Pregnancy Medicine — Flashcards

Flashcard 31: A pregnant woman with blood pressure >160/110 mmHg requires _____ and hospitalization.

Answer: urgent antihypertensive therapy

Flashcard 32: Gestational Hypertension is new-onset hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation without any _____

Answer: proteinuria or other systemic features

Flashcard 33: _____ are first-line in the management of nausea & vomiting in pregnancy/hyperemesis gravidarum.

Answer: Antihistamines (cyclizine/promethazine)

Flashcard 34: _____ should also be considered if birth is planned within 24 hours, or if there is concern that a woman may develop eclampsia

Answer: IV magnesium suphate

Flashcard 35: _____ is a crucial neurological sign that may precede eclamptic seizures in pre-eclampsia

Answer: Hyperreflexia

Flashcard 36: _____ is a risk factor for Hyperemesis Gravidarum due to the increased levels of hCG

Answer: Carrying Twins

Flashcard 37: Hyperemesis Gravidarum diagnostic criteria triad is: _____ AND dehydration AND electrolyte imbalance

Answer: 5% pre-pregnancy weight loss

Flashcard 38: Prophylactic low-dose Aspirin is used for the _____ of pre-eclampsia in high-risk patients.

Answer: prevention

Extra: Low-dose aspirin (81 mg/day) is recommended for pregnant individuals at high risk for preeclampsia. It should be initiated between 12 weeks and 28 weeks of gestation (optimally before 16 weeks) and continued daily until delivery.

Flashcard 39: _____ or Hydatidiform mole is a risk factor for hyperemesis gravidarum

Answer: Molar pregnancy

Flashcard 40: Patient with hyperemesis gravidarum who develop diplopia and ataxia is suggestive of _____ and therefore supplementation of Pabrinex (Thiamine, B&C)

Answer: Wernicke's encephalopathy