High-risk pregnancies — Flashcards

Flashcard 521: Recurrent pregnancy loss may be investigated with maternal _____ studies

Answer: coagulation

Flashcard 522: _____ has worse symptoms (fulminant hepatic failure)

Answer: Acute fatty liver of pregnancy

Flashcard 523: The pathogenesis of HELLP syndrome involves hepatic and systemic _____, activation of the coagulation cascade, and platelet consumption

Answer: inflammation

Flashcard 524: Invasive GBS in a prior baby means that the mother should be given _____ in every subsequent pregnancy

Answer: GBS prophylaxis (penicillin)

Flashcard 525: What is the next best step in working up a hemodynamically unstable female patient presents with vaginal bleeding and a positive urine pregnancy test? _____

Answer: Immediate surgery consultation

Flashcard 526: HELLP syndrome is a severe version of preeclampsia that includes: _____

Answer: Hemolysis Elevated Liver enzymes Low Platelets

Flashcard 527: A ruptured ectopic pregnancy typically occurs _____ weeks after the last menstrual period (LMP)

Answer: 6-8

Extra: Ectopic pregnancy typically presents or ruptures 6-8 weeks after the last menstrual period (LMP). Symptoms include the classic triad of abdominal pain, amenorrhea, and vaginal bleeding.

Flashcard 528: What is the likely diagnosis in a premenopausal woman with heavy menstrual bleeding, dysmenorrhea, and a uniformly enlarged, boggy, tender, and globular uterus? _____

Answer: Adenomyosis

Flashcard 529: Progressive dyspnea on exertion, lower extremity edema and S3 in late pregnancy is managed with _____

Answer: echo

Flashcard 530: What is the recommended management for a pregnant patient with no history of preterm labor and a cervix > 2.5 cm on TVUS? _____

Answer: Routine obstetric care