Obstetrics Flashcards
what is perinatal?
pregnancy + 1 year post partum
what is the difference between baby blues, PND and psychosis in terms of time frame?
- baby blues: <2 weeks
- PND: 2-4 weeks
- Psychosis: recover within 6-12 weeks
what extra features need to be in the antenatal care in patients with cardiac disease in pregnancy?
- echo at booking and at 28 weeks
- anticoagulant if patient has: CHD, pulmonary HTN, artificial valves
- prophylactic Abx for women with structural heart defects
what extra scans should happen in pregnant women with diabetes?
28, 32, 36 (4 weekly serial growth scans)
cardiac outflow scan
retinal and renal scanning
what other appointments should pregnant women have?
every 2 weeks = joint antenatal-diabetes clinics
when should pregnant women with diabetes deliver?
37+0 to 38+6 weeks = induction or ELCS
what signs can be seen on USS in ectopic pregnancy?
- Tubal: bagel/blob sign
- Cervical: barrel cervix
what extra medication should be recommended for pregnant women with epilepsy?
- Vit K in last month of pregnancy
- increased folate dose
- epidural for delivery
what can you recommend to pregnant women with Epilsepy?
UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy register
appearance of complete and incomplete mole on USS
- complete mole: snowstorm/”cluster of grapes”
- incomplete mole: foetal parts
what is the management of a molar pregnancy?
URGENT referral to specialist centre
1. surgical: ERPC
2. monitor bHCG - methotrexate if rising/stagnant
AVOID pregnancy until 6 months of normal levels
what is the main issue with GTD malignancy?
rapid metastasis
3 main types of GTD malignancy
- invasive mole
- choriocarcinoma
- placental site trophoblastic tumour
what is an invasive mole?
- hydatiform mole
- invasion of myometrium
- necrosis
- haemorrhage
what is a choriocarcinoma?
cytotrophoblast and syncytiotrophoblast without formed chorionic villi invade myometrium
what is placental site trophoblastic tumour?
intermediate trophoblasts infiltrate myometrium without causing destruction
what PUQE-24 score indicated admission?
13+
when else might you admit in HG?
- if can’t keep fluids down
- ketonuria
- weight loss >5%
- co-morbidities
what medication do you give HG?
- VTE
- KCl
- Thiamine
what is classified as HTN in pregnancy? what target do you try and achieve?
> 140/90
target: <135/85
what do you give for high risk pre-eclampsia?
aspirin 75mg from 12 weeks to birth
what are the high risk factors for pre-eclampsia? how many do you need to give aspirin?
1+ = aspirin
- previous pre-eclampsia
- CKD
- AI disease
- T1 or T2DM
- Chronic HTN
what are the low risk factors for pre-eclampsia? how many do you need to give aspirin?
2+ = aspirin
- Primigravid
- age 40+
- pregnancy interval >10 years
- BMI >35
- FHx pre-eclampsia
- multiple pregnancy
what is the definition of moderate HTN?
140/90 to 159/109