Postpartum hemorrhage — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: Amniotic fluid emboli can lead to massive hemorrhage and _____, especially postpartum; due to the thrombogenic nature of amniotic fluid

Answer: DIC

Flashcard 12: What is the most common inciting event for development of mastitis? _____

Answer: Nipple trauma

Flashcard 13: Acute endometritis presents as fever, abnormal _____, and _____ pain

Answer: uterine bleeding

Flashcard 14: Women who are in the _____ period are at particularly high risk of developing myasthenia gravis

Answer: postpartum

Flashcard 15: Hypopituitarism may be caused by _____ syndrome, which is a(n) pregnancy-related infarction of the pituitary gland

Answer: Sheehan

Flashcard 16: Severe bleeding from leiomyoma (fibroid) may lead to _____

Answer: iron deficiency anemia

Extra: 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? _____

Answer: Uterine atony

Extra: * massive bleeding may lead to Sheehan syndrome

Flashcard 18: In the immediate postpartum period, why can some women develop chills and shivering? _____

Answer: Decreased estrogen and progesterone levels → mild hyperthermia

Flashcard 19: Are SSRIs safe during breastfeeding? _____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 20: Uterine artery _____ can be used to treat bleeding and bulk symptoms in fibroids

Answer: embolization

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