High-risk pregnancies — Flashcards

Gestational diabetes is a result of increased insulin resistance due to elevated levels of _____ during pregnancy

What demographic is most commonly associated with lichen sclerosus (pre- or post-menopausal women)?_____

The decrease in fertility in women after 35 is primarily due to diminishing quality / quantity of _____

Placenta _____ is the abnormal penetration of the placenta through the myometrium and into the uterine serosa

Which carcinoma has a tendency to seed body cavities (ie: the peritoneum)?_____

What serum marker is characteristically elevated in choriocarcinoma?_____

Patients who are undergoing IVF with ovulation induction (ex. hCG therapy) are rarely at risk of developing _____ syndrome

What is a possible complication of monochorionic twins as a result of anastamosis? _____

Women who are in the _____ period are at particularly high risk of developing myasthenia gravis

Choriocarcinomas and Trophoblastic Tumors can be treated with _____