OBGYN

Question 1

What is lumbar lodosis

Answer 1

extra curvature in the spine

Question 2

In what phase is the cervical mucus the thinest

Answer 2

Ovulatory phase

mucus is thin and shows ferning

Question 3

What is pseudocyesis

Answer 3

psychological prego, not actually pregnant

Question 4

Define preeclampsia

Answer 4

new onset htn

and proteinuria or end organ failure

Question 5

What makes preeclampsia severe

Answer 5

BP > 160/110 on 2occasions 4 hours apart 
platlets less than 100 k 
cr> 1.1 
↑ alt/ast 
pulm edema

Question 6

What meds do we use to ↓ prego HTN

Answer 6

hydralazine IV
labetalol IV- la baby
nifidipine PO

Question 7

Define preterm labor

Answer 7

sustained contractions and cervical effacement and/or dilation more than 2 cm before 36 and 6

Question 8

What is the main cause of preterm delivery

Answer 8

Idiopathic #1
iatrogenic- Physician delivery #2
PROM #3

Question 9

What can we measure for preterm labor risk

Answer 9

Fetal Fibronectin
Cervical Length
Nitrazine blue ferning

Question 10

what does tocolytic mean

Answer 10

stops the baby, ex:
NIfidipine
Turbutiline
NSAIDS are the most effective before 32 weeks

Question 11

Turbutiline works via

Answer 11

β2 agonist

Question 12

Before 32 weeks, what is the best tocolytic

Answer 12

NSAIDs

Question 13

What do steroids prevent in babies

Answer 13

pulm insuf
intracranial hemorrhage
necrotizing enterocolitis