TEST 3 STUDY GUIDE ECTOPIC PREG & MORALS Flashcards

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ectopic pregnancy:

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  • Location of pregnancy outside uterus
  • 10% maternal deaths related to ectopic pregnancy
  • Effect on future fertility & recurrance
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true or false? A woman capable of conceiving is capable of having a pregnancy in a location other than the uterine cavity

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true

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clinical findings ectopic pregnancy:

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  • Positive pregnancy test
  • Pain 97%
    • Shoulder, generalized abd, lower abd, lower quadrant ipsilateral to ectopic, lower quadrant contralateral to ectopic, back, vaginal
  • Vaginal bleeding
  • Palpable adnexal mass
  • Clinical Triad – Pain, Bleeding, Adnexal mass – 45%
    • Not specific for ectopic pregnancy – 14% confirmed ectopic
    • Ovarian cysts (27%), PID (15%), DUB (4%), Spont Ab (5%)
  • Present at 5-6 weeks
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ectopic prenancy occurs in fallopian tubes in almost __ of patients

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95%

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5
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when ectopic pregancy is located in the _____ portion of the ____ ____ near the ___ ___, an increased risk of massive hemorrhage exists, which may lead to hysterectomy or even death.

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interstitial

fallopian tube

uterine cornua

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true or false?

serum beta hCG levels in an ectopic pregancy do not increase as they do in a normal pregnancy

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true

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what is the clinical triad found w/ ectopic pregnancy?

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Pain, Bleeding, Adnexal mass – 45%

  • Not specific for ectopic pregnancy – 14% confirmed ectopic
  • Ovarian cysts (27%), PID (15%), DUB (4%), Spont Ab (5
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when are clinical findings present for ectopic pregnancy?

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5-6 weeks

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Pregnancy Testing w/ hCG: what is 2IS

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2IS (Second International Reference)

  • Introduced in 1960’s
  • 800 - 1000 IU/L - normal intrauterine gest sac can be seen
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slight risk factors for ectopic pregnancy:

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  • Previous pelvic/abd surgery (.9-3.8),
  • smoker (2.3-2.5),
  • Vaginal douching (1.1-3.1),
  • early age 1st intercourse <18 yrs (1.6)
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Moderate Risk factors for Ectopic Pregnancy:

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  • Infertility (2.5-21),
  • Previous genital infections (2.5-3.7),
  • Multiple sexual partners (2.1)
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High risk factors for Ectopic Pregnancy:

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  • Tubal Surgery (21.0),
  • Sterilization (9.3,
  • Previous ectopic (8.3),
  • DES daughter (5.6),
  • Use of IUD (4.2-45.0),

Documented tubal disease (3.8-21.0)

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Pregnancy Testing with hCG: what is 1st IRP

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(First International Reference Preparation)

  • Purer standard – main standard used today
    • 1000 - 2000 IU/L - normal intrauterine gest sac can be seen
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what is the minimum lwvel of hCG in normal pregnancy?

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2000 mIU/mL, IRP

  • If no gest sac seen ≥ these levels=suspect ectopic
  • Differential dx -> possible early IUP, miscarriage, ectopic
  • As many as 19% may have IUP on followup
  • Guideline only – use clinical indications and f/u if stable
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Serial quantitative beta hCG levels

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  • hCG levels double every 2 days in normal preg
    • & 21% of ectopic
  • 90% ectopic preg nonviable -> beta hCG levels low
  • Falling hCH levels may indicate missed or incomplete abortion
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TRUE OR FALSE?

90% ectopic preg nonviable -> beta hCG levels low

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true

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17
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Falling hCH levels may indicate:

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missed or incomplete abortion

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18
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common sites of ectopic pregnancy

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  • Tubal 95-97%
    • Ampullary – most common
    • Isthmus – second most common
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Uncommon Sites of Ectopic Pregnancy

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  • Interstitial (Cornual) – rare 2-5%
  • Ovary – rare 0.5 – 1.0% (text states <3%)
  • Fimbria – very rare
  • Cervix – very rare 0.1%
  • Abdominal – very rare
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20
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image: sites of ectopic preg

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A

A

Interstitial (cornual)

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B

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isthmus

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C

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abdominal

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***D

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ampullary

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**E

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fimbrial

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**F

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Ovary

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**G

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cornual (interstitial)

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**H

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fornix

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**I

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cervical

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**J

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body of uterus

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**K

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abdominal peritoneum

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32
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true or false? a increased risk of a complete hysterectomyexists when an ectopic pregnany is located in the uterine cervix.

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33
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a combination of ___ ___ and an ___ ___ is the best correlation in dagnosis of an ectopic pregnancy.

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free fluid; adnexal mass

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34
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echogenic free fluid is related to a __% risk of ectopic pregnancy.

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92% (86%-93%)

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35
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what are the Sonographic Findings: Ectopic

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  • Determine if normal early intrauterine pregnancy
    • Intrauterine gestational sac preferably with heart beat
  • Extra-ovarian Adnexal mass
  • Fluid in cul-de-sac
    • Echogenic fluid (86-93% for ectopic)
    • Check kidneys for hemoperitoneum
  • Pseudogestaional sac
    • Differentiate betwn normal IUP & pseudo
    • 20% ectopic preg demonstrate pseudo gest sac
  • Finding of live embryo within adnexa (specific)
  • Extrauterine gestational sac or ring in adnexa - 71%
  • 26.3% ectopic preg with a normal sonogram
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36
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what is a pseudogestational sac?

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located in middle of endometrium, does not have a yolk sac, has internal echoes, and a high resistive spectral waveform

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EARLY IUP: shape, location, margins, decidual reaction, sac

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round

eccentric location in endometrium

well defined margins

well defined decidual reaction

possible double decidual sac sign

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Pseudosac: shape, location, margins, decidual reaction, sac

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ovoid shape

cebtral location in endometrium

poorly defined margins

absent decidual reaction

single decidual layer

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pseudogestational sac characteristics

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  1. No living embryo
  2. No yolk sac
  3. Sac central endometrium
  4. Low level echos
  5. Best seen endovaginal
  6. High resistance pattern
    * (low diastolic flow) with low peak velocities
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40
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decidual cast - pseudosac

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41
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gestational sac

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echogenic ring - classic chorionic ring

Double decidual sac sign

–Inner ring – echogenic chorionic vili

–Outer ring- deeper layer of decidua vera (D)

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gestational sac

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Double decidual sac sign plus yolk sac

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43
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Adnexal Masses with Ectopic

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Complex adnexal mass

  • Extrauterine gest sac
  • Hematoma within peritoneal cavity
    • Within fallopian tube or broad ligament
  • Ovarian Cyst: Corpus luteum cyst
    • Differentiate with surrounding ovarian tissue
    • Quantitative beta-hCG levels
  • 80% with ectopic have @25 ml blood pooling in peritoneum
  • 60% Intraperitoneal fluid - moderate to large quantities
    • Check abd gutters to eval extent of fluid present
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what is the most frequent sonographic finding in an ectopic pregancy?

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adnexal mass

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Pregnancy Testing w/ hCG: what is 1st IRP

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1st IRP (First International Reference Preparation)

  • Purer standard – main standard used today
  • 1000 - 2000 IU/L - normal intrauterine gest sac can be seen
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46
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___ ___ cysts usually regress and are not seen beyond 16 to 18 weeks, but are commonly seen with ectopic pregnancy

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corpus luteum

47
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most common mass in 1st trimester

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corpus luteum

48
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**ectopic preg

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Rt adnexal ectopic pregnancy

Note: echogenic ring between Right ovary and Uterus - Double white arrows

Note: embryo within ring (E)

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**extraovarian adnexal ring

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  • Left tubal ring adjacent to left ovary
  • Lt ovarian corpus luteum cyst
  • No intrauterine preg seen
  • Small amount free fluid adjacent to ovary (f)
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adnexal echogenic ring

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Rt adnexa mass with echogenic ring consistent with ectopic gestational sac

Ring represents trophobastic Tissue or chorionic villi

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**Ectopic Pregnancy

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corpus luteum cyst on left ovary

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adnexal mass

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ectopic pregnancy with blood around it (found during surgery)

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ectopic scenario

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54
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**definitive ectopic

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90% do not show heart beat

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true or false? blood + positive hCG results has 86-93% positive perdictive value for ectopic pregnancy

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true

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assessment of cul-de-sac

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  • Cul-de-sac should be examined for free fluid
    • Characterize as simple or complex
    • Complex (echogenic) is suggestive of blood
    • Blood + positive hCG results has 86-93% positive predictive value for ectopic pregnancy
    • May be only TV sonographic finding
  • Check kidneys to evaluate for hemoperitoneum
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free fluid in pelvis

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intraabdominal blood

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types of ectopic pregnancy

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heterotopic

interstitial

cervical

ovarian

abdominal

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heterotopic pregnancy:

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  • Increased incidence with ovulation induction
  • Increased incidence with IVF & embryo transfer
    • Increased risk bilateral ectopic pregnancy
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interstitial pregnancy (cornual)

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  • Most life threatening with parauterine & myometrial vasculature
    • life threatening hemorrhage
    • 2% occurance in ectopic pregnancies
    • Eccentrically placed gest sac with incomplete myometrial mantel surrounding sac.
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interstital pregnancy

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cervical pregnancy

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  • Gestational sac within cervix
    • May contain spontaneous abortion in progress
    • Color doppler: eritrophoblastic flow in cervical preg
  • Increased risk of complete hysterectomy
    • Uncontrolled bleeding w/ increased vascularity of the cervix
    • Risk factors: multiparity, prior abortion or instrumentation of cx or endometrial cavity
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cervical ectopic pregnancy

  • In past, led to hysterectomy
    • Result of life-threatening hemorrhage
  • Current treatment conservative
    • US guided local potassium chloride injection
    • Systemic or local methotrexate
    • Preoperative uterine artery embolization before D&C
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  • TV scan of sagittal uterus showing cervical ectopic pregnancy
  • No GS present in endometrial cavity.
  • Intact GS containing YS present in cervix
  • Magnified view of GS shows embryonic pole with cardiac activity documented with M-mode tracing
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ovarian ectopic pregnancy

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  • Very rare - less than 0.5-1% all ectopic
  • Textbook states <3%
  • Complex adnexal masses may involve or contain ovary - making it difficult to distinguish from other ovarian process
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true or false? if gestational sac is moving it is a spontaneous abortion in progress.

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true

color is also an easy way to tell if spontaneous abortion or ectopic

66
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true or false?

the embryo is attracted to c section scars?

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true

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abdominal pregnancy

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  • Pregnancy develops outside tubes within peritoneal cavity
  • Sonographic Findings
    • Fetus, placenta, amniontic fluid outside the uterus
    • Membrane around abdomnal pregnancy very thin - no myometrium
    • Pregnancy lies close to abdominal wall
  • Abdominal pregnancies often fail before term
  • C-section delivery with placenta left in place
    • Methotrexate to help reabsorption
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c section scar pregnancy

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69
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treatment of ectopic pregnancy

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  • Microsurgery through laparoscope to maintain function of unruptured tube
    • Linear salpingostomy with milking pregnancy out of distal ampulla
      • Possible resection of segment of fallopian tube w/ gestation w/ or w/o reanastomosis
  • Methotrexate injection - antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agent that interferes with DNA synthesis & disrupts cell multiplication.
    • Eliminates morbidity from surgery & general anesthesia
    • less tubal damage, less cost & need for hospitalization
    • Patient must return for follow up
    • Lower success rate w/ ectopic with cardiac activity
  • Surgery
    • Live ectopic
    • Large adnexal mass > 4cm
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indications for 1st trimester exam

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  • confirm IUP vs. EUP
  • define cause of bleeding
  • pelvic pain
  • viability
  • # of embryos
  • gestational age
  • detect anomalies
  • r/o hydatidform mole
  • adjunct to CVS, amnio, embryo transfer, IUD removal
  • 1st trimester exam done only when deemed necessary
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gravidity:

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of pregnancies including this one

72
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parity:

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all pregnancies

fullterm, premature&stillborn, early loss or abortion, living children.

In US P+A= G

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1st trimester

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till 14 weeks (0-14 weeks)

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**2nd trimester

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till 27 weeks (14-27 weeks)

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**3rd trimester

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27 weeks-term

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2nd and 3rd trimester indications

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  • gestational age
  • fetal growth
  • vag. bleeding
  • abd/pelvic pain
  • incompetent cervix
  • # fetuses
  • determine fetal presentation
  • size descrepancies to dates
  • pelvic mass
  • r/o ectopic
  • suspect hydatidform mole
  • cervical cerclage placement
  • fetal viability
  • uterine abnormality
  • amniotic fluid
  • evaluate fetal well being
  • placental abruption
  • external cephalic version
  • premature rupture of membranes
  • abnormal chemical markers -lab values
  • f/u fetal anomaly
  • hx prev congenital anomaly
  • eval for late to prenatal care (cant see bones block view
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maternal risk factors

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  • Maternal Age
  • Abnormal triple screen biochemistry values
  • Maternal disease
  • Uterus measures large or small for dates
  • Previous child with chromosomal disorder
  • Exposure to teratogenic drug or infectious agent
  • Maternal environment
    • Nutrition
    • Genetic
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patient history

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  • LMP - first day of last menstrual period
  • EDC determined by earliest ultrasound
  • Current medications
  • Clinical problems with pregnancy
  • Problems with previous pregnancies
    • Incompetent cervix, fibroids, fetal anomalies
    • C-section delivery, hypertension
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safety of ultrasound

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  • Used in pregnancy since 1950’s - no side effects
  • exisiting studies not large enough to document small increases in normally occurring anomalies
  • Studies in animals have suggested:
    • Growth differences
    • Increase in left handedness
    • Delayed speech
80
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Obstetrical US factors

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  • Theoretical effects of US energy on fetus has potential biological effects not yet documented
  • Energy produced by US equipment today is higher than that produced by earlier units
  • Doppler imaging produces higher energy
  • Study of US bioeffects are not definitive- continued research is essential
  • Sonographers have responsibility to be knowledgeable about US bioeffects and use the least amount of energy necessary to produce clinical information needed.
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biologic effects

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  • Thermal - a rise in temperature
    • Minimize thermal effects
      • Don’t stay in one spot for long period of time over bone
      • Extend focus of beam deep for adequate image
  • Cavitation - production and collapse of gas filled bubbles
    • Dependent on the presence of gas preexisting within tissue
      • Neonatal lung
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guidelines for US exam

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  • Examination protocol
    • AIUM guidelines
  • Qualification of personnel
    • National board certification
  • Documentation standards
    • Patient name, date, image orientation
    • Written report in patient records
  • Equipment
    • Transducer frequency selection
      • ALARA- (as low as reasonably achievable) principle
  • Safety
    • HIPAA, Infection control, Quality control,
    • Musculoskeletal injury - ergonomic protection
83
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informed consent is an ____ based right

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autonomy

84
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what did thomas percival do?

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changed medical ethics

  • Redefined patient as anyone needing care.
  • Team approach in health care and public health
  • Needs of patient came over competition or professional interests
85
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Hippocrates said what and what does it mean?

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“First do no harm”

  • ethical principle of nonmaleficence
  • emphasized tmts based on best benefit to patient
  • treat pt like you would your own family
86
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what emphasizes individual rights and autonomy, which has beecome a key element in modern day ethics

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Nuremberg Code

-came from experimenting on prisoners

basic principles put into research , professional codes and clinical practice throughout the world

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basic principles of ethics

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  • autonomy
  • justice
  • beneficence
  • nonmaleficence
  • integrity
  • respect for persons
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___ethics serve as a foundation for ___ ethics

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philosophic

medical

89
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ethics

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  • systematic reflection on and analysis of morality
  • stuy seeks to articulate clear, constant, coherent, and practical guidelines for conduct and character
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nonmaleficence

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cause no harm

education, competency, skill, impressions are appropriate

91
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which principle directs the sonographer not to cause harm

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nonmaleficence principle

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beneficence:

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seeks greatest benefit from exam

the goal seeking a greater balance of clinical goods over clinical harms

93
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integrity:

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ino difference exists in what a person says and what he or she does

94
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primum non-nocere (first do no harm)

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stresses choosing a treatment based on the best benefit to the patient

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pain

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physiologic phenomenon involving the central nervous system processing tissue damage

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morality

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reflects duties and values &

matters concerning right and wrog conduct and good and bad character

97
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confidentiality:

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of HIPPA

from principle of beneficence

pateint spouse and familes are third parties

no info given w/out pt explicit permission

the job of the healthcare professional to protect and respect a patients privacy

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**HIPPA practices conform to what principle of medical ethics?

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confidentiality of findings

99
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**continuing ed is an ex. of what principle of ethics?

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non-maleficience

100
Q

true or false? SDMS has adopted a code of ethics for medical sonographers?

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true

101
Q

what type of issue is family tradition?

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moral issue

102
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providing a detailed explanantion of the exam is an ex. of what principle of ethics?

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autonomy

103
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integrity

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adhering to moral and ethical principles

104
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reading current medical literatures, and being aware of new developments is an ex. of what principle of ethics?

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nonmaleficience

105
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the principle of ______requires sonographers to preform only medically indicated examinations and to perfor all examinations in keeping with ALARA to get desired results

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nonmaleficience

106
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veracity:

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truthfulness

107
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justice:

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fair ditribution of benefits and burdens

sonographers must thrive to treat all pateints equally

108
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____ encourages sonographer to go beyond the minimum standard protocol and to seek additional images and info if achievable and in the best interest of the patient

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beneficence

109
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principle of ____ obligates the sonographer to seek the greates benefit for the pt

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beneficience

110
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autonomy:

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key ethical principle is the right to self-determination, patient right to refuse, right to information (1st trimester scan for abortion)

self governing or self directing freedom to choose and have their decision respected

111
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an obligation to the fetal patient going to term to protect and promote both fetal interests and those of the child it will become as understood from a rigorous clinical perspective ai what principle of medical ethics?

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beneficence

112
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which ethics principle requires sonographers to perform all examinations with ALARA

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nonmaleficence

113
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true or false? info receivewd from a sonogram enhances a woman’s choice or autonomy, and failure to provide these choicesw to some women and not others is an example of injustice.

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true

114
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truthfullness w/ respect to abilites and limits is an example of ____

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veracity