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Year 4 - Womens Health > Obstetrics > Flashcards

Obstetrics Flashcards

1
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What does term mean?

A

37-42 (usually)

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2
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When does a baby become post-term

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40 weeks +

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3
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Quickening meaning?

A

Foetal movement

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4
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FM/RFM/DFM meaning

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Foetal movement/ reduced/diminished

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5
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IUGR meaning?

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Intrauterine growth restriction

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6
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What’s an ectropion

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Columnar epithelium from the cervix meets squamous epithelium from the vaginal tissue

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7
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When is an ectropion normal?

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Young person on contraception

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8
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What causes ectropions?

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Hormones - oestrogen causes changes in tissue lining

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9
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When is an ectropion a problem?

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An older lady who could maybe have an oestrogen secreating tumour

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10
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What is the transformation zone in relation to female reproductive system

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Ectropion

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11
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Nabothian cyst meaning?

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Lump filled with mucus on the surface of the cervix

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12
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What is a C-section

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Surgical procedure either planned or emergency done to retrieve the baby if worrie of maternal or foetal health. Incision of the lower more fibrous part of the uterus

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13
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What is baseline bradycardia?

A

HR of <100

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14
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What is baseline tachycardia

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Heart rate >160

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15
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What is loss of baseline variability

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<5beats/min variability around the baseline

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16
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What is early deceleration

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slowing of the heart rate which starts during a contraction and returns to normal after

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17
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What is late deceleration

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Slowing of foetal heart rate after contraction occurs and doesnt return to normal after 30seconds

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18
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What is variable decelerations

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Slowing of heart rate independent of contractions

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19
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How many categories of C section are there?

A

4

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20
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What is a cat 1 c section

A

Immediate threat to life of mother or baby
Delivery within 30 mins of decision needed

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21
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What is cat 2 section

A

Maternal/foetal compromise thats not immediately life threatening
Delivery within 75 mins

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22
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What is a cat 3 section

A

Delivery need but both stable

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23
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what’s a cat 4 section

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Elective

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24
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When can you have an abortion

A

24 weeks onward

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25
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What date is the abortion act

26
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How to get abortion signed of?

A

2 medical practitioners

27
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What medicine is given from abortion

A

Mifepristone followed 48hrs later by prostaglandins then pregnancy test in 2 weeks

28
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What surgical options are there for termination

A
  1. MVA manual vacuum aspiration (misoprostol +/- mifepristone cervical priming)
  2. Dilation and evacuation (d+e - IUD inserted after evacuation)
29
Q

What’s ECV

A

External cephalic Version
- breech/transverse to cephalic

30
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When is ECV given

31
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Is anti-d given for ECV in rhesus neg mothers

32
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Foetal causes of breech/malpresentaitons (4 foetal)

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  1. Premature (small)
  2. Microsomnia (thin)
  3. Polyhydramnios (water everywhere)
  4. Multiple pregnancy (more room)
33
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How many stages of labour are there

34
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What is latent first stage

A

Cervic 0-4cm
Painful contractions (intermittent or continuous)

35
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what is active first stage

A

Cervix 4-10
Regular painful contractions
Usually 8 hours for nulliparous, 5 hours for multi

36
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What is second stage

A

Expulsion of foetal from full cervical dilation

37
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What is third stage delivery

A

Placental delivery

38
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Role of oxytocin in pregnancy

A

Induces dilation caused from baby’s head pressure on cervical os

39
Q

Types of SROM breaking (2)

A

Forewater (normal bubble at head that squeezes under pressure = gush)
Hindwtar (baby leg broke it = trickles down)

40
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What does green SROM suggest

A

Meconium staning, foetal distress

41
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What’s meconium

42
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5 symptoms of late pregnancy

A
  1. Nesting behaviour
  2. Mucous plug goes
  3. Baby droop/ relief off lungs
  4. Bowel habits change (diarrhoea)
  5. Backache
43
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What is PPH

A

Post partum haemorrhage

44
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How is PPH defined

A

Blood loss of >500ml after vaginal delivery

45
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What are the 4Ts in relation to PPH

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  1. Tone
  2. Trauma
  3. Tissue
  4. Thrombin
46
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When does PPH happen

47
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What tx is for PPH

A

Mechanical, medical and surgical

48
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Mechanical method for pPH (3)

A

ABCDE
Warmed crystalloid
Compress the uterus and catheterise pt

49
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medical methods of tx for PPH (4)

A

IV oxytocin
Egometrine slow iV
Carboprost
Misoprostol

50
Q

Surgical PPH

A

Balloon tamponade
Ligation
Hysterectomy

51
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When is the timeline for PPH

A

24hrs-6weeks

52
Q

What is the incision known as for C-section

A

Pfannensteil incision

53
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How many layers are there to go through before retrieving the baby

54
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What are the 7 layers of the c-section

A
  1. Skin
  2. Subcutaneous fat
  3. Rectus fascia
  4. Rectus abdominus muscles
  5. Peritoneum
  6. Lower uterine segment entered
  7. Amniotic sac
    BABY
55
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How many layers of the peritoneum are there

A
  1. Parietal
  2. Visceral
56
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What part of the peritoneum is cut through

A
  1. Parietal layer
57
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What’s a feature of the peritoneum

A

Highly vascularised

58
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Reasons for c-section?

A
  1. Breech
  2. Dysocia (prolonged and unprogressive brith)
  3. Placenta praevia
  4. Foetal distress (placenta separates, umbilical cord squeezed/pressed, strangling baby, inadequate blood flow)
  5. Multiple births
  6. HTN
  7. Uncontrolled
59
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When is a c-section usually done?

A

After 39 week gestation

60
Q

What is a Bakri Catheter

A

Balloon Tamponade

Year 4 - Womens Health (10 decks)

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