Maternal-Fetal Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: The modified biophysical score consists of _____ and AFI only

Answer: NST

Flashcard 32: _____ pregnancy is the least common site of tubal ectopic pregnancy.

Answer: Interstitial

Flashcard 33: The _____ component of the placenta is contributed by the chorion frondosum

Answer: fetal

Flashcard 34: _____ blood flows into the lacunar spaces of the syncytiotrophoblast as early as the 11th-12th day of pregnancy

Answer: Maternal

Flashcard 35: Mississippi classification divides HELLP syndrome into _____ classes based on platelet count, AST or ALT levels, and LDH levels.

Answer: 3

Flashcard 36: A _____ hydatidiform mole is characterized by 69 chromosomes

Answer: partial

Flashcard 37: Polyhydramnios is when amniotic fluid index (AFI) is more than _____ cm or a single deepest vertical pocket (DVP) is more than 8 cm

Answer: 24

Flashcard 38: _____ pregnancies rupture at an early stage.

Answer: Isthmic

Extra: The isthmus is the narrowest part of the fallopian tube and has the least distensibility, leading to early rupture (typically 6-8 weeks).

Flashcard 39: A mnemonic used to remember the infectious agents which may cross the _____ and cause congenital infection is **ToRCHeS**: Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, CMV, HIV, Herpes virus, Syphilis (Treponema pallidum), VZV, and Parvovirus B19.

Answer: placenta

Extra: The **ToRCHeS** mnemonic helps identify infections that can cross the placenta: - **T**: Toxoplasmosis - **o**: Other (e.g., VZV, Parvovirus B19, Hepatitis B, Listeria) - **R**: Rubella - **C**: CMV (Cytomegalovirus) - **H**: HIV / Herpes Simplex Virus - **e**: (Every other infection) - **S**: Syphilis

Flashcard 40: _____ in number of Lactobacillus acidophilus during pregnancy, increases glycogen metabolism, thus lowering the pH of the vagina

Answer: Increase