Teratogens Flashcards
1
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Alcohol
A
Most common cause of mental retardation, also facial abnormalities and microcephaly
2
Q
Cocaine
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Intrauterine growth retardation and placenta abruption
3
Q
Thalidomide
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Limb defects
4
Q
Cigarette Smoke
A
Intrauterine growth retardation
5
Q
Isoretinoin
A
Spontaneous abortion, hearing and visual impairment, cleft lip
6
Q
Tetracycline
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Discolored teeth
7
Q
Warfarin
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Fetal bleeding. (Heparin doesn’t cross placenta so better)
8
Q
Phenytoin
A
Digit hypoplasia and cleft lip/palate