Autoimmune disorders in pregnancy US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Autoimmune disorders in pregnancy Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Maternal ITP may cause short-lived thrombocytopenia in offspring since _____ can cross the placenta
Answer: anti-platelet IgG
Flashcard 2: Women who are in the _____ period are at particularly high risk of developing myasthenia gravis
Answer: postpartum
Flashcard 3: Spontaneous abortion is more common in patients in a _____ state, such as those with antiphospholipid syndrome
Answer: hypercoaguable
Flashcard 4: A pregnant patient with an abrupt onset of extremely pruritic and urticarial papules and blisters most likely has _____
Answer: pemphigoid gestationis
Flashcard 5: CMV can result in _____, which commonly leads to spontaneous abortion
Answer: hydrops fetalis
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Flashcard 6: What is the treatment for preeclampsia or eclampsia to prevent seizures?_____
Answer: IV magnesium sulfate
Flashcard 7: What volume defines oligohydramnios?
Answer: <200 mL or <0.2 L (at term) :: volume
Extra: Oligohydramnios is defined as:
- Amniotic Fluid Volume (AFV) < 200 mL
- Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) < 5 cm
- Single Deepest Pocket (SDP) < 2 cm
Polyhydramnios is defined as > 2000 mL (> 2 L).
Flashcard 8: What are the classic clinical features of late congenital syphilis?
Answer: Presence of saber shins, saddle nose, mulberry molars, and Hutchinson (notched) incisors.
Extra: Congenital syphilis is caused by the prenatal transplacental transmission of Treponema pallidum. Signs include:
• Hutchinson triad: Notched incisors, interstitial keratitis, and 8th nerve deafness.
• Bone findings: Saber shins, Higouménakis sign (medial clavicular thickening).
• Teeth: Mulberry molars.
• Face: Saddle nose, Rhagades (perioral fissures).
Flashcard 9: What are the major contraindications and the primary mechanism of combined estrogen/progestin oral contraceptives?
Answer: Contraindications: Smokers > 35 y/o, hx of DVT/PE, stroke, and ER+ breast cancer.
Mechanism: Prevents ovulation.
Key Side Effect: Thrombosis.
Extra: contraceptionsmokers > 35 y/o, hx DVT, stroke, ER+ cancerin combination prevents ovulation thrombosis
Flashcard 10: GYN tumor incidence in US: _____ > _____ > _____
Answer: endometrial
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