Medication safety in pregnancy — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ is the presence of too little amniotic fluid and may be associated with placental insufficiency, bilateral renal agenesis, and posterior urethral valves (inability to excrete urine)

Answer: Oligohydramnios

Flashcard 2: Vaginal and rectal culture at 36-37 weeks gestation is performed to identify patients who require intrapartum _____ prophylaxis against S. agalactiae (GBS).

Answer: Penicillin G (preferred) or Ampicillin

Flashcard 3: What is most commonly the effect of teratogens during the first two weeks of gestation?_____

Answer: spontaneous abortion

Flashcard 4: What is a possible adverse effect associated with performing chorionic villus sampling before 9 weeks? _____

Answer: limb defects

Flashcard 5: What is the treatment (2) of vaginal candidiasis in pregnancy?_____

Answer: Clotrimazole, Miconazole

Flashcard 6: During pregnancy, there is a _____-fold increase in estriol, which is an indicator of fetal well-being

Answer: 1000

Flashcard 7: Gestational diabetes is the onset of _____ insulin resistance during pregnancy

Answer: maternal

Flashcard 8: _____ 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 9: 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 10: The umbilical vein carries _____ blood from the _____ to the _____.

Answer: oxygenated