3rd Trimester Gestational Conditions Flashcards
➢A CONDITION IN WHICH
EXCESS AMNIOTIC FLUID
ACCUMULATES DURING
PREGNANCY
hydramnios
➢IT HAPPENS IN ABOUT 1%
OF PREGNANCIES. IT’S
ALSO CALLED
POLYHYDRAMNIOS.
hydramnios
IN THIS
CONDITION, IDENTICAL TWINS SHARE A PLACENTA.
TWIN-TO-TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME.
volume of amniotic fluid of hydramnios
2L
choice diagnosing hydramnios
ultrasonography
oligohydramnios AFI
< 5
treatment of oligohydramnios
amnioinfusion
is a condition in
pregnancy
characterized by
a deficiency of
amniotic fluid. It
is the opposite of
polyhydramnios.
oligohydramnios
treatment of polyhydramnios
amniocentesis
small amount of amniotic fluid is withdrawn from the amniotic sac using a thin needle inserted through the mother’s abdomen into the uterus under ultrasound guidance.
amniocentesis
Rupture of membranes before labor begins, but at ≥37 weeks gestation.
PROM
Rupture of membranes before labor begins AND before 37 weeks gestation.
PPROM
amniorrhexis (srom)
PROM
time interval between
ROM and onset of labor
Latency period
management of
patients with the goal of prolonging
gestation (“watchful waiting” until
delivery indication arises)
expectant management
collection of amniotic fluid in the posterior vaginal fornix, observed during a sterile speculum exam. It is a primary clinical sign used to diagnose rupture of membranes (ROM).
pooling
most common diagnosis of ROM
*Nitrizine testing
*Ultrasonography
antibiotics for ROM
(Ampicillin/EES-Azithro)
*Regular contractions and cervical
change-dilation, effacement, or both
or initial presentation of regular
contractions and cervical dilation of
at least 2 cm between 20 weeks 0
days and 36 weeks 6 days.
preterm labor
3 treatment for preterm labor
magnesium, steroids, NICU consult
Stop or slow uterine contractions, delay preterm labor, or reduce contractions in tachysystole.
tocolytics
tocolytics examples
Magnesium sulfate
Nifedipine (calcium channel blocker)
Terbutaline (beta-agonist)
Induce labor or increase uterine contractions, commonly used for labor induction or postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) prevention.
uterotonics
uterotonics examples
Oxytocin
Misoprostol
Syntometrine