Prelim Flashcards
Define dystocia
includes any discorder that may be encountered during pregnancy which may cause complication
What are the top 3 causes of maternter dealth before the 20th century?
Puerperal Complications
. Pre-exclampsia
. OB Hemorrhages
. Puerperal infections
What are the major complication that account for nearly 75% of all maternal deaths?
. Infections (post-partum) . Severe bleeding (post-partum) . High blood pressure . Complications from delivery . Unsafe abortion
Define puerperal fever
Any temperature elevation of 38C or highter which occur on any 2 of the first 10 days postpartum
This percentage of women are febrile in the first 24 hours of peurperium after vaginal birth
a. 20%
b. 30%
c. 50%
d. 70%
a. 20%
This percentage of women are febrile in the first 24 hours of peurperium after CA
a. 20%
b. 30%
c. 50%
d. 70%
d. 70%
Febrile patient with 40C fever responds to medicine and returns. She delivered vaginally 8 hours ago. What do you suspect is the cause of fever?
High spiking fever, 39C or higher, developing within the first 24 hours after birth may be associated with a very virulent pelvic infection caused by either group A or group B streptococcus
Common causes of puerperal infection
- genital tract infections
- breast engorgement
- uti
- atelectasis (respiratory distorder)
- uterine infections
- acute pyelonephritis
Febrile pt with 38C presents with red, stretch, shiny skin over breasts. When will you tell the patient the fever will abate? What is the treatment?
. Temp <39C
. Fever abates w/n 24 hours
. Treat by expressing milk
Puerperal fever due to urinary tract infection is common/not common. Why?
Not common due to normal diuresis during post partum (reaction to increased plasma volume during pregnancy)
You suspect the pt has puerperal fever due to acute pyelonephritis. What other clinical signs do you look for?
. CVA (costovertebral angle) tenderness
. Nausea and vomiting
Febrile pt underwent CS with general anesthesia. What puerpral complication are we concerned with and how is it treated?
Atelectasis usually follow an abdominal delivery. The mucus plug is higher in the alveoli and may be related to hypoventilation
Treat by: immediate ambulation, coughing, and deep breathing
Uterine infections have historically been known as:
What is the current accepted term?
. Puerperal sepsis, endometritis, endoparametritis
. Metritis with pelvic cellulitis
What is the most common cause of infection after childbirth?
- genital tract infections
- breast engorgement
- uti
- atelectasis (respiratory distorder)
- uterine infections
- acute pyelonephritis
- uterine infections
Metritis with pelvic cellulitis
What are common factors of uterine infection regardlesss of route of delivery?
. Membrane rupture
. Prolong labor
. Multiple cervical examination
. Internal fetal monitoring
What predisposiing factors to uterine infection associated with NSVD?
. Intra amniotic infection
. Manual removal of placenta
Why do we perform IE only as needed? What is the underlying cause?
Bacteria will penetrate and can cause LGTI
. Group B streptococcus . C trachomatis . Mycoplasma hominis . Ureaplasma urealyticum . Gardnerella vaginalis
Other than route of dlivery, what are other risk factors for uterine infections?
. Socioeconimic status . Poor nutrition . LGTI . General anesthesia . Multifetal gestation . Young maternal age . Nulliparity . Obesity . Meconium stained AF
Pt presents with fever 8 hours after giving birth. All other causes of infection have been excluded except for LGTI. You culture her urine. It is positive for gram-positive species. What are the possible bacterial infections?
. Group a, b, c, d streptococci
. Enterococcus
. Staphylococcus aureus
. Staphylococcus epidermis
Pt presents with fever 8 hours after giving birth. All other causes of infection have been excluded except for LGTI. You culture her urine. It is positive for gram-negative species. What are the possible bacterial infections?
. Escherichia coli
. Klebsiella
. Proteus species
Pt presents with fever 8 hours after giving birth. All other causes of infection have been excluded except for LGTI. You culture her urine. It is inconclusive for gram positive and negartive species. What are the possible bacterial infections?
. Gardnerella vaginalis
Pt presents with fever 8 hours after giving birth. All other causes of infection have been excluded except for LGTI. You culture her urine. It is anaerobic. What are the possible bacterial infections?
. Cocci - peptostretococcus and peptococcus species
. Other clostridium bacteriodes and fusobacterium species, mobiluncus species
Pt presents with fever 8 hours after giving birth. All other causes of infection have been excluded except for LGTI. You culture her urine. It is neither aerobic or anearobic. What are the possible bacterial infections?
. Mycoplasma
. Chlamydia
. Neisseria gonorrhea
Inoculation of uterine incision provides aerobic/anaerobic conditions
anaerobic
What are factors affect virulence of metritis?
. Polymicrobial
. Hematomas
. Devitalized tissue
What tissue is often devitalised during delivery?
. Cervix
. Vagina
. Uterine cavity
The uterine cavity is normally sterile. By what route does it become contaminated?
. Labor
. Delivery
. Multiple manipulations
What are the usual sites involved in metritis following normal delivery?
. Placental implantation site
. Decidua
. Adjacent myometrium
. Cervicovaginal lacerations
What are the usual sites involved in metritis following cesarian section?
. Placental implantation site
. Decidua
. Adjacent myometrium
. Uterine incision site
What is the clinical course of metritis? Which is the least clinically significant?
. Fever >38
. Chills
. Pulse rate follows the temperature curve
. Parametrial tenderness
. (possible) foul lochia
. Leucocytosis - least clinically significant as there is leucocytosis in normal pregnancy
A pt with metritis experiences chills. What is the cause?
chills due to excretion of endotoxin and bacteriolysis
A febrile pt with metritis presents with no spiking fever that responds well to medicine. What treatment would you prescribe?
A. Oral antibiotics
B. Parenteral antibiotics
A. Oral antibiotics
A febrile pt with metritis presents with cellulitis and parametrial involvement. What treatment would you prescribe?
A. Oral antibiotics
B. Parenteral antibiotics
B. Parenteral antibiotics
Choice of antibiotics is the same for vaginal delivery and CS.
T/F
FALSE
What is the choice of antimicrobials for vaginal delivery?
A . Ampicillin + Gentamycin
B . Clindamycin + gentamycin
C . Clindamycin + Aztreonam
D . Metronidazole + Ampicillin + Gentamicin
A . Ampicillin + Gentamycin
What is the choice of antimicrobials for CS? Under what circumstance would you add a 3rd anti-microbial?
A . Ampicillin + Gentamycin
B . Clindamycin + gentamycin
C . Clindamycin + Aztreonam
D . Metronidazole + Ampicillin + Gentamicin
B . Clindamycin + gentamycin
- ampicillin with sepsis or suspected enteroccocal infection
(Perioperative/postoperative) antimicrobial prophylaxis decreases the incidence and severity of post CS delivery infections
Perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis decreases the incidence and severity of post CS delivery infections
What causes toxic shock syndrome in metritis?
group A and B haemolytic strep
What surgical techniques help prevent infection?
. Preoperative vaginal cleasing
. Allowing the placenta to separate spontaneously
. Exteriorizing the uterus
. Close subcutaneous tissue in obese women
What are the complications of abdominal incisional infection? (6)
. Wound infection . Wound dehiscence . Necrotizing fascitis . Peritonitis . Adnexal infection . Parametral phlegmon
What is the most common cause of antrimicrobial failure?
wound infection
What are risks of wound infection?
(factors inhibiting wound healing) . Obesity . Uncontrolled diabetes . Corticoid therapy . Immunosuppressions . Anemia . Poor hemostasis
What is the treatment for wound infection of abdominal incisional infection?
. Antimicrobials
. Surgical drainage
. Careful inspection of the abdominal fascia
Question
Answer
A 42-year-old in your office who is now 5 weeks pregnant
with her fifth baby. She is very concerned regarding the risk of down syndrome because of her advance maternal age.
After extensive genetic counseling, she has decided to
undergo a second-trimester amniocentesis to determine
the karyotype of her fetus. Prior to performing the procedure, you inform the patient that all of the following are possible complications of the amniocentesis. EXCEPT:
a. Amniotic fluid leakage
b. Chorioamnionitis
c. Limb reduction defects
d. Cell culture failure
D. Cell culture failure
Williams, pg 293
. Amniotic fluid leakage
The risk of having a baby with down syndrome for a 30 yo woman increase
a. if the father of the baby is 40 yo
b. if her pregnancy has achieved by induction of
ovulation by menotropins (follistin, gonadal F)
c. if she has had a previous baby with triploidy
d. if she has had three first trimester spontaneous abortion
c. if she has had a previous baby with triploidy
Williams, pg 278
Other important fetal aneuploidy risk factors (other than age) include numerical chromosomal abnormality or structural chromosomal rearrangement in the woman or her partner or a prior pregnancy with autosomal trisomy or triploidy
a 24 yo white woman has a maternal serum a-fetoprotein (MAFP) at 17 weeks gestation of 6.0 mutliples of the median (MOM). The next step should be
a. A second MSAFP test
b. Ultrasound examination
c. Amniocentesis
d. Amniography
b. Ultrasound examination
Williams, pg 283
Most centers now use targeted sonography as the primary method to evaluate elevated MSAFP levels and as the prenatal diagnostic test of choice for neural-tube defects.
MSAFP level of 2.5 MoM as the upper limit of normal
Advantages of ultrasound nuchal translucency over
biochemical screening for down syndrome include
a. Uses transvaginal approach
b. More consistent measurements than lab
tests
c. Better in multiple gestation
d. Wide gestational age range
e. More convenient for patients
c. better in multiple gestation
Williams, pg 286
Sonography can augmesnt screening by providing acurate gestational age assessment by detecting multifetal gestations and by identifying major sturctural abnormalities and minor sonographic markers.
the embryonic neural tube is formed via neuralation, which involves shaping, folding, and midline fusion of the neural plate and is complete after how many days from conception?
a. 14 days
b. 21 days
c. 25 days
d. 35 days
d. 35 days
Williams, pg 192
NTDs result from incomplete closure of the neaural tube by the embryonic age of 26 to 28 days.
Presomite- 19 days
-differentiation of body stalk and en embryonic sac is formed
7 somites- 21 days
-neural groove begins forming
17 somites- 22 days
PERIODS:
- IMPLANTATION: 1-2 Weeks
- EMBRYONIC PERIOD/ ORGANOGENESIS: In here neural tube develops in the 3rd -4th week.
aneuploidy is typically associated with neural tube defects, EXCEPT:
a. trisomy 21
b. trisomy 18
c. turner syndrome
d. 46 XXY
c. turner syndrome
true regarding antenatal monitoring of neural tube
defects, EXCEPT:
a. fetal echocardiogram is requested for cardiac function and structure
b. amniocentesis should be considered for fetal karyotyping
c. antepartal serial ultrasound of femoral length alone to monitor fetal growth
d. determination of alpha feto protein is an integral part during antepartum
c. antepartal serial ultrasound of femoral length ALONE to monitor fetal growth
this form of neural tube defect appears as a wide
splaying of the vertebral arch with no visible covering
a. myelomeningocele
b. meningocele
c. anencephaly
d. myeloschisis
d. myeloschisis
pg 192
Myelomeningocele - herniation of a meningeal sac containing neural elements
Meningocele – is a birth defect where there is a sac protruding from the spinal column. The sac includes spinal fluid, but does not contain neural tissue. It may be covered with skin or with meninges
Anencephaly - is the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp that occurs during embryonic development.
Myeloschisis - a developmental defect characterized by a cleft spinal cord that results from the failure of the neural plate to fuse and form a complete neural tube
herniation of a meningeal sac containing neural elements
a. myelomeningocele
b. meningocele
c. anencephaly
d. myeloschisis
a. myelomeningocele
birth defect where there is a sac protruding from the spinal column. The sac includes spinal fluid, but does not contain neural tissue. It may be covered with skin or with meninges
a. myelomeningocele
b. meningocele
c. anencephaly
d. myeloschisis
b. meningocele
the absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp that occurs during embryonic development.
a. myelomeningocele
b. meningocele
c. anencephaly
d. myeloschisis
c. anencephaly
combining both free beta hCG and pregnancy associated plasma protein –A alone can identify trisomy 21 in
how many percent?
a. 40-45%
b. 55-60%
c. 60-65%
d. 65-70%
d. 65-70% (should be 80-84%)
pg 280 Table 14-4 1st trim screen NT, hCG, PAPP-A = 80-84% 1st trim NT alone = 64-70%
the possible consequences of higher AFP or unexplained
elevation in AFP level in structurally normal pregnancy is
associated with development of
a. fetal growth restriction
b. polyhydramnios
c. placenta previa
d. abortion or 1st trimester loss
a. Fetal growth restriction
Williams, pg 283
Table 14-6
Adverse outcomes include fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, pre-term birth, fetal demise, and stillbirth
Aneuploidy is typically associated with neural tube defect and is present in 10% of cases of
A. Trisomy 21
B. Trisomy 18
C. Turner Syndrome
D. 46XX
A. Trisomy 21
MSAFP is best measured during this time:
A. 12-14 weeks
B. 14-16 weeks
b. 14-16 weeks
Trisomy 21
Down Syndrome
Trisomy 18
Edward Syndrome
Trisomy 13
Patau Syndrome
45, X
Turner Syndrome
In addition to neural tube defects, elevated AFP and + acetylcholisterase are also present in other fetal obnormalities such as
. Ventral wall defects . Esophageal atresia . Fetal tetratoma . Cloacal extrophy . Skin abnormalities such as epidermolysis bullosa
Signs of Trisomy 18
Edward Syndrome
. Unusally small head
. Back of head is prominent
. Ears are malformed and low-set
. Mouth and jaw are small (may also have cleft palate)
. Hands are clenched into fists, and the index finger overlaps the other fingers
. Clubfeet (or rocker bottom feet) and toes may be webbed or fused
In addition to maternal age, other risk factors for down syndrom and other aneuploidy are
. Numerical chromosomal abnormality or structural chromosomal rearrangements in the woman or her parterner
. Prior pregnancy with autosomal trisomy or triploidy
What 4 structures do you look for in first trimester scan in sagittal section of the fetus?
. Nuchal translucency (most important)
. Nasal bone
. Skin - hyperechoic line
. Intracranial
What is suspected if there is tricuspid valve regurgitation as found by doppler?
Trisomy 21, Down Syndrome
Performed 11-14 weeks aneuploidy screening
a. trisomy 21
b. trisomy 18
c. trisomy 13
d. A and B
e. B and C
f. aota
f. aota
First trimester Serum b-hCG level is higher
a. trisomy 21
b. trisomy 18
c. trisomy 13
d. A and B
e. B and C
f. aota
a. trisomy 21
First trimester Serum PAPP-A is lower
a. trisomy 21
b. trisomy 18
c. trisomy 13
d. A and B
e. B and C
f. aota
f. aota
First trimester Both b-hCG level and PAPP-A is lower
a. trisomy 21
b. trisomy 18
c. trisomy 13
d. A and B
e. B and C
f. aota
e. B and C
What is the limit for nuchal translucency?
<3cm
Nuchal translucency must be defferentiated from?
cystic hygroma
What is cystic hygroma?
a venolymphatic malformation that appears as a septated hypoechoic space behind the neck, extending along the length of the back
In second trimester, maternal serum SFP is lower
a. trisomy 21
b. trisomy 18
c. trisomy 13
d. A and B
e. B and C
f. aota
d. A and B
In second trimester, higher b-hCG
a. trisomy 21
b. trisomy 18
c. trisomy 13
d. A and B
e. B and C
f. aota
a. trisomy 21
In second trimester, lower unconjugated estriol
a. trisomy 21
b. trisomy 18
c. trisomy 13
d. A and B
e. B and C
f. aota
d. A and B
In second semester, higher dimeric inhibin
a. trisomy 21
b. trisomy 18
c. trisomy 13
d. A and B
e. B and C
f. aota
a. trisomy 21
What tests are performed during first trimester aneuploidy screening?
. B-hCG
. Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A)
. Sonographic measurement of Nuchal Translucency (NT)
What tests are performed during second trimester aneuploidy screening?
. Maternal serum SFP
. B-hCG
. Unconjugated estriol
. Dimeric inhibin
What is the upper limit of MSAFP level?
a. 1.0 MoM
b. 1.5 MoM
c. 2.0 MoM
d. 2.5 MoM
d. 2.5 MoM
Adverse maternal outcomes associated with elevated MSAFP
. FGR . Preeclampsia . Preterm birth . Fetal demise . Still birth
Adverse maternal outcomes associated with low maternal serum estriol levels
. Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
. Steroid sulfate deficiency
Adverse maternal outcomes associated with steroid sulfate deficiency
. X-linked ichthyosis
. Kallman syndrome
. Chondrodysplasia punctata
. Mental retardation
When is the latest that a patient should have aneuploidy screening?
15-21 weeks
What are the diseases looked for in carrier screening?
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
Mutation in the CFTR gene on the long arm of chromosome 7
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Cystic fibrosis
Mutation on gene that encodes for chloride-channel protein
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Cystic fibrosis
One mutation must be present in each copy of the gener but they need not be the same mutation
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Cystic fibrosis
Autosomal recessive disorder
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
. Tay-Sachs
Results in spinal cord motor neuron degeneration
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Caused by mutations in the SMN1 gene, located on long arm of chromosome 5
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Prenatal diagnosis can be performed witheither chorionic villus sampling or amniocentesis
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Sickle hemoglobinopathies
Most common single-gene disorder
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Thalassemias
Hb Barts disease
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. A-Thalassemia
Cis deletion for both parents leads to hydrops and fetal loss
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. A-Thalassemia
Based on molecular genetic testing
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. A-Thalassemia
Based on hemoglobin electrophoresis
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. B- Thalassemia
Spot in macula
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Tay-Sachs
Hex A storage deficiency
. Cystic fibrosis . Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) . Sickle hemoglobinopathies . Thalassemias . A-Thalassemia . B- Thalassemia . Tay-Sachs
. Tay-Sachs
Examples of single-gene disorders found in preimplantation genetic diagnosis
. Cystic fibrosis
. 3-thalassemia
. Hemophilia
This technique is used to infer whether a developing oocyte is afected by a maternally inherited genetic disorder
a. polar body analysis
b. blastomere biopsy
c. trophectoderm biopsy
a. polar body analysis
This technique is done at the 6t to 8-cell (cleavage) stage when an embryo is 3 days old. This allows both maternal and paternal genomes to be evaluated. Cell removed from zona pellucid.
a. polar body analysis
b. blastomere biopsy
c. trophectoderm biopsy
b. blastomere biopsy
This technique involved removal of 5-7 cells froma 5 to 6 day blastocyst. No cells are removed from developing embryo.
a. polar body analysis
b. blastomere biopsy
c. trophectoderm biopsy
c. trophectoderm biopsy
Questions
Answers
A 32 y/o (2002) requested for an external cephalic version at 34-36 wks aog after it was diagnosed with utz as complete breech she is afraid that most severe frequent complication of vaginal breech delivery might happen to her baby which is
a. Head entrapment
b. Cord prolapse
c. Spinal cord injury
d. Abruptio placenta
b. Cord prolapse
pg 542
Compared with cephalic presentation, umbilical cord prolapse is more frequent with breech fetuses
Based on nursery statistics received, the most major neonatal morbidity and mortality with breech presentation is:
a. Birth trauma
b. IUGR
c. Cord prolapse
d. Cerebral palsy
c. Cord prolapse