Chorioamnionitis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Septic abortion results from retained _____

Answer: products of conception

Flashcard 2: If a previously pregnant patient in the few hours / days after their delivery:- develops a sudden onset of back pain / radicular pain - progresses to complete or partial paralysis of the lower extremitiesWhat is this highly suggestive of?_____

Answer: Spinal epidural hematoma

Flashcard 3: _____ is used to predict the success of labor induction

Answer: Bishop score

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Flashcard 4: _____ is a complication of pregnancy that presents with a triad of membrane rupture, painless vaginal bleeding, and fetal bradycardia (< 110 beats/min)

Answer: Vasa previa

Flashcard 5: What pathology can result in individuals with recent abortion that develop fever and foul-smelling vaginal discharge?_____

Answer: Septic abortion

Flashcard 6: leiomyoma (fibroid)

Answer:

Extra: asymptomatic, abnormal uterine bleeding, miscarriagewell-demarcated edges, whorled smooth muscle bundlesgood, does NOT progress to leiomyosarcoma20-40 years, black race

Flashcard 7: endometritis

Answer: retained tissue/foreign body in uterus

Extra: infection and inflammation of endometriumgentamycin + clindamycin +/- ampicillin

Flashcard 8: placenta previa

Answer: placenta attaches near or over internal cervical os

Extra: painless vaginal bleeding during any trimestermultiparity, prior C-section

Flashcard 9: abruptio placentae

Answer:

Extra: painful bleeding in 3rd trimesterlife-threatening for fetus and mothersmoking, HTN, cocaineDIC

Flashcard 10: mittelschmerz

Answer: blood from ruptured follicle causes peritoneal irritation

Extra: acute onset abdominal pain mimicing appendicitis