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Placenta Flashcards

1
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tan-yellow cloud membranes can indicate what

A

infection

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2
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green-brown and opaque membranes can indicate what

A

meconium contact

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3
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what is a circummarginate membrane insertion

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membranes insert before the disc edge/margin and do not form a ridge

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4
Q

what is the normal length range for an umbilical cord

A

50-70 cm long

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5
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what is an eccentric cord insertion

A

off centered

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6
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what is a furcate cord insertion

A

cord branches before it reaches the disc - absence of Wharton’s jelly

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7
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what is the normal amount of cord coiling

A

2 coils per 10 cm

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8
Q

T/F: all placentas receive a gross examination

A

False

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9
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define oligohydraminos

A

reduction in amount of amnion

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10
Q

where is the best location to take a viral culture of a placenta

A

villous areas from the mid portion of placenta

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11
Q

what are the two best structures to take from a placenta for cytogenetic tests

A

villi or cord

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12
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where should you take the rupture site measurement of a placenta

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edge of disc over the shortest distance to the edge of membranes

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13
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what is circumvallate insertion of membranes

A

membranes insert before the disc margin/edge and have fibrin deposition that forms a palpable ridge

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14
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what is a marginate insertion

A

membranes insert at edge of disc

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15
Q

what is this normal finding?

A

yolk sac remnant

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16
Q

what is avulsion

A

when the amnion separates from the fetal surface

usually caused by meconium exposure or infection

17
Q

what is the normal diameter of an umbilical cord

A

0.8-1.3 cm

18
Q

what can a yellow umbilical cord indicate

19
Q

what can a green/brown umbilical cord indicate

A

meconium exposure

20
Q

what can a pink/brown umbilical cord indicate

A

fetal demise

21
Q

what is a velamentous/membranous cord insertion

A

cord inserts into the peripheral membranes

22
Q

what is the vasculature of the umbilical cord

A

two arteries, one vein

23
Q

what is a false knot

A

not a true knot - bulge in cord or excess Wharton’s jelly

24
Q

T/F: the placental disc weight should include membranes and cord

A

false - trim before weighing

25
Q

what is this condition of the placenta:

A

amnion nodosum

26
Q

what is this condition of the placenta:

A

squamous metaplasia

27
Q

what is this condition of the placenta:

A

vernix caseosa

28
Q

what is important to submit in a products of conception case

A

chorionic villi or fetal tissue

29
Q

what is the CPT code for a placenta in the first or second trimester

30
Q

what is the CPT code for a placental in the third trimester

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