Obstetrics Flashcards
Bluish discoloration of vagina and cervix`
Chadwick signs
Softening and cyanosis of the cervix at or after 4 wk
Goodell sign
Softening of the uterus after 6 wk
Ladin sign
Fetal heart tones can be appreciated via stethoscope __________
Doppler ultrasound ________-
20 wks - stet
10 wks - Doppler
conceptional age or embryonic age is the number of weeks and days since fertilization
Developmental age
Naegele’s rule
EDD = LMP - 3mons + 7 days
Quickening can be appreciated in multipara __________
primi gravid __________
multipara: 16-20 wks
primigravi: 18-20 wks
Quadruple screen
MSAFP
B-HCG
Estradiol
Inhibin
For 2nd trimester
softening of isthmus at 6-8 wks
Hegar sign
painless
irregular rhythm, infrequent
Cervix does not progress
Braxton Hicks
Preferred and MC uterine incision in CS delivery
Low transverse CS /Kerr
Prerequisite of forceps procedure
Fully dilated cervix
Occiput/vertex presentation
Ruptured membranes
CPD not suspected
Engaged head, experienced operator, emptied bladder
Position known, painless (adequate
Size (fetal weight) estimated
MC sign of uterine scar rupture
Non reassuring FHR pattern