Putting it all together...Module 3 Flashcards
When is Naegele’s rule appropriate
Has known LMP
Has regular cycles
Did not conceive on hormonal contraception or while breastfeeding
Has a clinical picture that fits
Food to avoid to prevent Listeriosis
Listeriosis
- avoid food that could contain listeriosis
* raw sprouts
* soft cheeses
* dell meats and hot dogs (cold, not heated)
* smoked seafood
* Raw milk (unpasteurized)
Food to avoid to prevent Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis:
- Avoid undercooked meat..
- avoid contact with cat feces
- avoid drinking water contaminated with toxoplasma gondii
Fish to avoid to prevent mercury in fish
Avoid:
Tuna, bigeye
King mackerel
Marlin
Shark
Swordfish
Orange roughy
Tilefish (Gulf of Mexico)
U/S vs menstrual cycle dating in first trimester
when to change from menstrual cycle date to u/s date
< 9 weeks = more than 5 days
9 0/7-13 6/7 weeks = more than 7 days
14 0/7 - 15 6/7 weeks = more than 7 days
16 0/7 - 21 6/7 weeks = more than 10 days
22 0/7 - 27 6/7 weeks = more than 14 days
28 0/7 weeks and beyond = more than 21 days
OB labs:
Anemia:
H/H or CBC
Blood type and antibiotics:
Blood type compromised of the blood group and the presence or absence of the RH factor
Antibody screen
Infections:
RPR or VDRL
Rubella immunity
Hepatitis B and C
HIV
Urine Culture..
For individual patients: Chlamydia, gonorrhea, PPD, HSV, varicella
Other conditions:
Hgb electrophoresis
diabetes screen
Pap
Thyroid
why is an antibody screen needed
it evaluates for antibodies in the mother’s blood that might cross the placenta and attack fetal red blood cells, causing hemolytic disease of the new born.
Pan-ethnic nondirective
Screens for 100+ conditions simultaneously, without regard to ethnic group or ancestry
Expanded
Screens all patiets for specific conditions, regardless of identified ethnic group or ancestry
Ethnic-specified; targeted
screens for conditions considered to be common in ethnic group with which the patient identifies and conditions identified through family history
Example of ethnic-specified, targeted
Tay-Sachs: individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish, Cajun, or French-Canadian descent
Canavan disease and familial dysautonomia: individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish descent
Fragile X syndrome: Individuals with a family history of intellectual disability suggestive of fragile X syndrome
Example of pan-ethnic nondirective
Cystic fibrosis
Spinal muscular atrophy
Hemoglobinopathies
What is the First trimester screen
Ultrasound to measure nuchal translucency (NT) + blood draw for maternal serum markers ….NT/serum screen
Is the first portion of sequential and integrated screens
Time fame First trimester screen
10 (or 11) - 14 weeks
What conditions is tested for First trimester screen
Aneuploidies (Trisomies 13, 18, 21)