Perinatal Medicine

Question 1

Smoking mothers increase the risk of?

Answer 1

• Low birth weight (high risk if preterm)
• still birth
• miscarriages
• SIDS

Question 2

Increased dose of folic acid is needed in which cases?

Answer 2

• have a close relative with affected fetus
• DM
• anticonvulsant

Question 3

Congenital rubella is preventable by?

Answer 3

Immunization pre pregnancy

Question 4

How to avoid exposure of toxoplasmosis ?

Answer 4

Avoid undercooked/raw meat

Wear gloves when handling cat litter

Question 5

Why avoid eating livers in pregnancy?

Answer 5

High conct of vitamin A

Question 6

Swordfish and tuna?

Answer 6

High mercury

Question 7

Maternal obesity is linked to?

Answer 7

Pregnancy induced hypertension
GDM
Miscarriages

Child: still birth, congenital anomalies, macroaomia, neonatal mortality
Obese in the future

Question 8

Glucocorticoid therapy benefits to the baby?

Answer 8

Decrease incidence of RDS by promoting lung maturity

Decrease incidence of interventricular hemorrhage

Decrease neonatal mortality

Question 9

Suprventricular fetal tachycardias are treated with?

Answer 9

Digoxin
Flecainide
To mothers

Question 10

Fetal growth is monitored in ultrasound by?

Answer 10

Abdominal circumference
Head circumference
Femur length
And Doppler ultrasound for umbilical and fetal flow

Question 11

Oligohydroamnios is associated with

Answer 11

Dysplastic or absent kidney
Obstructive uropathy
IUGR
Prolonged rupture of membranes