Obstetrics - 2P Flashcards
A 20-year-old woman at 5 weeks AOG by
amenorrhea, presents with vaginal spotting and
slight hypogastric pain. Pregnancy Test is
positive. On internal examination, cervix is
closed. So cervical and motion tenderness.
Uterus is not enlarged. No palpable adnexal
mass and tenderness. TVUS reveals thickened
endometrium with no signs of intrauterine or
extrauterine pregnancy. What is the next initial
step that you will do to this patient?
a. Request for CBC typing
b. Request for Serum B hCG
c. Request for Urinalysis
d. Request for repeat TVUS
b. Request for Serum B hCG
(A 20-year-old woman at 5 weeks AOG by
amenorrhea, presents with vaginal spotting and
slight hypogastric pain. Pregnancy Test is
positive. On internal examination, cervix is
closed. So cervical and motion tenderness.
Uterus is not enlarged. No palpable adnexal
mass and tenderness. TVUS reveals thickened
endometrium with no signs of intrauterine or
extrauterine pregnancy.)
Same patient: If serum B progesterone will be
requested with a result of 15 ng/mL, which of the
following will be your working impression?
a. Pregnancy of unknown viability
b. Pregnancy of unknown location
c. Ectopic Pregnancy
d. Missed miscarriage
b. Pregnancy of unknown location
RATIONALE
a. Pregnancy of unknown viability (cases
of Intrauterine pregnancy but no signs of
embryo, no fetal cardiac activity)
c. Ectopic Pregnancy (no confirmation of
any extrauterine pregnancy)
d. Missed miscarriage (no signs of
intrauterine pregnancy)
(A 20-year-old woman at 5 weeks AOG by
amenorrhea, presents with vaginal spotting and
slight hypogastric pain. Pregnancy Test is
positive. On internal examination, cervix is
closed. So cervical and motion tenderness.
Uterus is not enlarged. No palpable adnexal
mass and tenderness. TVUS reveals thickened
endometrium with no signs of intrauterine or
extrauterine pregnancy.)
Same patient: If B hCG is more than 3500 mIU/mL, repeat TVUS revealed trilaminar endometrium, what is the nearest possible diagnosis of this patient? a. Ectopic Pregnancy b. Threatened abortion c. Complete abortion d. Missed miscarriage
a. Ectopic Pregnancy
RATIONALE b. Threatened abortion (should have gestational sac) c. Complete abortion (still have elevated BhCG) d. Missed miscarriage (should have embryo without cardiac activity)
(A 20-year-old woman at 5 weeks AOG by
amenorrhea, presents with vaginal spotting and
slight hypogastric pain. Pregnancy Test is
positive. On internal examination, cervix is
closed. So cervical and motion tenderness.
Uterus is not enlarged. No palpable adnexal
mass and tenderness. TVUS reveals thickened
endometrium with no signs of intrauterine or
extrauterine pregnancy.)
Same patient: What do you want to check with your chosen next initial step? a. Signs of anemia b. Check for UTI c. Check for doubling time d. Check if there are products of conception
c. Check for doubling time
Patient presents for her first obstetrical visit at 8
weeks AOG by amenorrhea with complaints of
vaginal spotting. On internal exam, the cervical
os is closed without active bleeding. TVUS
revealed an intrauterine pregnancy with
gestational sac. What is your diagnosis?
a. Incomplete miscarriage
b. Missed miscarriage
c. Complete miscarriage
d. Threatened miscarriage
d. Threatened miscarriage
(Patient presents for her first obstetrical visit at 8
weeks AOG by amenorrhea with complaints of
vaginal spotting. On internal exam, the cervical
os is closed without active bleeding. TVUS
revealed an intrauterine pregnancy with
gestational sac.)
Same patient: Repeat UTZ was done after 3
weeks revealing an embryonic pole of more than
5mm without fetal cardiac activity. What is your
diagnosis?
a. Incomplete miscarriage
b. Missed miscarriage
c. Complete miscarriage
d. Threatened miscarriage
Missed miscarriage
Which of the following sonographic finding is
consistent with the American College of
Obstetrician and Gynecologist definition of early
pregnancy loss?
a. Absence of embryo with cardiac activity
more than or equal of 14 days after a
prior scan with gestational sac and with
yolk sac
b. CRL of more than 7mm and no
cardiac activity
c. Absence of embryo with cardiac activity
more than or equal to eleven days after
prior scan with gestational sac
d. All the choices are correct.
b. CRL of more than 7mm and no
cardiac activity
A woman of 8 weeks of AOG by amenorrhea
presents to the ER complaining of abdominal
pain and fever. She has a temperature of 41 C,
BP of 80/50 mmHg, no rebound or guarding but
with cervical motion tenderness and generalized
malaise. She discloses that she had induced
abortion via catheterization done by an unskilled
attendant last night. You diagnosed her as a
septic miscarriage and treat her with broad
spectrum antibiotics. Which pathogenic
organism do you suspect given the severity of
her illness?
a. Group A Strep
b. Group B Strep
c. Mycoplasma hominis
d. E. coli
Group A Strep (Early causes – most
pathogenic)
(A woman of 8 weeks of AOG by amenorrhea
presents to the ER complaining of abdominal
pain and fever. She has a temperature of 41 C,
BP of 80/50 mmHg, no rebound or guarding but
with cervical motion tenderness and generalized
malaise. She discloses that she had induced
abortion via catheterization done by an unskilled
attendant last night. You diagnosed her as a
septic miscarriage and treat her with broad
spectrum antibiotics.)
Same patient: What is your drug of choice for
this case?
a. Pen G 4 million units IV every 6 hours
b. Pen G 4 million units IV every 6 hours
+ Gentamycin 2mg/kg every 8 hours
c. Pen G 4 million units IV every 6 hours +
Gentamycin 2mg/kg every 8 hours +
Clindamycin every 8 hours
d. Imipenem
*Degree/severity: Moderate infection.
b. Pen G 4 million units IV every 6 hours
+ Gentamycin 2mg/kg every 8 hours
RATIONALE a. Pen G 4 million units IV every 6 hours (mild pelvic infection) c. Pen G 4 million units IV every 6 hours + Gentamycin 2mg/kg every 8 hours + Clindamycin every 8 hours (for cases of severe septicemia) d. Imipenem (for cases of severe septicemia)
What is the discriminatory B hCG level above
which failure to visualize an intrauterine
pregnancy likely indicates that a pregnancy is
likely not alive or ectopically located?
a. >500
b. > or =1000
c. > or =1500
c. > or =1500
30-year-old G2P1 1001 presents at the OPD
complaining of pelvic pain and nausea. She is 6
weeks AOG by LMP. You requested for a TVUS
revealing no intrauterine pregnancy as well as
no adnexal mass and free fluid. B hCG was
done with a result of 3000 mIU/mL. What is the
best management strategy for this patient?
a. Exploratory laparotomy since she is
complaining of pelvic pain
b. No intervention. Just reassurance
c. Expectant management with 48 hours
follow-up
d. Request for blood test and start with
Methotrexate injection
c. Expectant management with 48 hours
follow-up
What is the single best predictor of successful treatment with single dose methotrexate? a. B hCG b. Progesterone levels c. AOG d. Size of the ectopic pregnancy
a. B hCG (used for monitoring ectopic
pregnancy
A 23-year-old primigravid is diagnosed with right
ectopic pregnancy unruptured. She is
hemodynamically stable and managed medically
with single dose methotrexate. Her B hCG is
3153 mIU/mL on day 1. Following methotrexate
administration and 3256 mIU/mL on day 4 and
2548 mIU/mL on day 7. What is the most
appropriate course of action based on these
values?
a. Schedule the patient for laparoscopy
b. Repeat B hCG after 1 week
c. Administer second dose of methotrexate
d. No further intervention or follow up is
required
b. Repeat B hCG after 1 week (magic
value: 15 % reduction between day 4
and day 7)
20-year-old primigravid with positive pregnancy
is diagnosed with a 2.5 cm right adnexal mass to
consider ectopic pregnancy by TVUS. Her B
hCG 1967 mIu/mL. Her hematocrit is 37% and
has small amount of free fluid in the cul de sac.
She strongly desires expectant management
rather than immediate treatment. Which aspect
of her history favors a successful resolution with
expectant management?
a. B hCG of less than 200 mIU/mL
b. Hematocrit level above 35%
c. Free fluid in the cul de sac
d. Ectopic pregnancy size < 3cm
d. Ectopic pregnancy size < 3cm
What adjunctive treatment to decrease her
complications associated with cervical ectopic
pregnancy?
a. Uterine artery embolization
b. Folly catheter cervical tamponade
c. Potation Chloride injection
d. All the choices are correct
a. Uterine artery embolization
Most common time in gestation for pregnancy loss to occur is? a. Less than 10 weeks b. 10-14 weeks c. 14-20 weeks d. 20-37 weeks
a. Less than 10 weeks
Which of the following need NOT be performed
in a patient with recurrent pregnancy loss?
a. Extensive infection workup
b. Hysteroscopy
c. Lupus anticoagulant
d. Karyotyping of parents
a. Extensive infection workup
The risk of pregnancy loss is high in women
a. With 2 or more prior pregnancy loss
b. Under the age of 35
c. With prior C section
d. With prior pregnancy loss
a. With 2 or more prior pregnancy loss
The most common cause of sporadic pregnancy loss in the first trimester is? a. Infection b. Tobacco exposure c. Genetic abnormalities d. DM
c. Genetic abnormalities
The most common trisomy in spontaneous abortion is? a. Trisomy 21 b. Trisomy 18 c. Trisomy 13 d. Trisomy 16
d. Trisomy 16
A female with recurrent abortion and isolated
prolonged aPTT is most likely associated with
a. Lupus anticoagulant
b. DIC
c. Von Willebrand disease
d. Hemophilia
a. Lupus anticoagulant
All are causes of recurrent pregnancy loss EXCEPT: a. APAS b. Cervical incompetence c. Bicornuate uterus d. TORCH infections
d. TORCH infections
Which of the following is false regarding complete miscarriage? a. Uterus is smaller than the period of amenorrhea b. Cervical os is open c. Cervical os is closed d. Both A and C
b. Cervical os is open
Which of the following is not true for recurrent pregnancy loss? a. Hysterosalphyngogram is the best method to rule out anatomical etiologies b. Vaginal ultrasound may be used to detect anatomical defects c. 3d vaginal ultrasound is superior to 2D ultrasound in detecting anatomical defects d. Septate uterus is the most common anatomical cause of recurrent miscarriage
a. Hysterosalphyngogram is the best
method to rule out anatomical
etiologies