Repro Path High Yield Flashcards
What are 4 signs of Klinefleter syndrome?
1- Testicular atrophy
2- Gynecomastia
3- Long Extremitie
4- Inactivated X chromosome (Barr Body)
What are the levels of the following in Klinefelter syndrome:
Inhibin FSH Testosterone LH Estrogen
Inhibitin- decreased
FSH- increased
Testosterone- decreased
LH- increased
Estrogen- increased
What cardiac defect is associated with turner syndrome?
Bicuspid aorta
Preductal coartication
What renal abnormality is assoiated with Turner syndrome?
Horseshoe kidney
What are the levels of the following hormones in Turner syndrome:
Estrogen
LH
FSH
Estrogen- decreased
LH- increased
FSH- increased
How can someone with Turner’s get pregnant?
OOcyte donation and exogenous estradiol/ progesterone administration
How can 47, XXY result?
Nondisjunction event in mapternal meiosis II)
What causes female psuedohermaphroditism?
Excessive and inappropriate exposure to androgenic steroids during early gestatino
What causes male psuedohermaphroditism?
Androgen insensitivity syndrome
What deficiency results in maternal virilization during pregnancy?
Aromatase deficiency (excess testosterone because can’t convert to estrogen)
“normal appearing female with scant sexual har, rudimentary vagina and NO Uterus or fallopian tubes”
Androgen insensitivity syndrome (46, XY)
“inability to convert testosterone to DHT leading to ambiguous external genitalia until puberty”
5alpha- reductase defciency
“defective migration of GnRH cells and formation of olfactory bulb”
Kallman Syndrome
Give an example of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Kallman syndrome
Partial or complete mole:
46, XX or 46, XY
complete
Partial or complete mole:
Extremely high hCG
Complete
Partial or complete mole:
2 sperm in 1 egg
Partial
Partial or complete mole:
Enucleated egg + single sperm (that then duplicates)
Complete
Partial or complete mole:
Increased risk of choriocarcinoma
Complete
Partial or complete mole:
Fetal parts
Partial
Partial or complete mole:
honeycombed uterus/ snowstorm on ultrasound
Complete
What 4 drugs can treat gestational HTN?
1- alpha Methyldopa
2- Labetolol
3- Hydralazine
4- Nifedipine
What causes preeclampsia?
Abnormal placental spiral arteries–> endothelial dysfunction, vasoconstriction, ishcemia
What causes preeclampsia?
Abnormal placental spiral arteries–> endothelial dysfunction, vasoconstriction, ishcemia