Flashcards in Teratogens Deck (20):
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ACE Inhibitors
Renal damage
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Alkylating agents
Absence of digits, multiple anomalies
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Aminoglycosides
CN VIII toxicity
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Carbamazepine
Neural tube defects, craniofacial defects, fingernail hypoplasia, developmental delay, IUGR
5
DES (Diethylstilbestrol)
Vaginal Clear cell adenoCA, congenital Mullerian anomalies
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Folate antagonists
Neural tube defects
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Lithium
Ebstein anomaly (atrialized RV)
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Methimazole
Aplasia cutis congenita
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Phenytoin
Fetal hydantoin syndrome, microcephaly, dysmorphic craniofacial features, hypoplastic nails and distal phalanges, cardiac defects, IUGR, ID
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Tetracyclines
Discolored teeth
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Thalidomide
Limb defects - phocomelia, micromelia
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Valproate
Inhibition of maternal folate absorption → neural tube defects
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Warfarin
Bone deformities, fetal hemorrhage, abortion, ophthalmologic abnormalities
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Alcohol
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - birth defects and ID
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Cocaine
Abnormal fetal growth and fetal addiction, placental abruption
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Smoking (nicotine, CO)
Leading cause of low birth weight in developed countries - preterm labor, placental problems, IUGR, ADHD
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Iodine
Congenital goiter or cretinism
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Maternal diabetes
Caudal regression (anal atresia), congenital heart defects, neural tube defects
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Vitamin A excess
↑ risk for spontaneous abortions, cleft palate, cardiac abnormalities
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