O&G Flashcards
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Placenta contains large and small villi with scalloped outlines and trophoblastic hyperplasia
Hydatidiform Mole
Virus causing vulval warts
HHV6 and 11
Score used to assess favourability of cervix
Bishop’s Score
How long should active 1st stage last?
1cm/hr in nullips, 2cm/hr in multips
16hrs max
How is delay in active 1st stage defined as?
<2cm in 4hrs
How is delay in active 2nd stage defined as?
2hrs in nullip, 1hr in multips
What is main risk factor for preterm delivery?
Infection (GBS, BV, chlamydia)
The cervical length which increases preterm risk
Cervical lenght <25mm
Shoulder tip pain in ectopic
Intraperitoneal blood loss (phrenic nerve supplies supraclavicular)
Transvaginal US shows pseudosac
Ectopic Pregnancy
Support group for ectopic patients
Ectopic Pregnancy Trust
“Snow-storm” appearance on US
Molar Pregnancy
Pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia
Incomplete trophoblast invasion of spiral arteries in placenta –> no vasodilation in spiral arteries –> placenta not perfused well
2 urine-based investigations for pre-eclampsia
- ++ protein on dip
2. Urine PCR >30
When should pre-eclampsia deliver?
By 36 weeks
-use oxytocin instead of ergometrine in 3rd stage
Diagnosis of GDM (fasting and 2hr post-GTT)
Fasting >5.6 mmol/L
Post-GTT >7.8 mmol/L
Leading cause of maternal death in UK
Heart disease
Pregnant woman with excessive thirst, epigastric pain and jaundice
Acute Fatty Liver
Cause of Acute Fatty Liver
LCHAD deficiency –> can’t metabolise fatty acids –> fatty acid build-up in liver
Itchy without rash, worse on palms and soles
Itch increases in evenings
Obstetric Cholestasis (oestrogen prevents bile acid uptake by liver cells)
Treatment of thrombosis in pregnancy
Enoxaparin (LMWH)
US:
Lamda Sign
T Sign
Lamda Sign = dichorionic (thick dividing membrane as it meets the placentas)
T Sign = monochorionic (thin dividing membrane)
Blueberry muffin rash in newborn
Congenital Rubella Syndrome
Urticarial rash on tummy, which spares the umbilicus
Polymorphic Eruption of Pregnancy