Maternal-Fetal Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 171: The best time to identify the type of twin pregnancy is _____ weeks.

Answer: 11-14

Flashcard 172: What is the rx of choice for scabies in pregnant women?_____

Answer: 5% permethrin cream

Flashcard 173: In absent end-diastolic flow, it is reasonable to terminate the pregnancy if _____ weeks

Answer: >34

Flashcard 174: In women with no prior history of preterm birth and incidentally found short cervix, _____ therapy is preferred over cerclage.

Answer: progesterone

Flashcard 175: In Quintero stage _____, donor's bladder is NOT visible

Answer: II

Flashcard 176: If beta-HCG values are less than 1500 IU/L, and there is decreasing trend in levels (between day 1 and day 3), it suggests _____

Answer: abortion

Flashcard 177: A patient with a history of _____ or more mid-trimester pregnancy losses or early preterm deliveries is a candidate for a cerclage

Answer: three

Flashcard 178: A BPP score of _____ requires repeat testing and delivery if persistent

Answer: 4 to 6

Flashcard 179: Definitive mx of incomplete abortion after 12 weeks is augmenting uterine contractions with _____

Answer: oxytocin

Flashcard 180: Corticosteroids for fetal lung maturity are given for expectant management of placenta previa if gestational age is:

Answer: 24 to 34 weeks

Extra: Antenatal corticosteroids are recommended for women between 24 0/7 and 33 6/7 weeks of gestation who are at risk of preterm delivery within 7 days. in placenta previa, expectant management is typically used for stable patients before 36-37 weeks.