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Pregnancy and Amniotic Fluid Flashcards

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Four functions of the placenta

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  1. keeps maternal and fetal circulation systems separate
  2. Nourishes the fetus
  3. Eliminates fetal waste
  4. Produces hormones vital to pregnancy
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Protein that stimulates the ovary to produce progesterone in order to protect the pregnancy

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Human Chorionic Gonadotropin

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Protein hormone that has potent growth and lactogenic properties

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Placental lactogen

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These steroid hormones ensure appropriate development of endometrium, uterine growth, adequate uterine blood supply and preparation of the uterus for labor

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Estrogens (estradiol, estriol, esterone) and progesterone

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Two functions of amniotic fluid

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  1. Cushions baby against possible injury

2. Helps maintain a constant temperature

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How many days after conception can hCG can detected in the serum?

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B/w 8 and 11 days

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When does normal doubling time of hCG in early pregnancy occur?

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About two days in early pregnancy

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When do hCG levels peak in a normal pregnancy?

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Near the end of the first trimester

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Describe hCG levels and its doubling time in an ectopic pregnancy

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hCG concentration is less in ectopic pregnancies and the doubling time is nearly always greater than 2 days

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Serum ____ concentrations are often low in mothers w/ abnormal pregnancies

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Progesterone

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Symptoms of pre-eclampsia

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Hypertension, proteinuria, and edema

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Symptoms of eclampsia

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Convulsions, rapid and sustained rise in blood pressure, DIC, and intravascular deposition of fibrin w/ subsequent end-organ damage

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What does HELLP stand for?

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Hemolysis, Elevated Liver enzymes, Low Platelet counts

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Symptoms of HELLP syndrome

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Thrombocytopenia, DIC, epigastric pain, malaise, nausea, vomiting, headache, LD/ALT/AST elevated; treatment is delivery

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Chromosomal abnormality present in Down Syndrome

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3 copies of c’some 21 (Trisomy 21)

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Chromosomal abnormality in Edward’s syndrome

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Extra copy of c’some 18 (Trisomy 18)

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Four tests in the “quad marker screen”

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Alpha-Fetoprotein, hCG, unconjugated estriol (E3), and dimeric inhibin A (InA)

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Relative estriol, hCG, AFP, and dimeric inhibin A quad marker results associated w/ Down Syndrome

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Estriol: ~25% lower
hCG: 2x higher
AFP: ~25% lower
Inhibin A: lower

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Relative estriol, hCG, and AFP quad marker results in Trisomy 18

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All are lower

20
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Anomaly detected via the detection of increased maternal serum AFP

  • Mean AFP = 1.00
  • Mean AFP = 3-4
  • Mean AFP = 4-7
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Neural tube defects

  • Mean AFP of 1.00 → unaffected fetus
  • Mean AFP of 3-4 → open spina bifida
  • Mean AFP of 4-7 → anencephaly
21
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Effect of surfactant in the lungs in fetal lung prematurity

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Surfactant permits gaseous exchange; lack of surfactant produces neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)

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Reduces surface tension in teh alveoli of the lungs

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Surfactant

23
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W/o surfactant at the alveolar lining-air interface what happens to alveoli?

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The alveoli would collapse w/ each inspiration before oxygen/CO2 exchange can occur

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Two screening tests for fetal lung maturity

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  1. Lecithin/Sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio
  2. Phosphatoidylglycerol (PG) and phosphatidylinositol (PI)
  3. Foam stability index
  4. Lamellar body count
25
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Two major surfactants in the human lung

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Phospholipids: lecithin (L) and phosphatidylglycerol (PG)

26
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Where are lecithin and PG stored?

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In lamellar bodies

27
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Risk of newborns that will have RDS according to FLM test

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If the amniotic fluid L/S ratio is <2%, 20-25% of newborns will have RDS

28
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These are about the same size as platelets and can be counted using standard hematology analyzer

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Lamellar bodies

29
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A lamellar body count of > ____/mL in amniotic fluid is considered mature

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60,000

30
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This test is an indirect measurement of the bilirubin concentration in the amniotic fluid where the bilirubin has a max absorbance at 450nm; used as a marker of the severity of fetal hemolysis (HDN)

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Delta A450 test

31
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Low fluid volume in intrauterine growth retardation and anomalies of the fetal urinary tract

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Oligohydramnios

32
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High fluid volume in maternal diabetes mellitus, multifetal pregnancy, anencephaly, or spina bifida

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Polyhydramnios

33
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3 amniotic fluid tests used to assess fetal distress

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  1. bilirubin spectral scan (Liley Plot)
  2. AFP
  3. DNA analysis for chromsomal abnormalities
34
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What is the significance of an abnormal Liley Plot and what does it look like?

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There is a sharp peak at 450nm which indicates bilirubin is in the amniotic fluid; informs us how severe HDN is

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Function of the AFP amniotic fluid test

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To assess neural tube disorders (e.g., spina bifida, anencephaly)

36
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An L/S ratio of > ___ together w/ the presence of PG may suggest mature fetal lung development

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2.0

37
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Performed by mixing equal volumes of amniotic fluid w/ ethanol, followed by vigorous shaking. If foam is produced, adequate surfactants are present

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The shake test/foam stability test

38
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An FSI ≥ ____ correlates w/ fetal pulmonary maturity and is analogous to an L/S ratio of 2.0

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0.48

39
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Membrane that covers the embryo and fills w/ amniotic fluid creating the amniotic sac

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Amnion

40
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Membrane that exists during pregnancy b/w developing fetus and mother

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Chorion

41
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Membrane enclosing the fetus; afterbirth; plexus in the ventricles of the brain where CSF is produced

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Choroid plexus

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Protein produced by fetal cells, found at the interface of hte chorion and decidua; adhesive that binds the fetal sac to the uterine lining

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Fetal fibronectin

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