High-risk pregnancies — Flashcards

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

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

Patients undergoing IVF with ovulation induction (e.g., hCG therapy) are at risk of developing _____ syndrome

What serum marker is characteristically elevated in choriocarcinoma?_____

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

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

Ovarian cystadenomas (surface epithelial tumors) most commonly arise in women aged _____ years old

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

What level of proteinuria is required to make a diagnosis of preeclampsia?