Obstetrics Flashcards
What are the normal structures and adult levels of the following Hb types?
A A2 F Hb H Hb Bart
A- 2 alpha and 2 beta 97% A2- 2 alpha and 2 gamma 2.5% F- 2 alpha and 2 delta <1% HbH - 4 beta Hb Bart- 4 alpha
Which Hb type has heintz bodies on peripheral smear?
Hb H- 4beta, alpha thalassemia
Risk of Down's at age: 30 35 40 45
30: 1/1000 –> 40: 1/100
35: 1/365 –> 45: 1/36
Risk of aneuploidy risk by maternal age
30
35
40
45
30: 1/500
35: 1/180
40: 1/50
45: 1/18
divide the denominator in half from risk of downs
Nuchal translucency cut off for further evaluation
> 3mm
Fetal Circulation:
highest PO2
lowest PO2
right atrium
right ventricle
Fetal Circulation:
highest PCO2
lowest PCO2
right ventricle
right atrium
Placenta crossing
simple diffusion (5)
cocaine, O2, CO2, electrolytes, ketones
Placenta crossing
Active transport (4)
amino acids
calcium
phosphorus
Iron
Tetrology of Fallot
overriding aorta, pulm stenosis, hypertrophic right vent, VSD
Placenta crossing
endocytosis
bulk flow
carried-mediated
IgG
water
iodine
Which of the follow can cross the placenta?
- PTU
- TSH
- T3/T4
- insulin
- propranolol
- heparin
- predinisone
PTU, propanolol
- yes
- no
- no x2 per pubmed
- no
- yes
- no
- no
Physiology of pregnancy
Which of the following decrease in pregnancy?
- SVR
- HR
- CO
- plasma volume
- red cell volume
- CO2
SVR and CO2
- decrease
- increase
- increase
- increase
- increase
6 decrease
Pulm changes in pregnancy
Which of the following decrease?
- RV
- ERV
- VC
- TV
- IC
- TLC
- IRV
- FRC
- decrease
- decrease
- no change
- increase
- increase
- decrease
- no change
- decrease
decrease: take the RV to the ERv for some TLC bc it’s FRcEE
increase: IC the TV hanging high on the wall
Progesterone effects on lipids (incr, decr)
HDL
LDL
HDL decrease
LDL increase
Coagulation Changes in Pregnancy
Which of the following decrease?
- protein s
- protein c
- antithrombin 3
- factor 2
- factor 5
- factor 7
- factor 8
- factor 9
- factor 10
- factor 11
- factor 13
- vWF
- plasminogen activator 1
- plasminogen activator 2
- fibrinogen
only 11, 13, and protein s decrease
- decrease
- no change
- no change
- no change
- no change
- increase
- increase
- no change
- increase
- decrease
- decrease
- increase
- increase
- increase
- increase
thyroid changes in pregnancy (and with OCPs) incr, decr, no change 1. Iodine 2. total T4 3. free T4 4. RT3U 5. TSH 6. FTI
- decrease
- increase
- no change
- decrease
- no change
- no change
measurement for contracted pelvis is an OB conjugate of …
<10.5cm