Maternal-Fetal Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: "Lambda/Twin-peak sign" is the sonographic image seen in a _____chorionic twin pregnancy.

Answer: di

Flashcard 12: In circumvallate placenta, the chorionic plate is _____ than the basal plate.

Answer: smaller

Flashcard 13: "T sign" is the sonographic image seen in a _____chorionic twin pregnancy.

Answer: mono

Flashcard 14: _____ fetal risk is classically associated with the 1st trimester, whereas Parvovirus B19 is associated with the 2nd trimester.

Answer: Rubella virus

Extra: • Rubella: Risk of Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) is highest in the 1st trimester. • Parvovirus B19: Risk of fetal hydrops is highest in the 2nd trimester (peak at 13-28 weeks).

Flashcard 15: The highest risk of fetal hydrops from _____ infection occurs in the 2nd trimester.

Answer: Parvovirus B19

Flashcard 16: accuracy of salter scale is _____

Answer: 100 gm

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Flashcard 17: Hb < _____ is the cut-off for anemia in a pregnant female.

Answer: 11 g/dL

Extra: The WHO definition of anemia in pregnancy is a Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration < 11 g/dL. Specific cut-offs by trimester: - 1st Trimester: < 11.0 g/dL - 2nd Trimester: < 10.5 g/dL - 3rd Trimester: < 11.0 g/dL

Flashcard 18: SUMAN scheme full form

Answer: surakshit matritva aashwasan scheme

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Flashcard 19: Stillbirth means death of a fetus from _____

Answer: 28th week of gestation to birth

Extra: The WHO definition for international comparison of stillbirths (late fetal deaths) includes criteria of gestation ≥28 weeks, birth weight ≥1000 g, or crown-heel length ≥35 cm.

Flashcard 20: _____ is the major factor affecting low birth weight

Answer: intrauterine growth retardation(IUGR)

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