Maternal-Fetal Medicine — Flashcards

A _____ hydatidiform mole is associated with mildly increased levels of hCG

Protocol for Rh isoimmunization:If the ICT is positive, and titres are _____ than 1:16, do 2 weekly ICT monitoring and deliver @ 37 weeks

Uncomplicated monochorionic twins should be scanned every _____ weeks after 16 weeks in order to detect TTTS and TAPS in a timely manner.

A twin pregnancy resulting from zygotic division between **days 4-8** (blastocyst stage) is a _____chorionic diamniotic placenta.

Dizygotic (fraternal) twins will have _____ amniotic sacs and 2 separate placentas (chorions)

Pregnant women with anti-SSA antibodies are at risk for delivering babies with neonatal _____ and congenital heart block

Placenta _____ is attachment of the placenta to the lower uterine segment over (or < 2 cm from) the internal cervical os

Placenta previa presents with painless _____ trimester bleeding

During pregnancy, a woman on _____ should be switched to heparin as soon as pregnancy is diagnosed and continued till 12 weeks.

Hint: anticoagulant

In pregnancy, the sciatic nerve may become compressed due to:- increased joint laxity from circulating _____- changes in maternal posture (ex. spinal lordosis)