Labor Complications — Flashcards

Flashcard 161: Breech baby = _____

Answer: C-section

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Flashcard 162: Post-hysterectomy complication: peritoneal leakage through vagina seen, apex inflamed = _____

Answer: vaginal cuff dehiscence

Extra: Vaginal cuff dehiscence is a rare but serious post-hysterectomy complication where the surgical incision at the top of the vagina opens, potentially leading to evisceration.

Flashcard 163: Pt with polyhydramnios with rapid decompression of uterine cavity due to oxytocin use begins to bleed. Likely dx? _____

Answer: Placental abruption

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Flashcard 164: Chronic vulvar "burning" or soreness that is triggered by touch/pressure (e.g. sex) is suggestive of _____

Answer: vulvodynia

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Flashcard 165: Primary dysmenorrhea: cramping lower abdominal pain occurring _____

Answer: immediately prior to or during menstruation

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Flashcard 166: What is the likely diagnosis in a postpartum patient on post-operative day 5 with a fever that is unresponsive to broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy with a negative infectious workup (blood/urine cultures, urinalysis)?\n_____

Answer: Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis

Flashcard 167: What is the definition of second stage arrest of labor in a nulliparous woman? Insufficient fetal descent after pushing for _____ Multiparous? Insufficient fetal descent after pushing for _____

Answer: > 3 hours

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Flashcard 168: Complications of oxytocin include _____-natremia, _____-tension, and uterine _____

Answer: hypo

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Flashcard 169: What is the likely diagnosis in a postpartum patient on post-operative day 2 that presents with fever, uterine tenderness, and purulent lochia? _____

Answer: Postpartum endometritis

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Flashcard 170: C section indications are: Failure to _____ Fetal distress Multiple gestation Macrosomia

Answer: progress

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