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: The uterus is described as _____

Answer: enlarged & boggy

Flashcard 23: _____ is a risk factor for placenta praevia

Answer: IVF

Flashcard 24: Fetal heart rate is usually _____ in placenta praevia

Answer: normal

Flashcard 25: What syndrome can develop as a complication of severe postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) _____

Answer: Sheehan's syndrome

Flashcard 26: The correct position for women who have a cord prolpase is _____

Answer: on all fours, on knees and elbows

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

Answer: Carrying Twins

Flashcard 28: Pregnancy-related hypertension (Preeclampsia/Gestational HTN) typically occurs after _____; if it occurs earlier, suspect Hydatidiform mole.

Answer: 20 weeks

Extra: Standard gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are defined by their onset after 20 weeks of gestation. Occurrence before this threshold is highly suggestive of gestational trophoblastic disease (molar pregnancy) or occasionally underlying chronic hypertension.

Flashcard 29: _____ are first-line in the management of nausea & vomiting in pregnancy/hyperemesis gravidarum.

Answer: Antihistamines (cyclizine/promethazine)

Flashcard 30: Gestational Hypertension is new-onset hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation without any _____

Answer: proteinuria or other systemic features