Obstretics Flashcards
1° cause of third-trimester bleeding
Placental abruption and placenta previa
Classic ultrasonography and gross appearance of complete hydatidiform mole
Snowstorm on ultrasonography. “Cluster-of-grapes” appearance on gross examination
Chromosomal pattern of a complete mole
46,XX
Molar pregnancy containing fetal tissue
Partial mole
Symptoms of placental abruption
Continuous, painful vaginal bleeding
Symptoms of placenta previa
Self-limited, painless vaginal bleeding
When should a vaginal exam be performed with suspected placenta previa?
Never
Antibiotics with teratogenic effects
Tetracycline, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides, sulfonamides
Medication given to accelerate fetal lung maturity
Betamethasone or dexamethasone x 48 hours
The most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage
Uterine atony
reatment for postpartum hemorrhage
Uterine massage; if that falls, give oxytocin
Typical antibiotics for group B streptococcus (GBS) prophylaxis
IV penicillin or ampicillin
A patient falls to lactate after an emergency C-section with marked blood loss
Sheehan syndrome (postpartum ptuitary necrosis)
Uterine bleeding at 18 weeks’gestation; no products expelled; cervical os open
Inevitble abortion
Utering bleeding at 18 weeks’gestation, no products, cervical os closed
Threatened abortion