Anemia in pregnancy — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: How does blood pressure change during early pregnancy?_____

Answer: Decreased

Flashcard 2: Will ABO hemolytic disease of the newborn occur on the first pregnancy?_____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 3: What is a possible adverse effect associated with performing chorionic villus sampling before 9 weeks? _____

Answer: limb defects

Flashcard 4: During pregnancy, the size of the pituitary gland _____, but blood supply does not increase significantly

Answer: doubles

Flashcard 5: _____ and progesterone are both used for HRT in post-menopausal women (with an intact uterus) to avoid an increased risk of endometrial cancer.

Answer: Estrogen

Flashcard 6: Define spermatocele.

Answer: Cystic dilation of the epididymal duct containing sperm.

Extra: Clinical features: Typically presents as a painless, transilluminating mass superior to the testicle. Unlike a hydrocele, a spermatocele is distinct from the testis.

Flashcard 7: The umbilical vein carries _____ blood from the _____ to the _____.

Answer: oxygenated

Flashcard 8: There are _____ umbilical arteries and 1 umbilical vein in a normal umbilical cord.

Answer: 2

Flashcard 9: Identify the fluid-filled space surrounding the fetus (labeled 11 in the image):

Answer: amniotic fluid

Flashcard 10: What is the innermost fetal membrane that encloses the amniotic cavity and the embryo?

Answer: Amnion