Prenatal diseases Flashcards
Embrogenesis: WHat is happening at each week: Week 0 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Weeks 3-8 Week 4 Week 8
Week 0 : fertilization, cell division (blastula → morula → blastocyst)
Week 1: implantation + β-HCG secretion
Week 2: bilaminar disc (epiblast + hypoblast)
Week 3: gastrulation (3 tissues), neurulation
Week 3-8: organogenesis (most susceptible to teratogens)
Week 4: heart (4 chambers), limbs (4 limbs)
Week 8: fetus
What does each layer become:
endoderm
mesoderm
ectoerm
endoderm = GI and respiratory systems
mesoderm: CV, MSK, GU
ectoderm: CNS, skin
when does neural tube close
4 wks
what can cause the defective neural tube closure?
folate def
mutation methyl-THF-reductase
↑αFP, confirm U/S shows lemon sign (concave frontal bones) and banana sign (flat caudal cerebellum)
myeloneningocele
asx lumbar tuft of hair
spina bifida occulta
calcification of papillary muscle on U/S
echogenic intracardiac focus (EIF), usually insignificant
presentation of R to L shunts vs L to R shunts
R to L have early cyanosis
L to R have late cyanosis (dev PAH = eisenmerger syndrme)
What are the R to L shunts? L to R?
R to L = TOF, transposition great vessels
L to R = ASD, VSD, PDA
cardiac defect often seen with Congenital Rubella Syndrome
PDA
presents as low-grade systolic murmur, fixed S2, and frequent colds
ASD
presents as pansystolic harsh-sounding murmur with failure to thrive
VSD
presents as cyanosis and clubbing in a 5 y/o child who squats for relief;
TOF
prognosis of TOF determined by
degress of pulmonic stenosis
What is pathophys of Potter’s sequence
failure of mesonephros and metanephros to meet at ureteropelvic junction → bilateral renal agenesis → anhydramnios (no amniotic fluid) → pulmonary hypoplasia + limb contractures
How is potters seq diagnosed?
U/S shows anhydramnios or oligohydramnios (AFI <5)