Teratogens Flashcards

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Effect of alkylation agents

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Absence of digits; multiple anomalies

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Effect of ACEIs

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Renal damage

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Effect of aminoglycosides

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CN VIII toxicity

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Effect of carbamazepine

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Cleft lip/palate; spins bifida; fingernail hypoplasia; development delay; intrauterine growth retardation

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Effect of diethylstilbestrol (DES)

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Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma

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Effect of folate antagonists

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Spins bifida

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Effect of lithium

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Ebstein’s anomaly (atrialized right ventricle)

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Effect of phenytoin

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Fetal hydrantoin syndrome - microcephaly, dysmorphic craniofacial features (cleft lip/palate), hypoplasia nails and distal phalanges, cardiac defects, intrauterine growth retardation, mental retardation

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Effect of tetracyclines

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Discolored teeth

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Effect of thalidomide

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Limb defects (flipper limb)

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Effect of valproate acid

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Spins bifida - inhibition of maternal folate absorption –> neural tube defects

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Effect of warfarin

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Bone deformities; fetal hemorrhage; abortion; ophthalmologic abnormalities

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Effect of alcohol

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Fetal alcohol syndrome - mental retardation, pre- and postnatal developmental retardation, holoprosencephaly, limb dislocation, and heart and lung fistulas

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Effect of cocaine

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Abnormal development and fetal addiction; placental abruption; low birthweight; preterm labor

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Effect of smoking

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Placental problems; intrauterine growth retardation; preterm labor; ADHD

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Effect of deficient or excess iodine

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Congenital goiter or hypothyroidism (cretinism)

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Effect of maternal diabetes

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Macrosomia (baby is large; at risk for hypoglycemia); caudal regression syndrome (anal atresia to sirenomelia); congenital hear defects (esp. D-transposition of great vessels); neural tube defects

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Effect of excess vitamin A

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Extremely high risk for spontaneous abortions and birth defects (cleft palate; cardiac abnormalities)

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Effect of X-rays

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Microcephaly; mental retardation