Pregnancy Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 21: Following an ABC approach, initial steps to manage a postpartum haemorrhage include _____ and catherising patient

Answer: palpating the uterine fundus

Flashcard 22: Maternal trauma, increasing maternal age, multiparity are associated with _____ risk of placental abruption

Answer: increased

Flashcard 23: What syndrome can develop as a complication of severe postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) _____

Answer: Sheehan's syndrome

Flashcard 24: Tocolytics such as _____ may be useful in umbilical cord prolapse to reduce uterine contractions

Answer: Terbutaline

Flashcard 25: The correct position for women who have a cord prolpase is _____

Answer: on all fours, on knees and elbows

Flashcard 26: Fetal heart rate is usually _____ in placenta praevia

Answer: normal

Flashcard 27: _____ is a risk factor for Hyperemesis Gravidarum due to the increased levels of hCG

Answer: Carrying Twins

Flashcard 28: Prophylactic low-dose Aspirin is used for the _____ of pre-eclampsia in high-risk patients.

Answer: prevention

Extra: Low-dose aspirin (81 mg/day) is recommended for pregnant individuals at high risk for preeclampsia. It should be initiated between 12 weeks and 28 weeks of gestation (optimally before 16 weeks) and continued daily until delivery.

Flashcard 29: _____ or Hydatidiform mole is a risk factor for hyperemesis gravidarum

Answer: Molar pregnancy

Flashcard 30: A pregnant woman with blood pressure >160/110 mmHg requires _____ and hospitalization.

Answer: urgent antihypertensive therapy