Pregnancy Flashcards
Tubal pregnancies can always be diagnosed by ultrasound.
True or false?
False
A women at 34 weeks gestation has a head ache and blood pressure of 160/105, she probably has eclampsia.
True or false?
False
A women at 34 weeks gestation has a head ache and blood pressure of 160/105, her urine may have raised protein.
True or false?
True
Raised maternal BP may cause the fetus to be abnormally large.
True or false?
False
A pre-eclamptic women will require bed rest and/or hospitalization.
True or false?
True
Consider the events of late pregnancy. Relaxin has an anti-collagenase action.
True or false?
False
In late pregnancy, oestrogen levels rise relative to progesterone.
True or false?
True
Intravenous oxytocin more quickly induces labour than a PGE2 vaginal pessary.
True or false?
False
Oestriol production during pregnancy requires…
androgenic substrates from the fetus
Oestriol is produced from 16-OH-DHEA-S (an androgen) in the placenta
The myometrial cells hypertrophy during pregnancy.
True or false?
True
During late pregnancy, the maternal metabolism uses more glucose, to conserve fat stores.
True or false?
False
The immune system is more active during pregnancy to prevent the risk of infection.
True or false?
False
hPL (human placental lactogen) promotes fetal insulin resistance.
True or false?
False
Rising levels of maternal progesterone may account for heartburn, constipation and ‘feeling the heat’ in pregnancy.
True or false?
True
A woman is suspected of having an ectopic pregnancy at 5 weeks gestation, a raised hPL is suggestive of ectopic pregnancy.
True or false?
False
