Pregnancy Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: Sexual intercourse advice for placenta praevia?\n_____

Answer: Should be avoided (pelvic rest)

Extra: In placenta praevia, sexual intercourse and digital vaginal examinations should be avoided as they can provoke life-threatening antepartum hemorrhage by causing mechanical trauma to the placenta or lower uterine segment.

Flashcard 52: Placenta praevia can be incidentally found during the _____

Answer: 20 week abdominal ultrasound

Flashcard 53: What investigation should be avoided with placenta praevia? _____

Answer: Avoid vaginal examination before an US because it can cause haemorrhage

Flashcard 54: What is the management if a woman with placenta praevia starts labour? _____

Answer: Urgent C-section

Flashcard 55: Grade 4 of placenta praevia means _____

Answer: the placenta lies over the internal cervical os

Flashcard 56: _____ is a condition where the placenta is abnormally implanted in the lower part of the uterus, close to or covering the cervix

Answer: Placenta praevia

Flashcard 57: What is the diagnostic investigation for placenta praevia? _____

Answer: Transvaginal ultrasound

Flashcard 58: Grade 3 of placenta praevia means _____

Answer: the lower edge of the placenta partially covers the internal cervical os

Flashcard 59: Placenta praevia incidence is ~_____%

Answer: 0.5

Flashcard 60: Grade 1 of placenta praevia means _____

Answer: the placenta does not cover the internal cervical os but is low lying