Robbins Ch 22 - Lecture 4 Flashcards
Use of IDU is ass’d with
2 fold inc of ectopic pregnancy
MCC of hemtosalpinx
Tubal pregnancy
Severe abdominal pain, vaginal bleering 6-8 weeks after LMP
Rupture of tubal preganacy
Monochorionic placentas imply
Monozygotic twins
Arteriovenous shunt directs blood flow to one twin at the expense of the other
Twin-twin transfusion syndrome
Placents implants in the lower uterine segement or cervix, can lead to serious 3rd trimester bleeding
Placenta previa
Predisposing factors to placenta accreta
Placent previa and previous c-section
Partial or complete absence of the decidua, villous tissues adhere directly to the myometrium, failure of placental separation at birth, can cause life threatening postpartum bleeding
Placenta accretia
MC type of ascending placental infection
Bacterial
Cloudy, purulent amniotic fluid with inflitate of neutrophils and edema of placental vessels
Placental infection - ML bacterial
MCC of ascending placental infections
TORCH group
Widrepread maternal endothelias dysfuction that presents during pregnancy w/ HTN, edema, and proteinuria
Preeclampsia
pregnant woman, HTN, proteinuria, edema, seizures
Eclapmsia
HELLP syndrome
Hemolytic anemia, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets in the setting of severe preeclampsia
Preeclampsia s/s disappear following
Delivery of the placenta