Pregnancy Drug s Flashcards
Cleft lip / palate
Methotrexate ( folic acid antagonist )
Phenytoin
Seizure in pregnancy
Magnesium sulphate
Uterine inversion
- fundus of uterus drops down through the uterine cavity and cervix, turning inside out
Obstetric emergency
Johnson menoeruve - using hand - push the fundus back into the abdo
Hydrostatic - filling vagina with fluid to inflate it back up
Laparotomy
TRIAD of AMNIOTIC FLuid embolism
After birth
Coagulopathy, hypoxia and hypotension
Rupture of membrane followed by immediate bleeding
Vasa praveia
What happens if they have vasa Praveva
EMERGNECY c section
Cytomegalovrius infection
Hearing loss, visual impairment and learning disability
If stage 1 is prolonged, what do you do
1st : aminotomy
2nd : oxytocin infusion
Bright, red, fresh vaginal bleeding which is painless in nature
Placenta Praevia
What does molar pregnancies present
14 weeks
Treatment for hyperemesis gravidarum
1st line: anti emetic : Promethazine
2nd: electrolyte Imbalance
What is hypermeresis gravidum
Vvvv bad vomiting before 20 weeks. Leading to weight loss, dehydration and electrolyte imbalance
Drug to prime the cervix
Vaginal prostaglandin e2 pessay ( allows it to soften and become shorter for labour)
Hard, woody uterus
Little bit of bleed
Lots of pain
Placental abruption
What landmark do you use for a pudenal nerve block
Ischial spine
Most common cause of a post partum haemorrhage
Uterine Antony
Chorioamniontis
Pre rupture of the membrane - allows bacteria to enter
Another word for externally rotates
Restitution
Vaginal bleeding, rupture of foetal membrane and foetal deterioration
Vasa praevia
Painless bright red vaginal bleeding only after 24 weeks
Placenta praevia
What does corticosteroid steroid do ( given 24 and 34 week)
Aids foetal Lung maturation
Should you treat asymtomatic bacteriaemia ( uti)
Yesssssssssss
What week does antepartum haemorrhage cut off
24 weeks - birth
Branchial cyst
Embrological remnant from the development of the brachial arches which forms parts of the head and neck
How long should you breast feed for
Exclusively only breast feeding for 6 MONTHS
Then eating and breast feeeding till up to 2h years
Is breast milk high in vit d?
NO !! LOW
What issue does this cause in pregnancy?
- ciprofloxacin
Joint problems
What issue does this cause in pregnancy?
Methotrexate
Cleft lip
What issue does this cause in pregnancy?
Nitrofuraontin
G6PD deficiency - activates intra vascular haemolysis
What issue does this cause in pregnancy?
- aspirin
Reye ( cant see, cant pee, cant climb a tree)
Should hiv mothers do vaginal births and breast feed
No - c section
Refrain from breast feeding
Dm of mastitis
Antibiotics
Continue to breast feed
Ix for breech baby
At 36 weeks - over external cephalic version ie turn baby arohnd
Multiparous women - 37 weeks
Success rate of ECv
50%
What spinal block is c section occur under
Spinal !!
Indications for elective c section
- previous c cession
- vasa praevia
- placental praevia
- uncontrolled hiv
- cervical cancer
- mutiple pregnancy
Infection of membranes in the uterus
Chorioamniontis
Biggest risk factor for chorioamniotiurs
Preterm rupture of membranes
Ix of Chorioamniontis
- delivery of baby
- iv antibitocs… sepsis 6
Triad of cmv infection
Visual impairment
Hearing loss
Learning disability
What group does cmv belong to
Herpes
Triad for rubella
Cardiac defects, deafness, cataracts
Toxoplasmosis… from protozoan parasite toxoplasma gondii is found where
Cat, faeces, infected meat or soil
If a woman gets varicella zoster virus ( chicken pox) during pregnancy .,… is this bad
YESSSS - causies teratogenic
Avoid people with it once pregnancy ]
Give immunoglobulin as prophylaxis
Of acyclovir within 24 hours of rash … then baby get iv acyclovir after delivery
Is the anterior or posterior wall of the vagina longer?
POSTERIOR
Artery supply to vagina.
Internal iliac artery ( uterine and vaginal arteries)
Venous drainage from vagina
Internal iliac vein
Cord prolapse
The umbilical cord exits before delivery of baby - causes acute compromise of the umbilical blood supply to the infant
Mx of cord prolapse
Delivery of baby through forceps or c section if the cervix isn’t dilated
Knees - chest position to prevent further prolapse
Filling bladder with 500ml warm saline to prevent
Tocolytics e.g.terbutaline to stop uterine contractions
What limit is macrosomina
Birthweight >4kg
How does macrosomia occur
Maternal blood glucose crossing placenta and inducing increased neonatal insulin production
It can increase chance of shoulder dystocia
What are the 3 main genetic mechanisms for Down syndrome
- gamete non disjunction
- robertsonian translocation
-mosaic
Pre- eclampsia
Proteinuria + hypertension at 20 weeks
Consequences of pre eclampsia
HELLP SYNDROME
DIC
Eclampsia ( seizures due to cerebrovascular vasospasm)
Organ failure
Treatment of preeclampsia
- antihypertensiopns ( labetalol )
When do you do surgical option in ectopic
- Vvvv much in pain
- It is >35mm
- B - hcg are >5000
- Ultrasound identifies a foetal heartbeat
Type 1 FGM
Partial or total removal of the clit and or prepuce
Type 2 FGM
Partial / total removal of clit and inner labia, with /without other labia
Type 3 FGB
Narrowing of the vaginal opening, wee hole at the end.
Type 4 FGM
Any other harmful stuff
- piercing
- incising
- scarping
- cauterising
First stage of labour
Latent : up to 3/4 cm
Active : 3/4 - 10 cm
What is prolonged first stage
<2 cm in 4 hours
It should be 1 every 2
Gravity
Number of gravid events - number of times person been pregnanct
Each one count as one, doesnt matter if twin, or miscarriage.
Nulligravida
Never been pregnant
Primigravida
Pregnanct once
Multigravida
Pregnant more than once
Parity
Number of porous events
- number of times a person has given birth to a pregnancy with a gestational age of at least 24 weeks!!! Whether it was born alive or stillborn
Again even if c section of mutiple = still 1
Most women have group b strep, what issues can this cause baby
Sepsis
Pneumonia
Meningitis
So give iv penicillin during labour
Rhesus negative mother = becomes sensisted to rheuses blood of baby
Haemolytic disease of newborn
HELLP syndrome
- haemolyiss
- elevated liver liver enzymes
- low platelet s
If mothers load ( Hiv) is <50
What is recommend
Normal vaginal delivery
If more - c section
Hyeremesis gravidarim
Severe vomiting before 20 weeks
Used to assess if patient is likely a good candidate for induction of labour
Bishops score