Reproduction Flashcards
What do healthy start vitamins include?
Vitamin C, D and folic acid
When to trimesters start/end?
First - 0-12w
Second - 12-28w
Third - 28-40w
Name teratogenic drugs and their effect
ACEi - renal agenesis Warfarin - facial and skeletal defects Sodium valproate - NT defects Phenytoin - cleft lip/palate Lithium - cardiac defects Methotrexate - skeletal defects Vitamin A teratogenic but still given to mothers with CF
What is the treatment for a UTI in pregnancy?
1st/2nd trimester - nitrofurantoin
3rd trimester - trimethoprim (folic acid inhibitor)
List drugs contraindicated in breast feeding and their effects
Phenobarbitone - suckling difficulty Amiodarone - hypothyroidism Cytotoxics - BM suppression Benzodiazepines - drowsiness Bromocriptine - suppresses lactation Tetracyclines - black teeth
What is the guidance for breastfeeding with blood-borne viruses
HIV/Hep A/Hep B - don’t breastfeed
Hep C - can breastfeed unless cracked/bleeding nipples
List risk factors for IURG
Smoking
IVF
Maternal BMI<18
Previous IUGR
List features of fetal alcohol syndrome
Dysplastic kidneys
VSD
Microcephaly
Micrognatha and smooth philtrum
What is done at every appointment during antenatal screening?
Mental health Maternal screening - movements BP Urinalysis FSH from 24w
What is done at the booking appointment?
Bloods - Hb, group, Rh, HIV, Hep B, Hep C, syphilis, thalassaemia, sickle cell
USS - viability scan - single/multiple, CRL, nuchal translucency
List invesitgations for Down’s Syndrome screening
Nuchal translucency - >4mm
AFP
hCG
Amniocentesis <15w, chorionic villus sampline <12w
List causes of raised AFP in pregnancy
Multiple pregnancy
Gastroschisis
Down’s Syndrome
List causes of increased nuchal thickness
Down’s Syndrome
Turner’s Syndrome
What is done at 20w?
Anomaly scan - detailed USS for abnormalities
Examination - position, lie, engagement, heart ausculatation
What is involved in 28w screening?
Bloods - Hb, antibodies
OGTT if high risk GD
Anti-D injection if Rh- (in deltoid)
Risk factors for pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy
Obesity
Hx low back pain and pelvic pain/trauma
Hard physical job
PGP in previous pregnancy
Name some precautions for epidural anaesthetic
Don't lie mother flat - headaches IV access - risk hypotension CTG - risk fetal bradycardia Catheterization - loss of bladder sensation Must be in obstetric unit
What is breast milk deficient in?
Vitamin K
When is the fundus usually palpable?
Week 12
List blood cord results in rhesus disease
Hb - low
Bilirubin - high
Coombs test +ve
How many early pregnancies miscarry?
25%
How is a CTG interpreted?
- Determine Risk
- Contractions (3-4 in 10 normal)
- Baseline RAte - 120-160 normal
- Variability - >5bpm in baseline rate
- Accelerations - should increase by 15bpm for 15s
- Decelerations - if early (during contraction) then normal, if late or variable then not good
- Overall impression
What is the gram film of candida albicans?
Gram positive spores and hyphae with budding
How are HPV warts managed?
1st line podophyllotoxin
In pregnancy 1st line cryotherapy
How is genital herpes managed in pregnacy?
Prophylactic acyclovir from 36w
What is used to measure ovarian reserve prior to IVF?
Anti-mullerian hormone
What CD4 count does pneumocystic pneumonia occur? How does it present?
CD4<400
O2 exercise desaturation