OBAb: Placental Abnormalities

Question 1

____ placenta lies<1cm to the os

Answer 1

Placenta previa marginalis

Question 2

____ placenta is 2-3cm from the os

Answer 2

low-lying placenta

Question 3

Cite 5 risk factors for placenta

Answer 3

1. Cigarette smoking
2. Multifetal Gestation
3. Maternal Age >35
4. Previous CS delivery

Question 4

Clinical manifestation of abruptio placenta

Answer 4

1. Sudden abdominal pain
2. Vaginal bleeding
3. Uterine tenderness

Question 5

Painless bleeding : Placenta previa :: painful bleeding : ______

Answer 5

placenta accreta

Question 6

Placenta ____ is when the villi invades the myometrium

Answer 6

placenta increta

Question 7

Placenta _____ is when the villi penetrate through the myometrium and to or through the serosa

Answer 7

placenta perceta

Question 8

Cite the risk factors for abruptio placenta

Answer 8

1. Prior abruptio
2. Increased age and parity
3. Preeclampsia
4. Chronic Hypertension
5. Chrorioamnionitis
6. PPROM
7. Multifetal gestation
8. Hydramnios
9. Cigarette smoking
10. Thrombophilias
11. Cocaine use
12. Uterine leiomyoma