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Obstetrics Flashcards

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What is the management for Hyperemesis Gravidarum?

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  • IV fluid replacement
  • Metclopromide or cyclizine
  • Thromboprophylaxis with enoxaparin + stocking
  • Avoid dextrose but correct electrolytes
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What type of laxatives should you avoid in pregnancy?

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  • Stimulant
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How do you define small for gestational age?

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< 10th centil for age

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What is the commonest cause of stillbirth?

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Brain sparing effect of placental insufficiency

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If there is evident IUGR, when should you deliver?

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After 34 weeks ideally after 37

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If a baby is larger for dates, at what weights should you consider an elective C-section?

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  • Diabetic - >4500g

- Non-Diabetic >5000g

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What are the risks of Large for gestational age for baby?

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  • Neonatal death
  • Birth trauma
  • Hypoglycaemia
  • Jaundice
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What are the ranges for normal amniotic fluid in utero?

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2cm - 8cm (outside of these boundaries = poly/Oligohydramnios)

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What is Foetal Hydrops?

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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in two or more fetal compartments, including ascites, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion, and skin oedema

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When are the first foetal movements felt?

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18-20weeks

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If a woman cannot feel movements what advice do you give?

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  • Lie of left side
  • Focus for 2 hours
  • If they do not feel 10 movements in 2 hours, contact midwife/MAU
  • If first time, reassure that 70% pregnancies with 1 episode are uncomplicated
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At which point should escalation be considered if no foetal movements are felt by?

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24 weeks

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What is the difference between PROM and PPROM?

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  • PROM = labour not started within 1hr of rupture, >37weeks

- PPROM = Membranes break before 37 weeks

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14
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Give 4 signs of Chorioamnionitis

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  • Maternal pyrexia/tachycardia
  • Uterine tenderness
  • Foetal tachycardia
  • Offensive, yellow vaginal discharge
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What is the management for PPROM <34 weeks?

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  • Betamethasone IM BD for one day
  • Erythromycin for 10 days
  • Admit 24hrs for close monitoring
  • MAC twice a week with regular CTG and infection monitoring
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What is the management for PROM (>37 weeks)

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  • Go home and come back in 24hours for induction
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What advice is important when sending a mother home for PROM?

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  • Call MAC in infection risk/red flag
  • Change pad every 4 hours
  • No tampons, no sex, no soap
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What risk to the foetus of CMV infection is there?

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  • Deafness
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What is offered to women who get Rubella infection <16 weeks

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  • Termination
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20
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How do you define hypertension in pregnancy?

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> 140/90 on more than one occasion

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21
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What is your target blood pressure treatment in pre-eclampsia/gestational hypertension?

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<150/80-100 as over treatment can cause IUGR

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What is the first and second line treatment for gestational hypertension if diagnosed before 20weeks

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Labetolol
Nifedipine
Hydralazine

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23
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What is should be given if the woman has HTN from 12 weeks?

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aspirin

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24
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What are red flag signs of Pre-eclampsia?

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  • Headache
  • Visual disturbance
  • Epigastric or RUQ pain
  • Breathlessness
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What are signs of Eclampsia (asides from fitting)

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  • Peri-orbital oedema
  • Hyper-reflexia
  • Clonus > 3 beats
  • Fits
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What is HELLP Syndrome?

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Haemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets - Self-limiting but permanent liver damage can occur

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What HbA1C level should indicate avoiding pregnancy?

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> 86

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28
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What is used for the diagnosis of diabetes in pregnancy?

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OGTT

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29
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List 4 factors that makes a woman eligible for a OGTT

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  • BMI >30
  • Previous DM in pregnancy
  • 1st degree relative with diabetes
  • Previous large baby >4.5kg
  • South Asian, Black Caribbean or Middle Eastern
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30
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What are the 4 steps of management for Gestational Diabetes?

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1 - lifestyle
2 - Metformin with food and increase dose after 1 week
3 - Single injection of intermediate acting insulin - Isophane
4 - Add short acting insulin before meals - Novorapid

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31
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Give 3 comorbidities for VTE

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  • Parity >3
  • Smoking
  • Gross varicose veins
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Give 4 Medical comorbidities for VTE

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  • Cancer
  • Active SLE
  • IBD
  • Type I Diabetes
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33
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What Blood disorders can increase risk of VTE in pregnancy?

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  • Thrombophilia
  • Protein S deficiency
  • Protein C deficiency
  • Factor V Leiden
  • Antithrombin deficiency
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34
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Whats the treatment for VTE?

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  • LMWH - Enoxaparin or Dalteparin
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35
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How long should therapeutic anticoagulation be continued for after VTE in ooregnancy

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6 months

36
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How long should treatment continue for for VTE?

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6 weeks

37
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Is Warfarin safe for breast feeding?

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Yes but additional growth scans required

38
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Prevention - 4+ risk factors/previous VTE

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Prophylactic LMWH throughout antenatal period

39
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Prevention - 3 risk factors for VTE

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LMWH for 28 weeks and 6 weeks post-partum

40
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Prevention - 2 risk factors for VTE

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LMWH 10 days post partum

41
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Prevention - Heritable thrombophilia

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High dose LMWH antenatally and 6 weeks post partum

42
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When would a C-section be planned for Monochorionic Monoamniotic twins?

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32-34 weeks

43
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When would a delivery be planned for Monochorionic Diamniotic twins?

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36-37weeks

44
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How frequent do appointments need to be for expecting twins?

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Every 2 weeks

45
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What would you use to treat hyperthyroidism in pregnancy?

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Propylthiouracil as Carbimazole is toxic

46
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What blood test would indicate acute fatty liver disease?

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Raised ALT

47
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How would you treat Cholestasis in pregnancy?

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Vit K + supportive and close monitoring

48
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Which infections can increase the risk of miscarriage?

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  • Listeria
  • Toxoplasmosis
  • Varicella zoster
  • Malaria
49
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What is the risk of expectant management of miscarriage?

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  • Haemorrhage particularly if late 1st trimester

- Higher risk of emergency intervention and blood transfusion

50
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What is used for the medical management of miscarriage?

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  • Vaginal Misoprostol
51
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What is Antiphospholipid syndrome?

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  • Autoimmune, hypercoagulable state caused by antiphospholipid antibodies
  • Provokes thrombosis in arteries and veins
52
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How do you diagnose Antiphospholipid syndrome?

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  • One clinical event - thrombosis or pregnancy complications
  • 2 antibody blood tests spaced at least 3 months apart confirming lupus anticoagulant or anti Beta-2 glycoprotein I
53
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What is the management of stillbirth?

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  • Mother is induced from prostaglandins administered vaginally
54
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What is a complete hyatidiform mole?

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  • Empty egg fertilised by single sperm

- 46XX

55
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What is a partial hyatidiform?

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  • Normal haploid egg fertilised by 2 sperm or by one sperm with duplication of paternal chromosomes
  • 69 XXX
  • 69 XXY
56
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What advice is given following a hyatidiform mole?

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  • Urgent referral for evacuation
  • Avoid pregnancy until hCG reaches 0/next 6-12 months - tested every 2 weeks
  • Future pregnancies need serial hCG monitoring
57
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What level of hCG might indicate conservative management of an ectopic pregnancy?

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< 1000IU

58
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What effects can a Rhesus negative mother have on a foetus?

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  • Hydrops foetalis
  • Jaundice
  • Anaemia
  • Hepatosplenomegaly
  • Heart failure
59
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To encourage the 3rd stage of labour, after deliver of the anterior shoulder, what drug can be given?

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IM Syntometrine

60
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If no signs of placental separation during the 3rd stage of labour, what drug should be given?

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Syntocinon

61
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What is the causative agent of Group B strep?

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Streptococcus agalactiae

62
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Why can’t you use NSAIDs during labour?

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Causes premature closure of the ductus arteriosus

63
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Which opioids can be used during labour?

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Pethidine / Meptid

64
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Give 4 advantages of an epidural

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  • Lowers BP in HTN
  • Abolish premature urge to push
  • Analgesia in place for emergency CS
  • Pain free
65
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Give 4 disadvantages of an epidural

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  • Hypotension - IV fluids
  • Increased instrumental delivery rate
  • Urinary retention
  • Local anaesthetic toxicity
66
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Where is an epidural inserted?

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Between L3 and L4

67
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What is an absolute contraindication of epidural/spinal anaesthetic during labour?

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Anticoagulant bleeding disorders

68
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Give 4 absolute contraindications of induction

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  • Abnormal lie
  • Placenta praevia
  • Pelvic obstruction - mass/deformity
  • Acute foetal compromise
69
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What factors may make you consider not allowing induction?

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  • Previous LSCS
  • Prematurity
  • High parity
70
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What Bishops score would indicates ripening?

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< 5

71
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What is involved in cervical ripening?

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Prostaglandins
Membrane sweep
Oxytocin

72
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What is the management if labour does not start after ARM?

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  • 2 hours for primip
  • 4hours for multip
  • Oxytocin/syntocinon infusions started
73
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What are potential complications of induction?

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  • Instrumental delivery
  • Hyperstimulation of uterus causing rupture/foetal distress
  • PPH
  • PGE2 side effects - N+V, diarrhoea, bronchoconstriction
74
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After how many hours following prostaglandin must oxytocin not be given?

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6hrs

75
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What position must the baby be in to indicate operational delivery?

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Occipito-anterior

76
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What is the main contra-indication of using tocolytics?

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Ruptured membranes

77
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What does FFN indicate?

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Positive means that likely to go into labour

78
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How many days does it take for the Os to close after birth?

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3 days

79
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How is lactation achieved?

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Oxytocin + prolactin

80
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What is colostrum?

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Thick yellow fatty fluid passed for 1st 3 days before milk comes in

81
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What differential diagnoses are there for an amniotic fluid embolus?

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  • MI
  • PE
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Sepsis
  • Eclampsia
82
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What are 4 causes of abdominal pain during pregnancy?

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  • HELLP
  • Placental abruption
  • Pre-eclampsia
  • Acute fatty liver of pregnancy
83
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How would you manage an atonic uterus causing PPH?

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Oxytocin +/- ergometrine IV

PEG2a infected into myometrium

84
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When does puerperal psychosis commonly start?

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3-5days post partum

85
Q

Which methods of contraception are recommended post-partum?

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Condom, IUD, POP, NOT COC

86
Q

When is lactational amenorrhoea effective as a method of contraception?

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  • Complete amenorrhoea
  • Woman is fully breast feeding - 4hrly feeds a day, 6hrly at night
  • Baby no more than 6months old
87
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When is it safe to insert a IUD after pregnancy?

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  • Either 48hrs after or

- wait 4 weeks

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