Postpartum hemorrhage US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Postpartum hemorrhage Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 11: Amniotic fluid emboli can lead to massive hemorrhage and _____, especially postpartum; due to the thrombogenic nature of amniotic fluid
Answer: DIC
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Flashcard 12: What is the most common inciting event for development of mastitis?
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Answer: Nipple trauma
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Flashcard 13: Acute endometritis presents as fever, abnormal _____, and _____ pain
Answer: uterine bleeding
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Flashcard 14: Women who are in the _____ period are at particularly high risk of developing myasthenia gravis
Answer: postpartum
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Flashcard 15: Hypopituitarism may be caused by _____ syndrome, which is a(n) pregnancy-related infarction of the pituitary gland
Answer: Sheehan
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Flashcard 16: Severe bleeding from leiomyoma (fibroid) may lead to _____
Answer: iron deficiency anemia
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Green overlay: leiomyoma tissue; transverse section
White overlay: leiomyoma tissue; longitudinal section
Black arrows: mitotic figure
White arrows: blood vessels
Uterine leiomyoma
Limited assessment possible as only one image is accessible: This image is of a transvaginal ultrasound, whereby the transducer is positioned near the cervix and the sound waves are sent cranially, resulting in a sagittal section of the uterine corpus (D) and cervix (C). The endometrium (A) lies central in the uterus and is termed endometrial stripe in ultrasound. There are three suspected myomas (B) in the myometrium, with both cranially located myomas heterogeneous and hypoechoic and the myoma at the bottom of the image demonstrating calcifications.
Flashcard 17: What is the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage?
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Answer: Uterine atony
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* massive bleeding may lead to Sheehan syndrome
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Flashcard 18: In the immediate postpartum period, why can some women develop chills and shivering?
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Answer: Decreased estrogen and progesterone levels → mild hyperthermia
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Flashcard 19: Uterine artery _____ can be used to treat bleeding and bulk symptoms in fibroids
Answer: embolization
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Flashcard 20: Are SSRIs safe during breastfeeding?
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Answer: Yes
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