
Drugs that suppress preterm labor
like beta 2 agonist like terbutaline or indomethacin and nifedipine
What anatomical features indicate high risk for preterm labor?
Short cervix or funneling
Which infxn is strongly associated with preterm delivery
Gonococcal cervicitis