High-risk pregnancies — Flashcards

Flashcard 291: Phenytoin and woman who wants to get pregnant with low risk of seizure recurrence is managed with _____

Answer: slowly tapering phenytoin

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Flashcard 292: Proper _____ is a good way to prevent premature low birth-weight babies in twin gestation

Answer: weight gain

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Flashcard 293: A history of delivering a _____ baby is a risk factor for the development of gestational diabetes in future pregnancies.

Answer: macrosomic

Extra: History of delivering a macrosomic infant (> 4,000 g or 4,500 g) is a significant risk factor for the development of gestational diabetes (GDM) in subsequent pregnancies.

Flashcard 294: Patients at high risk for preeclampsia (e.g. multiple gestation) are initiated on _____ prophylaxis for preeclampsia

Answer: low-dose aspirin

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Flashcard 295: What is the next step in the management of a pregnant patient with a finding of AEDV or REDV in umbilical artery doppler? _____

Answer: Urgent delivery

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Flashcard 296: HELLP syndrome is a severe version of pre-eclampsia that includes: _____

Answer: Hemolysis Elevated Liver enzymes Low Platelets

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Flashcard 297: Any kind of _____ anomaly (septate, bicornuate, didelphys) can increase the risk of preterm labor, ectopic pregnancy, and cervical incompetence

Answer: uterine

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Flashcard 298: What is the likely diagnosis in a newborn with thin, loose skin, a thin umbilical cord, and a wide anterior fontanel? _____

Answer: Fetal growth restriction

Flashcard 299: IUGR fetuses should be monitored 1-2 times _____ with non-stress tests (NST), biophysical profile, amniotic fluid index (AFI), and umbilical artery doppler

Answer: weekly

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Flashcard 300: What is the next line in the management of a patient with a previous history of preterm labor and has a short cervix on TVUS? _____

Answer: Progesterone and cervical cerclage

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