Teratogens Flashcards
What effect do ACE inhibitors have on the fetus?
renal damage
What effect do alkylating agents have on the fetus?
absence of digits
multiple anomalies
What effect do aminoglycosides have on the fetus?
CN 8 tox
“A mean guy hit the baby in the ear”
What effect does carbamazepine have on the fetus?
neural tube defects craniofacial defects fingernail hypoplasia devel. delay IUGR
What effect does DES have on the fetus?
vaginal clear cell carcinoma
congenital Mullerian anomalies
What effect do folate antagonists have on the fetus?
neural tube defects
What effect does lithium have on the fetus?
Ebstein anomaly (atrialized R ventricle)
What effect does methimazole have on the fetus?
aplasia cutis congentia
What effect does phenytoin have on the fetus?
fetal hydantoin syndrome = microcephaly, dysmorphic craniofacial features, hypoplastic nails and distal phalanges, cardiac defects, IUGR, intellectual disability
What effect do tetracyclines have on the fetus?
discolored teeth
What effect does thalidomide have on the fetus?
limb defects (phocomelia, micromelia- flipper limbs)
“limb defects with tha-LIMB-domide”
What effect does Valproate have on the fetus?
inhibition of maternal folate abs –> neural tube defects
What effect does Warfarin have on the fetus?
bone deformities
fetal hemorrhage
abortion
opthalamo abnormalities
“Do not wage WARFARe on the baby- keep it HAPpy with HEParin”
What drug causes renal damage to the fetus?
ACE inhibitors
What drug causes absence of digits and multiple anomalies to the fetus?
alkylating agents