Study Guide Questions Flashcards
Organisms associated w/ UTI/pyelo and alkaline urine
Proteus, Klebsiella, Ureaplasma
Placental transport mechanism – Amino Acids
Active transport
Placental transport mechanism – Glucose
Facilitated diffusion
Placental transport mechanism – placental transfer of medications
Passive transport/simple diffusion
Umbilical venous PO2 is always lower than….
Uterine venous PO2
Prostaglandin that causes uterine relaxation
Prostacyclin
Trinucleotide repeat # associated with pre-mutation fragile X
55-200
Anti-inflammatory cytokine
IL-10
Disease associated with repeats of DNA
Fragile X
Huntingtons
Myotonic dystrophy
Maternal viral infections not compatible with breastfeeding
HIV
active/untreated TB
?Varicella
Paternal exposures associated with early pregnancy loss
Mercury Lead Pesticides Hydrocarbons Anesthetic gases
Paternal exposures NOT associated with early pregnancy loss
Atomic radiation
Agent orange
Recreational drugs
Time in pregnancy that ciprofloxacin is recommended
anthrax exposure/treatment
Antibiotic to avoid in Myasthenia Gravis
Gentamycin
Gaucher disease is missing which enzyme
Glucocerebrosidase
Canavan disease is missing what enzyme
Aspartoacylase
Tay-Sachs is missing what enzyme
Hexosaminidase A
Niemann-Pick is missing what enzyme
Sphingomyelinase
Anesthesia med used for epidural hypotension that will decrease maternal HR
Phenylephrine
Chemo toxicities: Adriamycin Bleomycin Methotrexate Cisplatin Cyclophosphamide
- Heart
- Pulm fibrosis
- Stomatitis
- Ototoxicity, renal toxicity
- Ovarian function
Acrocentric chromosomes
13,14,15,21,22,Y
Neonatal conjunctivitis caused by _____ in first 2 weeks postpartum
C. trichomoniasis
Neonatal conjunctivitis caused by ______ at 21 days postpartum
N. gonorrhea
Neonates get ppx for conjunctivitis against which bacteria?
N. gonorrhea
If you have to do GETA on asthmatic, which meds are preferred?
Ketamine– bronchodilation
Propofol – airway reflexes
Acute treatment for Guillan-Barre
IVIG and plasmapheresis (steroids not effective)
MCDA risk of co-twin death following twin demise
10%
MCDA risk of co-twin neurologic abnormality following death of 1 twin
10-30%
% uterine blood flow going to endometrium
80-90%
Another name for prostacyclin
PGI2
Cervical ripening –> increased tissue vascularization….what drives this?
VEGF
With advancing GA there is an increased water content to the cervix to allow ripening/dilation….this is due to accumulation of what substance in cervix?
Hyaluronan content
True/False there is a genetic component to timing of parturition?
True
What hormone steeply rises before onset of labor?
Estrogen
How does the fetus contribute to starting labor?
Fetus is thought to influence placental steroid hormone production through activation of the fetal HPA axis
Steroids produced by fetal adrenal gland
DHEAS
Cortisol
How can fetal DHEAS become an estrogen?
Directly aromatized to estrone in the placenta
OR
16-hydroxylated in the fetal liver, then converted to estriol in the placenta
In order for estrogen synthesis in the placenta to occur what must be present?
Fetal C19 androgens as a steroid precursor
What happens to maternal CRH in pregnancy?
Increase, mostly in 3rd trimester and then decrease sharply after delivery
What is the source of elevated CRH in pregnant women?
Placenta
Placenta CRH production is up-regulated by what?
Fetal corticosteroids
Placental enzyme that protects the fetus from high levels of maternal glucocorticoids?
11B-HSD2 (11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase)
Converts cortisol to cortisone (inactive form)
Where is progesterone receptor located?
Nucleus
Perimortem TTTS occurs due to what anastomoses
AA and VV…the blood from living twin preferentially streams into the low pressure dead or dying twin
Peripartum TTTS is due to what anastomoses
AA and VV
Causes of acute peripartum TTTS
Delayed cord clamping
Pressure differences from contractions
Changes in fetal position
Hormone levels that are higher in recipient twin of TTTS
ANP
BNP
ENDOTHELIN 1
Protective anastomoses in TTTS
AA
Are VV anastomoses higher or lower in TTTS? AA?
Higher VV
Lower AA
If one twin of TTTS has a velementous cord and or smaller placental share, is it the donor or recipient twin?
Donor
TAPS is defined as severe twin discordance in….
Hemoglobin
TAPS occurs due to
Small inter-twin anastomoses leading to chronic blood transfusion
Why doesn’t poly-oli happen in TAPS?
Chronic nature of the pathophysiology
Renin levels in donor/recipient of TTTS
Donor - high renin
Recipient- low renin
Angioarchitecrture pattern of TAPS
Small, 3-4 AV
Few small AA and VV
In TRAP what type of anastomosis cause the problem
The acardiac twin is fed by an AA anastomosis
2 events that must happen to get TRAP
- One twin has circulator failure or nonfunctional heart in first trimester
- Placenta has a direct AA that can support acardiac twin
% acardiac twins with chromosomal problem
30-50%
Part of acardiac twin usually more developed
Lower limbs
PCIs for TRAP
Usually close together or share a common insertion site
Placental findings in sFGR
Unequal placental sharing, peripheral PCI of one or both twins
Embryo splits 8-12d post fertilization
Mono-mono
Twinning with embryo splitting at 13-16d post fertilization
Conjoined
PCIs of mono-mono
Close to each other and connected by large AA anastomoses
Conjoined twins with fused UC. How many vessels present in cord?
Variable, 3-8
T/F - peripheral PCI and SUA common in mono-mono
True
In fetal growth discordance of twins one twin must be…
FGR
Equation for growth discordance
Big-little/big
Zygosity of mole-fetus twin
Dizygosity
Zygote splits 0-3 days post fertilization
Di-di
Zygote splits 3-8 days post fertilization
Mono-di
CD4 count threshold for opportunistic infections in HIV
<200
CAART medication that can be associated with glucose intolerance
Protease inhibitor
PCP prophylaxis
TMP-SMX at CD4 <200
MAC prophylaxis
Azitrhomycin at CD4 < 50
Infections associated with increasing perinatal transmission in HIV
Hep C
CMV
BV
Genital ulcer
HIV transmission risk with +VL and no medications
25%
HIV transmission risk with +VL and ZDV
8%
HIV transmission risk with VL <1000 and meds
1-2% (some lower reports)
VL cutoff for cesarean in HIV+
> 1000 copies
Frequency of HIV RNA level checks
1st visit
2-4 weeks after initiating or changing meds
Monthly until undetectable, then at least q3 months
At 34-36 weeks to assess MOD
Timing of C-section for HIV+
38 weeks
ZDV regimen for c-section
3hours preop
1st hour - loading dose of 2mg/kg
2nd and 3rd hour - continuous infusion of 1mg/kg/hr
Continued as continuous until delivery
ZDV intrapartum for <1000 copies HIV
50-999 can give continuous infusion intrapartum , less than 50 the transmission seems less (expert opinion)
HIV+ scheduled for c-section for VL presents 1 week earlier with ROM…what is MOD?
Individualize – unclear if csection after onset of labor or ROM prevents transmission
HIV med that interferes w/ methergine
Protease inhibitors
Purpose of intrapartum ZDV
Pre-exposure ppx to the fetus
Neonatal HIV ppx should be initiated how quickly
6-12hrs after birth
Neonatal HIV ppx when VL <50
4 weeks of zidovudine
Neonatal HIV ppx when VL >50
cART (zidovudine, lamivudine, nevirapine OR raltegravir) for 6 week course
High risk neonatal HIV ppx for VL>50 and what other circumstances?
New diagnosis of HIV this pregnancy
Not taking any meds
cART general recommendations
Dual NRTI (nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor) + Integrase inhibitor OR protease inhibitor
NRTI dual meds
Tenofovir + Lamivudine
Tenofovir + Emtricitabine
Abacavir + Lamivudine
Integrase inhibitor meds
Dolutegravir
Raltegravir
Protease Inhibitor
Atazanavir plus ritonavir
Darunivar plus ritonavir
Pre-conception or 1st visit lab tests in HIV+
VL CD4 count Drug resistance genotype panel Toxoplasmosis immunity Hep B, Hep A, Hep C TB screening G6PD screening HLA b7501 screening
If HLA-B5701 HIV genotype, which medication to avoid
Abacavir
Where is progesterone mostly produced?
Corpus luteum until 7-9 weeks, then placenta
Progesterone function in mid-late pregnancy
Uterine quiescence – limits PG production, inhibits expression of CAP genes (contraction associated protein)
T/F - estrogen exert effect by binding to nuclear receptors
True
Type of PG secreted by:
- Fetal membranes
- Decidua
- Myometrium
- Fetal membranes: PGE2
- Decidua: PGF2a
- Myometrium: PGI2
PGs that promote uterine contractions
PGF2a, PGE1, PGE3, Thromboxane
PGs that inhibit uterine contractions
Prostacyclin, PGE2, PGD2
PG regulation occurs within what cascade
Arachidonic acid cascade
In general how are PGs formed
from free arachidonic acid that is released from membrane phospholipids through phospholipase enzymes
How do PGs induce myometrial contractions
Increasing calcium influx into myometrial cells
Enhancing gap junction formation
Oxytocin is released from what organ
posterior pituitary
T/F: during pregnancy oxytocin is degraded primarily by placenta
True - oxytocinase
What happens when myometrial Oxytocin receptor is activated (on cellular level)
Interaction w/ G-binding protein, simulates phospholipase C activity, increase production of ITP and influx of calcium
Myometrial contractions lead to increased intracellular concentrations of
Calcium
Substances that cross placenta via pinocytosis (4)
IgG
Insulin
LDL
Transferrin
Molecules that corss placenta via active transport
Amino acids Ca Iron Phosphorus Iodine Vit C
Molecules that follow simple diffusion across placenta
CO2, O2, free fatty acids
Drugs that work on afferent arterioles of kidney
NSAIDs
Drugs that work on efferent arterioles of kidney
ACEi ARBs
Factors that promote surfactant associated protein A production
cAMP analogues
Epidermal growth factor
T3
C-19 steroids are the precursor to….
estrogens
Enzyme that is present in fetal adrenal gland but NOT in placenta
17-hydroxylase (needed to convert C-21 steroids to C-19 steroids)
enzymes needed for estrogen formation in placenta, located in what cells?
synctiotrophoblasts
low maternal estrogen levels
anencephaly
fetal demise
umbilical cord ligation
What day does blastocyst implant on endometrium?
Day 8-10 after ovulation
Majority of implantation sites are located where in uterus
upper 2/3 of uterus, more commonly on side of corpus luteum
_____ are thought to be essential for allowing the blastocyst (trophoblast specifically) and endometrium to “attach”
Integrins (alphav-beta3)
Controlled invasion of maternal vascular system by the ______ during implantation
Cytotrophoblast
3 factors that regulate trophoblastic invasion of maternal vascular system
Stimulate invasion:
- Epidermal growth factor
- Interleukin-1B
Inhibit invasion:
3. Trnasforming growth factor-B
Peak trophoblastic invasion of maternal vessels occurs at what GA
12 weeks
Functional unit of placenta
Chorionic villi
Structure of a chorionic villi
Core: connective tissue and abundant capillaries that connect with fetal circulation
Inner layer: cytotrophoblasts
Outer layer: synctiotrophoblasts
Type of hormones made by (1) cytotrophoblasts (2) syncytiotrophoblasts
(1) peptide
(2) peptide, steroid
Elevated NK cells in endometrium associated with….
recurrent implantation failure
hCG is structurally similar to what hormones
alpha subunit: TSH, LH, FSH
beta subunit: LH
Predominant producer of hCG
syncytiotrophoblasts
when can hCG be detected in urine/serum
7-8 days before expected menses
when is peak hCG production (100,000)
9-10 weeks gestation
What is the role of hCG in early pregnancy?
Rescue corpus luteum from premature demise
Can also stim CL to make estradiol, 17-hydroxyprogesterone, relaxin, inhibin through the LH receptor
Placenta takes over progesterone production at what GA
9-10 weeks GA
T/F: fetal ovary is active
False - it does not secrete estrogens until puberty
T/F - the fetal teste is active in utero
True - Leydig cells produce testosterone levels equivalent to adult male
Hormone that provides initial stimulus for teste development
hCG
What hormones/hormone conversions are needed to allow final maturation of male genital structures in the fetus?
Local conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone by 5a-reductase
What placental hormone protects maternal system from being affected by fetal testosterone?
Placental aromatase
During first 6weeks of gestation, CL makes progesterone. What type of progesterone is elevated?
17alpha-OHP
Precursor to placental progesterone synthesis
Maternal LDL cholesterol
Placental enzyme converting Cholesterol –> Pregnenolone
CYP450
Placental enzyme converting Pregnenolone –> Progesterone
3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
Location of placental conversion of cholesterol –> progesterone
Mitochondria
Major estrogen formed in pregnancy
Estriol
How is estriol different from estradiol and estrone?
Estriol is cleared more rapidly and has low affinity for sex hormone-binding globulin
Precursor substrate for estrogen synthesis in pregnancy
Androgen precursors (DHEAS)
Placental cells responsible for estrogen synthesis
Syncytiogrophoblasts