Teratogens Flashcards

1
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ACE inhibitors

A

Renal damage

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2
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Alkylating agents

*Cyclophosphamide*

A

Absence of digits, multiple anomalies

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3
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Aminoglycosides

*Gentamicin*

A

CN VIII toxicity

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4
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Carbamazepine

A

Neural tube defects, craniofacial defects, fingernail hypoplasia, developmental delay, IUGR

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5
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Diethylstilbestrol (DES)

A

Vaginal clear cell adenocarcinoma, congenital Mullerian anomalies

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6
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Folate antagonists

A

Neural tube defects

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7
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Lithium

A

Ebstein anomaly (atrialized right ventricle)

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8
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Methimazole

A

Aplasia cutis congenita

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9
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Phenytoin

A

Fetal hydantoin syndrome: microcephaly, dysmorphic craniofacial features, hypoplastic nails & distal phalanges, cardiac defects, IUGR, intellectual disability

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10
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Tetracyclines

A

Discolored teeth

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11
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Thalidomide

A

Limb defects

(phocomelia, micromelia: “flipper limbs)

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12
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Valproate

A

Inhibition of maternal folate absorption

Neural tube defects

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13
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Warfarin

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Bone deformities, fetal hemorrhage, abortion, opthalmologic abnormalities

*give Heparin*

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14
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Alcohol

A

Common cause of birth defects & intellectual disability

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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15
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Cocaine

A

Abnormal fetal growth & fetal addiction

Placental abruption

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16
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Smoking (nicotine, CO)

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Leading cause of low birth weight in developed countries; pre-term labor, placental problems, IUGR, ADHD

17
Q

Iodine (lack or excess)

A

Congenital goiter or hypothyroidism (cretinism)

18
Q

Maternal diabetes (Type I or II)

A

Caudal regression syndrome (anal atresia to sirenomelia), congenital heart defects, neural tube defects

19
Q

Vitamin A (excess)

A

Extremely high risk for spontaneous abortions & birth defects (cleft palate, cardiac abnormalities)

20
Q

X-rays

A

Microcephaly, intellectual disability

21
Q

Levofloxacin

A

Cartilage damage