Diagnostic testing (amniocentesis, CVS) US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Diagnostic testing (amniocentesis, CVS) Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: -fetoprotein (AFP) is transiently elevated in _____
Answer: pregnancy
Flashcard 2: When performing a maternal serum quadruple screen, accurate estimation of _____ is very important to determine whether levels of analytes are abnormal
Answer: gestational age
Flashcard 3: Elevated _____ in amniotic fluid is a helpful confirmatory test for neural tube defects
Answer: acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
Flashcard 4: What is the risk of fetal loss in amniocentesis? What about chorionic villus sampling? _____
Answer: 0.5% in amniocentesis versus 1% in CVS
Flashcard 5: cervical dysplasia/squamous cell carcinoma
Answer: HPV 16, 18
Extra: koilocytes (enlarged, hyperchromatic epithelial cells) on Pap smear. (normal left, abnormal right)
multiple sexual partners, smoking, early age of firts intercourse, HIV infection may progress to invasive carcinoma
Flashcard 6: Worldwide, _____ cancer is the most common gynecologic tumor.
Answer: cervical
Flashcard 7: secondary prevention (epidemiology)
Answer: early detection (e.g. Pap smear)
Flashcard 8: Ovarian surface epithelial tumors typically present _____ and therefore have _____ prognosis
Answer: late
Extra:
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Flashcard 9: What is the key risk factor for Cervical Carcinoma?
_____
Answer: High-risk HPV (16, 18, 31, 33)
Extra:
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Other:
- smoking
- starting sexual intercourse at a young age
- immunodeficiency (e.g. HIV infection)
Flashcard 10: Spontaneous, unilateral serosanguinous nipple discharge is followed up with _____ and _____
Answer: mammography → ultrasound
Extra:
* vascular connection to the tumor that is not present normally; connects papilloma to duct wall
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