SHELF Flashcards
Best screening for trisomy 21
Cell-free DNA testing
Preventing Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Newborn depression with present meconium
=»Intubate the trachea and suction meconium from beneath the glottis
Infant appearance from a maternal Type I Diabetic
Small and hypoglycemic
Septic baby appearance
Pale, elevated temperature, and lethargic
RFs for babies born to diabetic mothers
Hypoglycemia
Polycythemia
Hyperbilirubinemia
Hypocalcemia
Respiratory distress
Safest method to suppress lactation
Breast binding, ice packs, and analgesics
Signs of adequate feeding in an infant
3-4 stools/24hrs
6 wet diapers/24hrs
Weight gain
Swallowing sounds
First evaluation in suspected ectopic
Repeat B-hCG in 48 hrs
Uterine perforation signs
2-3 days post D/C:
N/V
Abdoinal pain
Scant bleeding
Fever
Immediate management of unstable spontaneous abortion
D/C
Tx for respiratory depression due to Mag therapy
Calcium gluconate
Greatest gestational concern for obese women
Development of HTN
SLE outbreak tx.
Corticosteroids
Teratogenic SSRI
Paroxetine
Diagnostic test for appendicitis in pregnant ladies
Graded Compression Ultrasound
Hydrops fetalis signs
Can be identified by the collection of fluid in 2 or more body cavities (pleural/pericardial effusion, ascites, cerebral edema)
- Due to failure of liver to produce protein
- Can also see hepatosplenomegaly
Prevention of preterm delivery in multifetal gestation
Adequate weight gain
Sequelae of TTS in surviving twin
Neurologic sequelae
Cytotec
Misoprostol; used to induce labor
Terbutaline
B-agonist used to decrease uterine intracellular cAMP and decrease contraction rate
ADRs: Tachycardia
Hypotension
Anxiety
Chest pain
-Do not use this drug for more than 48 hrs
Greatest RF for PROM
Genital tract infxns
Decreased amniotic glucose in amniocentesis may indicate what?
Chorioamnionitis
CI’d drugs after PPH
Ergot alkaloids
PPH management
- Uterine massage
- Oxytocin
- If necessary, a Bakri Balloon