Teratogens Flashcards
To identify the agents and their effects on the unborn
Neural tube defects
Orofacial clefts
Microcephaly
Nail or digit hypoplasia
Phenytoin
“Fetal Hydrantoin Syndrome”
Ebstein anomaly
Nephrogenic DI
Hypothyroidism
Lithium
Ebstein anomaly - atrialized right ventricle, malformed tricuspid valve
Neural tube defects (meningocele, myelomeningocele)
Valproate
decreases levels of folic acid increasing NTD
Microcephaly
Thymic hypoplasia
Small ears
Hydrocephalus
Isotrenitoin
Limb & craniofacial abnormalities
Neural tube defects
Abortion
Methotrexate
Renal dysgenesis
Oligohydramnios
ACE inhibitors
Nasal hypoplasia
Stippled epiphysis
Warfarin
“warfarin emybropathy” depression of nasal bridge and stippling (pinpoint calcification) of the epiphyses
What drug should be considered to be given instead to a patient treated for epilepsy or bipolar disorder when pregnacy is considered?
Levetiracetam
Short palpebral fissures
Smooth philtrum
Thin vermillion border
Alcohol
“Fetal Alcohol Syndrome”