Some Common Pathologies of Pregnancy Flashcards
what does progesterone do
turns endometrium into decide by thinking
increases vascularity
what produced BhCG
throphoblast
what is the target of BhCG
corpus luteum in the ovary to produce progesterone which stops ducidua from shedding
what is nuchal thickening
condition is an increased thickness at the base of thefts neck
what is molar pregnancy
overgrowth of trophoblasts
2 sperm fertilising an egg with no chromosomes
what is molar cells before
cancer
choriocancer
what affects does diabetes have on the baby
glucose passed from mum to baby
baby cannot reduce glucose
leads to high insulin and glucose
what affect does high glucose and high insulin have on the baby
malformations
huge babies
intrauterine death
neonatal hypoglycaemia
what is acute chorioaminoitis
acute inflammation of the neutrophils in the membrane of placenta
bacteria from vagia get into amniotic sac
what are the presentations of AC
mother- fever, raised neutrophils
baby- death, ill, cerebral palsy, brain death
do opiates cross the placenta
YES- methadone, cocaine, heroin, temazepam
what happens when the opiates cross the placenta
baby treated for withdrawal
