Pregnancy Diagnosis Flashcards
You palpate a fetus the size of a small cat (20cm crown-rump). How far along is the pregnancy?
4 months
At what age will the vesicle become more like a sausage than a sphere?
10 weeks
What is the approximate gestation length in days when feeling ‘10c-50c piece’ placentomes?
150 days (5mths)
What are the 5 definitive signs of pregnancy used to diagnose by rectal palpation?
- Foetal membrane slip - Palpation of the amniotic vesicle - Palpation of placentomes - Palpation of the foetus - Fremitus in the uterine artery
Fremitus is obvious on the left middle uterine artery which is ~10mm (pencil sized). A strong pulse is felt in the middle uterine artery on the right. How far along is the pregnancy?
6 months
You palpate a fetus the size of a large cat (30cm crown-rump) and the skull fits nicely in the palm of your hand. How far along is the pregnancy?
5 months
What is the approximate gestation length in days when feeling ‘chicken egg’ sized placentomes?
210 days (7mths)
You palpate a fetus the size of a rat (15cm crown-rump). How far along is the pregnancy?
3 months
You clearly feel a fremitus in the middle uterine artery of the left side. Diameter is ~6-8mm. No fremitus in the right. How far along is the pregnancy?
5 months
At what age does the vesicle start to become more of a sausage than a sphere?
10wks
What is the approximate gestation length in days when feeling ‘5c-10c piece’ placentomes?
120 days (4mths)
You palpate a vesicle approximately 1 finger wide, how far along is the pregnancy?
6 weeks
You palpate a fetus approximately the size of a mouse (5-8cm crown-rump). How far along is the pregnancy?
2 months
What is the approximate gestation length in days when feeling ‘duck egg’ sized placentomes?
240 days (8mths)
You palpate a vesicle approximately 2 fingers wide, how far along is the pregnancy?
7 weeks