Obs flashcards

1
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What initially produces BHCG? What does this do?

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Trophoblast -> maintains corpus luteum -> keeps secreting progesterone

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What takes over progesterone secretion from corpus luteum? When?

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Placenta - day 7-8

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3
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Most common cause of a miscarriage?

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Chromosomal abnormality - sporadic not recurring

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4
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Management of a miscarriage

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Medical
-Prostaglandin (mifepristone) good for incomplete miscarriage

Surgical
-Evacuation of retained produces of conception (ERPC) under anaesthetic via vacuum

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5
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Causes of recurrent miss carriage?

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Antiphospholipid antibodies (will have anticardiolipin antibodies)

Chromosomal defects

Anatomical
-Uterine abnormalities -> more commonly with late miscarriages

Infection

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Usual Hx / What might be found OE of ectopic

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Lower abdo pain -> scanty, dark vaginal bleeding
-starts cockily -> constant

Cervical excitation
Tachycardia

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7
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How is a mole removed? Mx after?

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Suction curettage

  • > serial blood and HCG levels monitored
  • > chemo if persistent trophoblastic disease
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8
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Complications of auxiliary surgery for breast Ca?

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Lymphoedema

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9
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Which hormonal therapy for breast Ca can only be used in post menopausal women?

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Aromatase inhibitors - Eg arimidex

[work in similar way to taxmoxifen]

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10
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4 types of breast surgery? When would you use each?

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1- lumpectomy

  • small tumour relative to breast
  • not under nipple
  • Can give pre op radiotherapy to shrink

2-Mastectomy

  • large tumour / under nipple
  • more than one Ca
  • Can have reconstructive either immediate / delayed

3- Axillary

4- Reconstructive

  • implants
  • lat Dorsi flap / TRAM flap
  • nipple reconstruction
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11
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When would you offer chemo fro breast?

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Those with poor prognosis

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12
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When would you offer radiotherapy for breast ca?

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Always after lumpectomy

  • can be used to shrink ca
  • can be used after mastectomy
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13
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3 types of benign breast lump

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Noduality
-lumpy breasts

Fibroadenoma
-common in young
Small and motile
1/3 better, 1/3 same / 1/3 grow

Cyst

  • 40-60 usually
  • Aspirate
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14
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What pre conceptual care and cousilling can be offered

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Cervical smear 
Rubella status - immunise 
Diabetes - control glucose 
Medication changes for pregnancy 
Folic acid 
Lifestyle
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15
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Fetal / maternal complications of gestational diabetes?

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Fetal 
Macrosomia 
Pre term labour 
Birth trauma 
Congenital abnormalities - neural tube / CHD 

Maternal
Hypertension / pre eclampsia
UTI
Worsening of. Pre existing IHD, retinopathy, neuropathy

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16
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Pregnancy CO and vascular resistance? What does the increased flow do?

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40% in CO (stroke volume / HR)
50% decrease in systemic vascular resistance

Produces a ejection systolic murmur in 90% of women
L axis shift on ECG

17
Q

Low risk cardiac lesions? High risk? Mx?

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Low - ASD,VSD, mitral / aortic incompetence

High - Aortic stenosis, Pulm HTN, coarctation, prosthetic valves

Mx
MDT
Monitor fluid balance and fetal growth
->avoid Heart failure

18
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What happens to asthma in pregnancy ?

A

Often get exacerbation in 3rd trimester

19
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Hypo/hyperthyroidism in pregnancy?

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Hypo - replacement with thyroxine

Hyper
Maternal risk - Thyroid crisis & cardiac failure
Fetal risk - Throtoxicosis due to thyroid stimulating autoantibodies (graves)
Mx - Propythiouracil

Post partum thyroiditis is common and increased if graves / DM

20
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Maternal / fetal risks of epilepsy ?

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Maternal - increased seizures
SUDEP - due to not taking meds

Fetal - Abnormalities from taking meds

  • inheritance of epilepsy
  • Hypoxia during maternal seizure
21
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Preconception changes in epilepsy

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Planned pregnancy
As few drugs as possible at lowest dose possible and avoid valproate
High dose folic acid
MDT management

22
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Autoantibodies in antiphospholipid? Features? Mx?

A

Anticardiolipin
Thrombosis -> miscarriage
-IUGR
-pre-eclampsia

Aspirin and LMW heparin

23
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VTE increases 6 fold during pregnancy due to increased clotting factors, reduced fibrinolytic activity and changes in blood flow.
Risk factors for VTE?
Conservative prophylaxis?

A

Maternal age
BMI
Operative delivery
Prothrombin conditions Eg antiphospholipid syndrome

Good hydration and mobilisation
[can use LMW heparin in high risk]

24
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If the mother has developed rhesus isomminization, how do you detect fetal anaemia and manage?

A

Doppler assessment

Blood transfusion via umbilical vein

25
When is a baby low birth weight? Very low?
<2500g <1500 Extremely <1000
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Eg of 1/2/tertiary prevention of prematurity ?
1 population risk - STI, smoking 2 Assess cervical length at 20weeks via TVUS -> cervical clergage Treat BV / polyhydroaminos 3 - Tocolysis, corticosteroids
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When is a fetus small for dates ?
<10th centile for gestation
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Physiological / maternal / placental / fetal causes for small for dates ?
Low maternal height / weight Nulliparity Disease eg renal Maternal infection - TORCH Smoking Pre-eclampsia Multiple pregnancy Placenta previa / abruption Chromosomal abnormalities Infection - TORCH
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Decrease in fetal movements indicates?
Late sign that the fetus is distressed
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3 methods of fetal surveillance
Kick chart US assessment of growth -Head circumference, abdo circumference, liquor volume Umbilical artery Doppler waveforms
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Mx of small for dates fetus with absent end-diastolic flow
steroids (if <34wks) and Csecion if distress
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Usual gestation for whether identical twins share a placenta or not
<3days - separate placentas and aminons 4-8 - Same placenta different amnions
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Monitoring labour use?
Partogram | Fetal HR, colour of liquor, decent, maternal obs
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When would you not give oxytocin in augmentation of slow labour?
Previous c section
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Maternal / fetal consequences of prolonged labour?
Maternal - uterine rupture, PPH, infections, perineal trauma - dehydration / hypoglycaemia Fetal (Hypos) Hypoglycaemia, hypothermia, hypoxia
36
How many epidurals work
85-92%
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Only method of analgesia that allows women to be pain free? Disadvantages? Major complications?
Epidural Need increased midwife supervision Loss of bladder sensation -> urinary retention -> detrussor damage Major complications Puncture of dura -> CSF leakage and headache Anaesthetic into CSF -> total spinal analgesia and resp paralysis
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CIs to epidural
Sepsis Coagulopathy Fetal distress Antepartum haemorrhage
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Level of injection for epidural / spinal
Between L4/5