Management of common pregnancy complaints — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What non-pathologic state is associated with increased risk for pyelonephritis? _____

Answer: Pregnancy

Flashcard 2: Vitamin _____ excess during pregnancy poses an extremely high risk for spontaneous abortion

Answer: A

Flashcard 3: Which beta-blocker is used to treat hypertension during pregnancy?

Answer: Labetalol

Flashcard 4: During pregnancy, there is a _____-fold increase in estradiol and estrone

Answer: 100

Flashcard 5: What is the result of 50% increased plasma volume versus 30% increased RBC volume during pregnancy?_____

Answer: Physiological (dilutional) anemia (decreased viscosity improves placental perfusion; expanded volume protects against the effects of blood loss during delivery)

Flashcard 6: _____ 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 7: 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 8: The umbilical vein carries _____ blood from the _____ to the _____.

Answer: oxygenated

Flashcard 9: There are _____ umbilical arteries and 1 umbilical vein in a normal umbilical cord.

Answer: 2

Flashcard 10: Identify the fluid-filled space surrounding the fetus (labeled 11 in the image):

Answer: amniotic fluid