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Clinical: Placental Insufficiency Flashcards

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Size of mature placenta

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  • 20 cm diameter
  • 2-3 cm thick
  • Weight 1/7th of fetus
  • Villi surface area 11-14 m2
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Describe the shape of the mature placenta

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Discoid (chorionic plate = decidual plate)

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2 components of the fetal surface

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Amnion and chorion, fetal vessels

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2 components of the maternal surface of the mature placenta

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Lobes/cotyledons and placental septae

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4 causes of abnormal placentation

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  • Maternal hyper-coagulability
  • Incomplete invasion of spiral arteries
  • Hydatidiform mole
  • Choriocarcinoma
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4 potential consequences of maternal hyper-coagulability

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  • Blood clots in the lacunae
  • Poor diffusion
  • Fetal death
  • Miscarriage (often recurrent)
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5 potential consequences of incomplete invasion of spiral arteries (leading to abnormal placentation)

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  • Placental ischemia
  • Production of ischemic/necrotic factors
  • Continued high resistance system
  • Fetal growth retardation
  • Pre-eclampsia
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3 ischemic/necrotic factors produced due to incomplete invasion of spiral arteries

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  • Soluble fms-related tyrosine kinase 1
  • Soluble endoglin
  • Decreased PIGF
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7 potential consequences of pre-eclampsia

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  • HTN
  • Proteinuria
  • Edema
  • Fetal growth retardation
  • Cerebral edema – fitting/seizures
  • Still-birth
  • Maternal death
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How to diagnose defective placentation

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Uterine artery Doppler waveforms

  • High resistance to maternal circulation characterized by notching
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Define intra-uterine growth retardation/restriction (IUGR)

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  • Fetal growth failing (arising from maternal, placental, or fetal origins)
  • Birth weight lower than expected in the suitable gestational week
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Dynamic definition of IUGR

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Delay of the growth of the fetus estimated as a decrease of 25 centiles in the measure of the abdominal circumference, according to the standard curve at the gestational age, and in subsequent echographic evaluations performed at least every 2 weeks

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2 classes of IUGR

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Asymmetrical

Symmetrical

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Define asymmetrical IUGR

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Late onset (around 30 weeks) where abdominal growth is more affectedthan head circumference

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Define symmetrical IUGR

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Early onset (beginning of second trimester) where there is proportional lagging of the head circumference, abdominal circumference, and long bone growth

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3 fetal risk factors for IUGR

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  • Chromosomal abnormalities
  • Structural malformations (especially cardiac malformations)
  • Fetal infections
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3 chromosomal abnormalities that have a risk for IUGR

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  • Triploidy
  • Trisomy 13 and 18
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4 fetal infections that have a risk for IUGR

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  • TORCH
  • Parvovirus B19
  • Syphilis
  • Listeriosis
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5 placental risk factors for IUGR

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  • Abnormalities of the placentation
  • Acute atherosis
  • Obliteration of small muscular arteries of the tertiary villi
  • Confined placental mosaicism
  • Chorioangioma
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Abnormality of the placentation that may cause IUGR

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Reduction of number of thin-walled, distended uteroplacental vessels

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10 maternal risk factors for IUGR

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  • Low socioeconomic status
  • Chronic maternal under nutrition
  • Malnutrition (anorexia nervosa, bulimia)
  • CVD (cardiac failures, HTN, pre-eclampsia)
  • Gestroenteric diseases (chronic enteritis, malabsorption)
  • Pulmonary diseasees (CF, asthma, resp failure)
  • Renal diseases
  • Anemia
  • Alcohol and drug abuse, smoking
  • Uterine abnormalities (fibroids, uterine malformations)
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Approx 25% of women with unilateral persistant notch and 50% of those with bilateral notch on doppler exam of uterine arteries will have what 2 conditions?

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  • IUGR fetus
  • Develop pre-eclampsia
  • Experience both
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Doppler exam findings on umbilical arteries for fetuses with IUGR

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Reduced blood flow pattern during diastole

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5 signs of fetal compromise

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  • Gradually increasing resistance to blood flow in umbilical arteries
  • End distolic component may disappear or may reverse
  • Redistribution of blood flow occurs
  • Brain, heart and adrenal glands preferentially perfused
  • MCA blood flow increases
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Define brain sparing
Cerebroplacental ratio is below 2SD prior to abnormal CTG recordings about a couple days to 2 weeks
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Condition that brain sparing phenomenon is assocaited with
Fetal hypoxia NOTE: When resistance in MCA begins to rise, cerebral edema occurs
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7 tests of placental function
* Maternal weight * Uterine growth - fundal height * Fetal body movements * Fetal growth (US) * Fetal activity (biophysical profile, non-stress test) * Color doppler studies * Placental biochemical tests
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Most important indication of placental function
Fetal well-being (i.e. "kick count" or how long it takes for the fetus to move 10 times)
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2 methods of assessing fetal activity
* Non-stress test (Cardiotocography) * Biophysical profile
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Describe the non-stress test
Continuous record of FHR over a period of 30 min or more. Includes recording of changes in FHR variability (from beat to beat) in association with fetal movements and uterine contractions
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Describe the biophysical profile
A score based on real time ultrasound observation of fetal breathing, gross body movements, tone and amniotic fluid volume
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Define hydatidiform mole
Benign trophoblastic disease with overactive trophoblast/reduced resistance. Accumulation in villi before circulation --\> distension/swelling --\> fetus dies and is resorbed
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Define still birth
Dead fetuses or newborns weighing \>500 gm or \>20 weeks gestation
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4 signs of still birth
* Absence of uterine growth * Loss of fetal movement * Absence of fetal heart * Disappearance of the signs & symptoms of pregnancy
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2 x-ray findings of still birth/IUFD
* Spalding's sign * Robert's sign
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4 fetal causes of still birth (IUFD) (25 - 40%)
* Chromosomal anomalies * Birth defects * Non-immune hydrops * Infections
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7 placental causes of IUFD (still birth) (25 - 35%)
* Abruption * Cord accidents * Placental insufficiency * Intrapartum asphyxia * Placental previa * Twin to twin transfusion S * Chorioamnionitis
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14 maternal causes of IUFD (still birth) (5 - 10%)
* Antiphospholipid antibody * DM * HPT * Trauma * Abnormal labor * Sepsis * Acidosis/Hypoxia * Uterine rupture * Postterm pregnancy * Drugs * Thrombophilia * Cyanotic heart disease * Epilepsy * Severe anemia
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6 potential aspects of family history for still birth (IUFD)
* Recurrent abortions * VTE/PE * Congenital anomalies * Abnormal karyotype * Hereditary conditions * Developmental delay
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10 maternal medical conditions that may be found in a history for IUFD (still birth)
* VTE/PE * DM * HPT * Thrombophilia * SLE * Autoimmune disease * Severe anemia * Epilepsy * Consanguinity * Heart disease
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6 potential findings of past OB history for IUFD (still birth)
* Baby with congenital anomaly/hereditary condition * IUGR * Gestational HPT with adverse sequelae * Placental abruption * IUFD * Recurrent abortion
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9 potential findings of current pregnancy when taking history for IUFD (still birth)
* Maternal age * Gestational age at fetal death * HPT * DM/gestational D * Smoking, alcohol, or drug abuse * Abdominal trauma * Cholestasis * Placanetal abruption * PROM or prelabor SROM
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8 potential placental/cord complications when taking history for IUFD (still birth)
* Large or small placenta * Hematoma * Edema * Large infarcts * Abnormalities in structure, length or insertion of the umbilical cord * Cord prolapse * Cord knots * Placental tumors
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6 placental investigatoins in event of IUFD
* Chorionocity of placenta in twins * Cord thrombosis or knots * Infarcts, thrombosis, abruption * Vascular malformations * Signs of infectoin * Bacterial culture for E coli, Listeria, gp B strep
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7 places specimen for karyotype fetal investigation can be taken
* Cord blood * Intracardiac blood * Body fluid * Skin * Spleen * Placental wedge * Amniotic fluid
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Complication of IUFD
Hypofibrinogenemia
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3 abnormal placental invasions
* Placenta accreta * Placenta increta * Placenta percreta
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Define placenta accreta
Chorionic villi attach to the myometrial cells
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Define placenta increta
Placenta penetrates the myometrium
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Define placenta percreta
Placenta penetrates through the serosal surface
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3 cancers that may cause placental metastases, although very rare (immunoprotective effect)
* Malignant melanoma * Breast cancer * Leukemias

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