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Week 3: Pregnancy 2 Flashcards

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Teratogenicity in weeks 1-3

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Teratogen exposure in the preimplantation to implantation phase usually leads to an “all or none” period with either miscarriage or no effect

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Teratogenicity in weeks 3-8

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The developing baby is at greatest risk for major abnormalities during the embryonic stage (weeks 3-8)

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When is a developing baby at the greatest risk for teratogens

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the embryonic stage (weeks 3-8)

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When is the embryonic stage?

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Weeks 3-8

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Teratogenicity in weeks 9+

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  • Minor anomalies
  • growth disturbance
  • stillbirth
  • preterm delivery
  • neurodevelopmental effects
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Critical periods of teratogenicity

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Teratogenicity throughout gestation

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development of parts to embryonic age

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What is a teratogen?

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Teratogens are agents that alter the structure and/or function of the fetus

from greek “teras” = monster

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Teratogen criteria

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Classes of teratogens

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  • Known teratogenic medications
  • Substances of abuse
  • Infections (TORCH) et al (and others)
  • Maternal diabetes
  • environmental/chemical (eg mercury, X ray)
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Super infamous historic medical teratogen

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Thalidomide

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Thalidomide teratogenic effects

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  • born without ears was first
  • phocomelia (flipper-like arms and legs)
  • deformed eyes, heart, GI, GU anomalies and deafness
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Thalidomide mechanism of teratogenicity

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The drug restricts blood vessel angiogenesis

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Thalidomide Mnemonic

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Limb defects with Thalimbdomide

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FDA 5 letter drug classification system

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Replacement of the FDA 5 letter classification system

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DES AKA

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Diethylstilbestrol

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What is Diethylstilbestrol

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Synthetic estrogen hormone analog

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Diethylstilbestrol teratogenic effects

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  • Clear cell adenocarcinoma in exposed female offspring “DES Daughters”with the risk being highest in their teens and early 20s but also reported in their 30s and 40s
  • T-shaped uterus
  • Hooded cervix
  • Hypoplastic cervix
  • Cockscomb cervix
  • Pseudopolyp
  • Infertility
  • tubal pregnancy
  • preterm delivery
  • risk of male reproductive issues in male offspring
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What is the Cockscomb cervix?

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Maternal DES exposure

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DES cervix and vagina

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Known teratogenic medications

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  • Ace inhibitors
  • ARBs
  • Alkylating agents
  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-epileptics
  • AED
  • Folate antagonists
  • Isotrenitoin
  • Lithium
  • Methimazole
  • Methotrexate
  • Misoprostol
  • Tetracyclines
  • Warfarin
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ARBs AKA

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Angiotensin-II Receptor Blockers

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ACE inhibitors AKA

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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

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ACE inhibitors classification

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Old pregnancy category: C or D

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ACE inhibitors teratogenic effects

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First trimester:

  • Bony malformations
  • calvarial hypoplasia
  • limb contractures
  • patent ductus arteriosus

second or third trimester:

  • Fetal and neonatal renal failure with oligohydramnios
  • IUGR
    • leading to pulmonary hypoplasia, hypotension, death
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ACE inhibitors clinical considerations with pregnancy

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  • Stop before pregnancy or ASAP with dx pregnancy
  • Captopril has been studied enough to be used in breastfeeding mothers
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ARBs teratogen classification

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Old category: D

Risk summary: All trimesters

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ARBs Teratogenic effects

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  • incomplete skull ossification
  • renal dysplasia
  • fetal effects hypotension
  • anuria
  • oliguria
  • IUGR
  • PAtent ductus arteriosus
  • Death
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ARBs Teratogenic clinical considerations

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  • Animal studies suggest toxic actions are most common after 3rd trimester exposure
  • Use should be avoided throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding
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What are Alkylating agents?

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Substances that cause replacement of hydrogen by an alkyl group in a biologically important molecule, specifically: with mutagenic activity that inhibits cell division and growth and used to treat some cancers and autoimmune disorders

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Alkylating agents teratogenic classification

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Old category: D and X

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Alkylating agents teratogenic risk summary

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All trimesters

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Alkylating agents teratogenic effects

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  • Cleft palate
  • renal agenesis
  • digital malformations
  • cardiac anomalies
  • cataracts
  • IUGR
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Antimetabolites teratogenic classification

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D and X

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Examples of antimetabolites

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  • Aminopterin
  • 5 FU
  • Methotrexate
  • Methylaminopterin
  • cytarabine
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Antimetabolites teratogenic risk summary

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All trimesters

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Antimetabolites teratogenic effects

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  • Cleft lip/palate
  • low set ears
  • cranial anomalies
  • anencephaly
  • IUGR
  • stillbirth
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ACE inhibitors examples

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  • Captopril
  • Enalopril
  • Lisinopril
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ARBs examples

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  • Cadesartan
  • Eprosartan
  • Losartan
  • Valsartan
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Aminoglycosides teratogenic classification

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old category: D

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Aminoglycosides teratogenic risk summary

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Trimester of risk is inconsistent

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Aminoglycosides teratogenic effects

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Gentamycin - ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity (selective uptake, cellular damage)

A mean guy hit the baby in the ear

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Anti-epileptic Drugs AKA

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AED

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AED AKA

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Anti-epileptic Drugs

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First generation Anti-epileptic clinical considerations of teratogenicity

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Examples of first generation Anti-epileptic Drugs

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  • Phenytoin (Dilantin)
  • Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
  • Valproic acid
  • Phenobarbital
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first generation Anti-epileptic Drugs teratogenic effects

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  • Orofacial clefts
  • dysmorphic facial features
  • Nail and digit hypoplasia
  • Cardiac defects
  • IUGR
  • Microcephaly
  • Developmental delay
  • Neuroblastomas
  • Cleft palate
  • Can be affected by congenital enzyme deficiency
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Valproic acid teratogenic classification

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Old category: D

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Valproic acid examples

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  • Depakene
  • Depakote
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Valproic acid teratogenic clinical considerations

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  • Fetal levels are more than 2x maternal levels
  • Risk is dose-dependent and folate sensitive
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Valproic acid teratogenic risk summary

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Neural tube defect 1-2% risk

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Valproic acid teratogenic effects

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  • Craniofacial
  • Limb abnormalities
  • Heart
  • CNS dysfunction
  • Developmental delay
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Carbamazepine examples

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  • Tegretol
  • Atretol
  • Convuline
  • Epitol
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Carbamazepine teratogenic effects

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  • Facial dysmorphism
  • Spina bifida 0.5-1% risk
  • Distal phalange and fingernail hypoplasia
  • Developmental delay
  • Neonatal cholestatic jaundice
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Oxycarbazepine teratogenic classification

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old category: C (registry available)

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Oxycarbazepine teratogenic risk summary

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not felt as teratogenic as tegretol

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Oxycarbazepine examples

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Trileptal

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Oxycarbazepine teratogenic effects

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  • High risk of Steven Johnson Syndrome
  • Skin lesions
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Second generation AEDs examples

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  • Lamotrigine (lamictel)
  • Toriramate (Topamax, Trokendi XR, Qudexy)
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Second generation AEDs Lamotrigine & Toriramate teratogenic classification

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NAAED pregnancy registry

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Second generation AEDs Lamotrigine & Topiramate teratogenic effects

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  • Small risk of isolated, non-syndromic cleft lip +/- cleft palate
  • NAAED pregnancy registry reported in 2011 that an increased risk of oral clefts in infants exposed to topiramate monotherapy during the first trimester of pregnancy
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Examples of Folic Acid antagonists

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  • Aminopterin
  • Carbamazepine
  • Cimetidine
  • Methotrexate
  • pemetrexed
  • Phenytoin
  • Phenobarbital
  • Proguanil
  • Primethamine
  • Triamterene
  • Trimethoprim
  • Valproic acid
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Folic Acid antagonists teratogenic classification

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Some D and some X

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Folic Acid antagonists teratogenic risk summary

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First trimester of risk during closure of the neural tube

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Folic Acid antagonists teratogenic defects

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  • Variable
  • Neural tube defects
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Folic Acid antagonists teratogenic clinical considerations

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  • approximately 50% of NTD can be prevented
  • USPHS recommends all women of childbearing age take 0.4 mg of folic acid daily and patients taking folic acid antagonists to take 4.0 mg per day
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Isotretinoin classifcation

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Old category: X

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Isotretinoin teratogenic Risk summary

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All trimesters

critical window of exposure is 3-5 weeks

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Isotretinoin teratogenic defects

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  • deformities of the cranium, ears, micrognathia, limbs, liver, hydrocephalous, microcephaly, heart defects, craniofacial alterations, cleft palate, NTDs, thymic aplasia, renal alterations, cognitive defects
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Isotretinoin main teratogenic ingredient

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Retinoic acid or retinol derivatives (Vitamin A derivatives)

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Retinoic Acid or Vitamin A derivatives teratogenicity

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Lithium is an?

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Alkali metal

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Lithium teratogenic classification

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Old category: D

Pregnancy registry available

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Lithium teratogenic risk summary

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May cause fetal harm

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Lithium teratogenic defects

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increased risk of cardiac defects (eg Ebstein’s Anomaly in some studies but not in others)

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Lithium teratogenic clinical considerations

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  • This drug is only recommended for use during pregnancy when there are no alternatives and the benefit outweighs the risk
  • Monitor serum lithium
  • Monitor newborns for: lithium toxicity (hypertonia, hypothermia, cyanosis, ECG changes) and hypothyroidism
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What is Ebstein’s Anomaly?

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The tricuspid valve is displaced inferiorly to the right ventricle and atrial septal defect

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Methimazole teratogenic classification

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Old category: D

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Methimazole teratogenic risk summary

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Largely the first trimester is risky

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Methimazole teratogenic defects

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  • Scalp defects (aphasia cutis)
  • possible chanal and esophageal atresia
  • absent or hypoplastic nipples
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Methimazole teratogenic clinical considerations

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  • Switch to PTU in the first trimester
  • Higher choanal and esophageal atresia with exposure in weeks 3-7
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What is Tetracyline?

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Antibiotic used to treat acne and some respiratory conditions

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Tetracyline teratogenic risk summary

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  • No birth defects shown in children who were exposed during the first trimester
  • If taken after the 4th month there is a risk of causing discoloration of the baby’s teeth
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Tetracyline teratogenic effects

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“Teethracylclines”

  • No birth defects shown in children who were exposed during the first trimester
  • If taken after the 4th month there is a risk of causing discoloration of the baby’s teeth
  • It may also effect calcification of the bones and teeth and up to 40% depression of bone growth
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Warafarin AKA

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Warafarin teratogenic classificaiton

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old category: X

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Warafarin teratogenic risk summary

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Warafarin teratogenic effects

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  • Deformities of the skeleton
  • hypoplastic nose
  • eye abnormalities
  • brachycephaly
  • scoliosis
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Warafarin teratogenic clinical considerations

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  • Embryopathy is due to early use, bleeding in the CNS can cause later defects
  • Stillbirth risk = 8%
  • contraindicated in pregnancy with exception of maternal mechanical valves
  • Verify pregnancy status prior to initiation, advise to use effective contraception during treatment and one month after the final dose
  • switch to heparinoid w/ dx of pregnancy
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Fetal warfarin syndrome

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Other teratogens

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  • Maternal diabetes
  • Mercury
  • X rays
  • Excessive vitamin A
  • Potassium iodide
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Maternal diabetes teratogenic effects

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  • Harmful effects on the fetus recognized over 100 years ago
  • felt that lack of glycemic control during embryogenesis is the main factor in the origin of malformations
  • risk 2-4 fold over non-diabetics
  • 7-10 fold risk increase for major anomalies that are lethal or require major surgery
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IDM AKA

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infants of diabetic mothers

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Congenital malformations in IDM

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IDM = infants of diabetic mothers

Fuel-mediated teratogenesis-exposure of the embryo to an abnormal metabolic environment during the initial stages of embryogenesis results in abnormal development of the embryo

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Proposed etiology of diabetic embryopathy

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  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hyperketonemia
  • Oxygen free-radicals
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Maternal hyperglycemia teratogenic clinical considerations

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  • Dose and time dependent
  • Rat studies post implantation rat embryo 100% teratogenic dose 950 mg/dL D-glucose
  • Day 10 primary NTD
  • Day 11 cardiac defects
  • Day 12 no defects
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Hyperglycemia teratogenic effects

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  • Dose and time dependent
  • Specific ultrastructural changes
  • decreased embryo size
  • yolk sac malformations
  • abnormal transport of nutrients
  • arachadonic acid deficiency
  • accumulation of sorbitol
  • deficiency of myo-inositol
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Oxygen free-radicals

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Result of glucose metabolism

Increased lipid peroxidation

  • direct effect on DNA
  • Imbalance between prostaglandins and prostacyclins
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Classic diabetic embryopathy

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Caudal Regression Syndrome

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Caudal Regression Syndrome

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  • occurs 600x more frequently among IDM
  • Spectrum of malformation
    • cessation of growth of rostral portion of spinal cord
    • abnormal neural, muscular, skeletal and vascular components
    • can mimic VACTERL
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Sironmella

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  • Diabetic embryopathy
  • Absence of hind limbs, external genitalia, anus and rectum
  • Potter sequence secondary to bilateral renal agenesis
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Organ systems invovled in diabetic embryopathy

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How to manage diabetic pregnancy

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Management is prevention

Glycemic control prre-conceptual or early pregnancy goal < 6

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What is mercury

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Mercury is an element that can collect in oceans, lakes and streams

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Mercury teratogenic considerations

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  • Turns into methylmercury which is a neurotoxin found in most fish in at least small amounts
  • Minamata disease is methylmercury poisoning with neurologic symptoms
  • Fist epidemic southern coast of Yatsushiro sea and also Agano river
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Methymercury teratogenic considerations

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In high quantities, methylmercury can be toxic to the nervous FDA guidelines regarding types of fish to avoid and reduce

  • Tilefish
  • swordfish
  • shark
  • king mackerel
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X ray risk of teratogenicity

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Mechanism of fetal harm from alcohol

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FAS AKA

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Fetal alcohol syndrome

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Fetal alcohol syndrome teratogenic effects

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  • Syndrome of birth defects caused by prenatal exposure to alcohol
  • growth deficiencies
  • head and facial malformations
  • microcephaly
  • neurocognitive effects
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FAE AKA

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Fetal alcohol effects

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Fetal alcohol effects teratogenic effects

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Less severe than FAS

  • Lowered IQ
  • Hyperactivity
  • growth deficiencies
  • Head and facial malformations (eg flat philtrum, mid facial hypoplasia)
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Leading cause of non-genetic and preventable cause of developmental delay

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Cigarette smoking teratogenicity

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Tobacco teratogenicity

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Cocaine teratogenicity

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Methamphetamines teratogenicity

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gastroschisis

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TORCH Stands for?

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Index of suspicion for TORCH infections

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Diagnosing TORCH infections

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Toxoplasmosis teratogenicity

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Toxoplasmosis clinical presentation

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Clinical features of toxoplasmosis

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  • Cerebral calcificiations
  • Chorioretinitis
  • HydroCephalous
  • Convulsions
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Toxoplasmosis 4 Cs

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Treatment of cerebral calcifications due to toxoplasmosis

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Pyrimethamine

127
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Treatment of Chorioretinitis due to toxoplasmosis

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Sulfadiazine and folinic acid

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Congenital syphilis

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Fetal risks of congenital syphilis

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Early congenital syphilis first 5 weeks

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Late congenital syphilis

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Clinical features diagnosis and Tx of congenital syphilis

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Parvovirus B19 overview

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Congenital parvovirus B19 teratogenic risk summary

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Parvovirus B19 in pregnancy

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Congenital parvovirus 1st trimester infection

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  • 10% miscarriage
  • ventriculomegaly
  • calficiations
  • limb defects
  • echogenic bowel
  • liver calcifications
  • Parvovirus had an affinity for erythroid precursor cells, cardiac myocytes and platelets
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Congenital parvovirus 2nd-3rd trimester infection

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  • Fetal anemia
  • Myocarditis
  • secondary hydrops
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Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of congenital parvovirus B19

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Congenital varicella

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Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of congenital varicella

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Congenital rubella

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Rubella effects

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Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of rubella

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Congenital CMV

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Congenital CMV

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Congenital Herpes

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Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of congenital CMV

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Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of congenital HSV

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TORCH …. Z

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Congenital Zika virus

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Zika virus congenital infection

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Zika ventriculomegaly and macrocephaly

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Fetal brain disruption sequence

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Zika virus and other birth defects

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Clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of Congenital zika

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DES identify

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vagina and cervix

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