Prenatal Care — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: _____ vaginalis presents with a(n) yellow-green discharge

Answer: Trichomonas

Flashcard 82: What is most commonly the effect of teratogens after week 8 of gestation? _____

Answer: Organ hypoplasia

Flashcard 83: Pregnant women are at risk of _____ transfer of toxoplasmosis

Answer: trans-placental

Flashcard 84: Breastfeeding reduces maternal risk of _____ and _____ cancer

Answer: breast

Extra: also associated with decreased risk of childhood cancer in the infant

Flashcard 85: A(n) _____ hydatidiform mole is associated with mildly increased levels of hCG

Answer: partial

Flashcard 86: Menopause is less symptomatic in _____ women due to increased levels of estrogen

Answer: obese

Flashcard 87: _____ therapy can be used to induce ovulation by triggering the ovaries to release the mature eggs

Answer: hCG

Extra: hCG, LH, FSH, and TSH all share an identical alpha subunit; the beta subunit determines biological specificity.

Flashcard 88: Alterations in natural _____ flora can lead to overgrowth of Gardnerella vaginalis

Answer: vaginal bacterial

Flashcard 89: Universal screening for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is performed via vaginal and rectal culture at _____.

Answer: 36–38 weeks

Extra: ACOG guidelines (2019/2020) updated the screening window to 36 0/7–37 6/7 weeks of gestation (shorthand 36-38 weeks), replacing the previous 35-37 week recommendation. Screening involves both vaginal and rectal swabs.

Flashcard 90: The nonsurgical treatment for endometriosis consists of _____ and _____

Answer: NSAIDs