Prenatal Care — Flashcards

Flashcard 111: Rh hemolytic disease of the newborn has the potential to occur when a Rh_____ mother has a Rh_____ fetus

Answer: -

Flashcard 112: How does cardiac output change during pregnancy? _____

Answer: Increase (~50%)

Flashcard 113: Which female sex steroid prevents endometrial hyperplasia? _____

Answer: Progesterone

Flashcard 114: Can the MMR vaccine be given to pregnant patients? _____

Answer: No! (live, attenuated; therefore contraindicated)

Flashcard 115: Typically, on which day post fertilization do hCG levels rise to detectable levels in serum? _____

Answer: 8

Flashcard 116: By which weeks of gestation can ultrasound identify the sex of the fetus? _____

Answer: Weeks 15-20

Flashcard 117: During the luteal phase of menstruation, cervical mucus becomes more _____ and less penetrable by sperm

Answer: thick (less watery)

Flashcard 118: The luteal phase of the menstrual cycle is dominated by the hormone _____, causing increased secretory activity and vascularity of the endometrium

Answer: progesterone

Flashcard 119: Which β-blocker is used to treat hypertension during pregnancy (aka gestational hypertension)? _____

Answer: Labetalol

Extra: Sketchy Pharmacology: Autonomics (β-blockers)

Flashcard 120: The risk of endometrial hyperplasia is reduced with use of _____ *bonus: why?

Answer: OCPs