Multiple gestation management — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Patients with pemphigoid gestationis have an increased risk of maternal development of _____ disease

Answer: Graves

Flashcard 2: Women who are in the _____ period are at particularly high risk of developing myasthenia gravis

Answer: postpartum

Flashcard 3: Eclampsia and HELLP syndrome both warrant immediate _____

Answer: delivery of the baby

Flashcard 4: In twin-twin transfusion syndrome, the _____ is polycythemic, overloaded, and at risk for heart failure

Answer: recipient

Flashcard 5: What is the effect of multiple gestations (e.g. twins, triplets) on hCG levels? _____

Answer: Increased

Flashcard 6: The presence of 1 yolk sac with 2 fetal poles is indicative of _____ twins

Answer: monoamniotic

Flashcard 7: In twin-twin transfusion syndrome, the _____ is polycythemic, overloaded, and at risk for heart failure

Answer: recipient

Extra:   https://onlinemeded.org/spa/obstetrics/multiple-gestations/acquire?ref=anki  

Flashcard 8: What volume defines oligohydramnios?

Answer: <0.5 L amniotic fluid

Flashcard 9: congenital syphilis

Answer: prenatal exposure to T. pallidum

Extra: in infant: saber shins, saddle nose, mulberry molars, notched incisors

Flashcard 10: combined estrogen/progestin

Answer:

Extra: contraceptionsmokers > 35 y/o, hx DVT, stroke, ER+ cancerin combination prevents ovulation thrombosis