OB NAGY FAVE Flashcards
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Appendicitis in pregnancy, difficult to diagnose why?
Leukocytosis may occur in pregnancy
Physiologic changes in pregnancy, renal system, hormonal changes
◆ increased RBF and GFR, decreased serum Creatinine
◆ Increased Total thyroid hormone, increased basal metabolic rate
➔ Multiple gestation: How to differentiate dizygotic from monozygotic twins
◆ If the twins are of different sex, i.e. boy and girl = dizygotic
➔ What does HELLP stand for
◆ Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelet count
➔ Toxoplasma - how can you get it?
◆ Household pets (cats)
➔ classification of C/S indications
◆ Elective indication
● Maternal: previous CS, underlying disease
● Fetal: threatened asphyxia
● Maternofetal: dystocia, prolonged labor, twin pregnancy
◆ Vital indication
● Maternal: DIC, severe hemorrhage
● Fetal: asphyxia, transverse lie, umbilical cord prolapse
● Maternofetal: Eclampsia, uteroplacental insufficiency, placenta previa,
placental abruption, uterine rupture
➔ how to check if a Fetus is infected with Toxoplasma
◆ do amniocentesis and check the viral dna
➔ Treatment of toxoplasmosis
◆ Of affected women during pregnancy is by spiramycin
◆ Of infected fetus: pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine
➔ Licit & illicit drug use
◆ mention the BP-drugs you CAN give in pregnancy: Labetalol, nifedipine,
a-methyldopa
➔ Preterm labour - what drugs do you give?
◆ Betamethasone and AB prophylaxis
➔ What is difficult with Gi disorders in pregnancy?
◆ Pregnancy may imitate symptoms such as leukocytosis and constipation making
them difficult to diagnos
➔ Uterine rupture how to diagnose on physica
◆ loss of fetal station, nature of patients pain changes to diffuse abdominal pain as
opposed to contractions
➔ How to diagnose placental abruption/What examination would you do first?
◆ physical exam, feel hypertonic uterus
➔ Polyhydramnios/Oligohydramnios—how to measure (AFI), what are the cutoff values
◆ <6 = oligo. >24 = poly
➔ Which patients would you send for genetic testing?
◆ Older patients, Diabetic patients (specifically mentioned Hba1c level here),
patients with previous pregnancy with aneuploidy or other abnormalities
➔ Physiological changes in pregnancy, CV changes
◆ literally mentioned HR CO CV increase and plasma volume increase and he
moved on
➔ Who should you screen for DM?
◆ Everyone should be screened (week 24-28)
➔ Malpresentation: Which of the breech malpresentations can be delivered vaginally?
◆ I answered Frank breech and complete breech, and he was happy with only
Frank breech
➔ How would you diagnose intrauterine death?
◆ US
➔ What is PPROM and what are the causes?
◆ Preterm premature rupture of membranes
◆ Causes: ascending vaginal and cervical infection
➔ Physiological changes of thyroid during pregnancy:
◆ Increase hCG may function as TSH, elevation of TBG, concentration of free
thyroid hormones and TSH stays the same (but total T hormone increases)
➔ Consequences of hyperthyroidism in pregnancy
◆ IUGR, mental retardation, elevation of BP → abruption
➔ Superimposed preeclampsia:
◆ chronic HT before <20th gestational week. After 20th week get >300mg
proteinuria /day.
➔ Postpartum hemorrhage:
◆ laceration (trauma), atony (tone), placental part left in uterus (tissue), DIC
(thrombin)