Pregnancy Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 101: Pre-eclampsia is diagnosed with new-onset BP ≥ _____/90 mmHg after 20 weeks of pregnancy AND proteinuria or end-organ dysfunction

Answer: 140

Flashcard 102: The ABCDE approach of postpartum haemorrhage includes positioning the patient _____

Answer: lying flat and elevating the legs

Extra: In Postpartum Haemorrhage (PPH) management, positioning involves lying the patient flat to maintain cerebral perfusion and elevating the legs (Trendelenburg position) to increase venous return. If the uterus is still large (e.g., immediate postpartum), a left lateral tilt may be used to avoid aortocaval compression.

Flashcard 103: Investigations used to monitor pre-eclampsia include _____ and blood pressure monitoring.

Answer: urine dipstick

Flashcard 104: What is the life-saving, final procedure for postpartum haemorrhage if other options are exhausted? _____

Answer: Hysterectomy

Flashcard 105: Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is blood loss > _____ml within 24 hours of birth

Answer: 500

Flashcard 106: What is the MOST common cause of postpartum haemorrhage? _____

Answer: Tone → uterine atony

Flashcard 107: Pre-eclampsia presents with the classical triad of _____, proteinuria, and oedema

Answer: new hypertension

Flashcard 108: _____ = new hypertension presenting after 20 weeks gestation with significant proteinuria or other end-organ dysfunction

Answer: Pre-eclampsia

Flashcard 109: AVOID palpating a suspicious pelvic mass in suspected ectopic pregnancy to prevent increasing the risk of _____

Answer: rupture

Flashcard 110: What form of fertility is a risk factor for ectopic pregnancy? _____

Answer: IVF