teratogens

Question 1

what class of antibiotics may cause a CN VIII toxicity

Answer 1

aminoglycosides

Question 2

risks of cocaine use during pregnancy

Answer 2

abruptio placenta, fetal addiction, abnormal fetal development

Question 3

risks of smoking? 1 mech?

Answer 3

IUGR, ADHD, preterm labor, placental problems. nicotine is a vasoconstrictor

Question 4

What Abx may have caused Sarah Meyer’s discolored tooth?

Answer 4

tetracyclines

Question 5

“flipper limbs”

Answer 5

thalidomide

Question 6

Heparin or warfarin during pregnancy?

Answer 6

Heparain all the way.

Question 7

What maternal disease can cause anal atresia or sirenomelia (caudal regression syndrome)?

Answer 7

DM

Question 8

Leading cause of congenital malformations and mental retardation in the U.S.

Answer 8

alcohol

Question 9

Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Answer 9

unequal blood supply to twin fetuses.

Question 10

Which twin usually survives better in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome? Why?

Answer 10

smaller twin - more stressed in utero –> more developed lungs at birth