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OBGYN: Hypercoagulablity, Rh, Multiple Gestations Flashcards

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leading cause of maternal death

A

hemorrhage

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what kind of state is being pregnant

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Hypercoaguable state

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hypercoaguable state also called

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thrombophillia

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list ways pregnancy cause hypercoaguable state (4)

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  1. pregnancy causes decreased venous outflow bc of growing uterus, 2. hormonal changes,
  2. decreased mobility and
  3. incr in concentration of factors VII, VIII, X and fibrinogen in clotting cascade
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incr in what clotting factors during pregnancy

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VII
VIII
X
Fibrinogen

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define thombus and thomboembolic event

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thombus=clot

thromboembolic= obstruction of BV by a thrombus that lodged from another site in body

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what state is higher risk of clot—pregnancy or PP?

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PP

FIRST SIX WEEKS**

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what do we NEVER give a PP woman for contraception

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estrogen only

bc first six weeks is the highest risk of a clot and estrogen increases clots tooo

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two main causes of pregnancy-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE)

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DVTs and PE

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most imp RF for VTE in pregnancy is?

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history of thrombosis

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do women require anti-coagulation during pregnancy

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no—– the risk outweight its benefits

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what woman would benefit from anti-coagulation during pregnancy

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hx of thrombosis or hx of inherited thrombophillia

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what is disseminated intravascular coagulation

  • characteried by?
  • what can cause obstetric DIC (6)
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DIC

  • life-threatening
  • arise from obstetrical or nonobstetrical causes

Characterized by:
*systemic activation of blood coagulation–>results in generation and deposition of fibrin–>microvascular thrombi in various orans form

*all these clots use up the clotting factors and platelets–>results in a life-threatening hemorrhage because there are NO CLOTTING FACTORS AND PLATELETS LEFT TO STOP BLEEDING

CAUSES

  • amniotic fluid embolism
  • abrupto placentae
  • acute peripartum hemorrhage
  • retrained stillbirth
  • septic abortion
  • acute fatty liver of pregnancy
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two important blood group systems

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ABO blood group

Rh blood group

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Rh system contains?

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  • proteins—-antigens— on the surface of RBCs

* *proteins are referred to as Rh Factor

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what is the Rh factor

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antigens or proteins on the surface of RBCs

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describe a Rh+

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when Rh factor is present on the surface of RBC

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describe Rh-

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when Rh factor is NOT on the surface of RBCs

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what happens when you are RH- and blood mixes with Rh+

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immune system will react to the Rh factor by making ANTIBODIES to destroy it
——Rh Sensitization

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Rh sensitization?

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when a RH- person’s blood mixes with RH+ blood—- the RH- immune system will create antibodies against the RH+ and destroy it

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what is dangerous:
1. Rh- mom and Rh+ fetus
or
2. Rh+ mom and Rh- fetus

*when does mixing occur

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Rh- MOM and Rh+ fetus

Mixing occurs RARELY in uterus and will mix at delivery

22
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when does mom start making anti-Rh antibodies when she is RH- and baby is Rh+

is the first baby affected?

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when the bloods mix—- so DELIVERY is when her body starts–>post delivery mom is considered sensitized and stay in her blood

***this means that the first baby is not affected

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second child of a sensitized mom and Rh+ fetus— what happens to fetus

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antibodies made during first delivery will attack the Rh+ baby–>it attacks the fetus’s RBCs –>anemia, jaundice or other serious problems

24
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if mom is Rh-, what two things are always checked

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  1. father’s Rh type—— bc if he also has Rh-, then the fetus will be Rh- and no issue
  2. presence of anti-Rh antibodies in the mother—- meaning she is sensitized
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if mom is Rh- and fetus is determiend to be Rh+, the baby is evaluated for?
fetal hydrops
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fetal hydrops - define - outcome
serious condition that is caused by the Rh isoimmunization of the fetus----aka when the mom's Rh antibodies attack baby's RBCs outcome=is poor with high mortality and morbidity
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what is the goal if the mom never been sensitized?
to keep her from ever becoming sensitized
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how do we get mom to never become sensitized
give her---RhoGAM aka Rh immune globulin
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unsensitized moms get prophylaxis RhoGAM at what periods during pregnancy (5)
* 28 weeks gestation * within 72 hours of delivery of a rh- baby * after a miscarriage * after abortion * after ectopic pregnancy
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during what scenarios do we give RhoGAM in the first trimester (1-12 weeks)
ectopic pregnancy abortion or miscarriage
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define multiple gestation
two or more embryos or fetuses occupy the uterus simultaneously
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multiple gestation is considered? frequently ends in?
a complication of pregnancy *frequently ends in pre-term deliveries
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monozygotic - define - how does it occur
ID twins (one egg, one sperm) OCCURS *when a single fertilized egg (embryo) splits * same placenta * different amniotic sacs
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dizygotic -define -
fraternal twins (two eggs, two sperm) * each twin has its own-- 1. placenta 2. chorion 3. amnion
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in monozygotic twins, the fetal membranes and placentas present depends on?
when the embryo splits---- earlier the split---the more separate the membranes and placentas
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chorion
placenta
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amnion
sac/membranes
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dichorionic
two placentas for monozygotic
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Diamniotic
two sacs
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Monochorionic
one placenta
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monoamniotic
one sac
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twin to twin transfusion syndrome occurs with
monochorionic (one placenta) twins
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define twin to twin transfuion syndrome
imbalance in circulations of the fetuses causes significant transfer of blood from one twin (donor) to the other (recipient)--resulting in TTTS
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Donor twin complications and recipient twin complications
DONOR: the most imp organs (brain and heart) get the blood and the rest of the body is shuntted----cannot produce urine---leaves amniotic sac with less fluid--->OLIGOHYDRAMINOS RECIPIENT: this twin will be overloaded with blood and urinating excessively---leaving the amniotic sac with more fluid--->POLYHYDRAMINOS
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how to diagnose TTTS
measuring amniotic fluid
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donor twin is at risk for developing?
organ failure due to inadequate blood flow
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what hapens to the other twin if one dies during monochorionic situation
the other twin faces significant risk of dying.... because they are sharing the placenta 70-80% of TTTS twins will die
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one tx for TTTS
laser surgery
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list the risk to mom with multiple gestations (3)
1. gestational diabetes 2. Placenta and bleeding problems 3. Preterm labor*******
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risks to the fetus during mutliple gestations (3)
1. stillbirth 2. premature birth 3. low birth weight
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number one risk of multiple gestation?
preterm delivery

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