Reproduction Flashcards
What obstetric conditions causes a snowstorm appearance on USS?
(described as frogspawn when expelled)
Hydatidiform Mole
Antepartum haemorrhage in patient with succenturiate lobe or velamentous insertion?
Vasa praevia
What must you exclude before doing a vaginal examination in a patient with antepartum haemorrhage but no foetal distress?
Placenta previa
What causes foetal blood with sudden foetal distress?
How should this be treated?
Vasa previa
C-section
What does an abdomen with placenta accreta feel like?
Doughy
What is placenta accreta?
When blood vessels and parts of the placenta grow too deeply into the uterus
Treatment of placenta accreta?
C-section +/- hysterectomy
What causes foetal distress and loss of engagement in a patient with a previous C-section or surgery?
Uterine rupture
Post-partum haemorrhage followed by pituitary failure?
Sheehan’s syndrome
What causes a strawberry cervix?
Trichomonas vaginalis
What is the treatment of trichomonas vaginalis?
Metronidazole
What causes club cells and a high vaginal pH (>4.5)?
Bacterial vaginosis
What is the treatment of bacterial vaginosis?
Metronidazole
What type of prolapse is present when there is a prolapse with back pain?
Uterine prolpase
what causes a large tense uterus (“woody abdomen”), bleeding and pain?
Placental abruption
