Obstetrics Questions

Missed miscarriage Threatened miscarriage Inevitable miscarriage Incomplete miscarriage Complete miscarriage

What should not be done before USS to avoid provoking a severe haemorrhage?

Pregnancy of unknown location, serum bHCG levels >1500

After 28/40 weeks, if a woman reports reduced foetal movements and no heart sounds is detected What would be done next to investigate the reduced fetal movement

history of sudden collapse soon after a rupture of membranes is suggestive of...

first line treatment for magnesium sulphate induced resp. depression

A woman complains of severe itching at 34 weeks gestation. The itching started 2 weeks previously and has been preventing her from sleeping. She is itchy all over her body, especially in her hands and feet. She has not noticed any rashes. Her mother reports similar symptoms when she was pregnant with her 2nd child. She is otherwise well. What is the most appropriate action?

woman with preterm-PROM with a triad of maternal pyrexia, maternal tachycardia and fetal tachycardia

A 30-year-old woman attends her GP practice with polydipsia and polyuria. She is currently 25 weeks pregnant and this is her first pregnancy. She has a body mass index (BMI) of 32 kg/m². Her GP decides to perform an oral glucose tolerance test upon suspecting gestational diabetes.What result supports the above diagnosis?

when fetal cells/amniotic fluid enters the mother's bloodstream and stimulates a reaction: chills, sweating, anxiety, coughing, cyanosis, tachycardia and hypotension

Which of these patients have an absolute contraindication for the combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP)?

painful red bumps under the skin on the shins. most common forms of panniculitis, causing inflammation of the subcutaneous fat under skin

A 32-year-old woman who is 30+2 weeks pregnant, G3 P2+0, presents to the maternity triage unit. Her past deliveries were both elective Caesarean sections. Her pregnancy has been uneventful up to this point but she presents to the maternity triage unit this morning with an episode of vaginal bleeding. She describes the amount as about a tablespoon. There is no associated pain.What should be done next to determine the diagnosis?

Fresh vaginal bleeds developing in labour could be a sign of ______________ ______________(the most common cause of antepartum haemorrhage) or ____________________ _____________(second most common cause of antepartum haemorrhage) and therefore monitoring of the baby is required.

streptococcal pharyngitis is a common cause of.......

type of c section for a women with known placenta praevia goes into labour

main complication induction of labor: high contraction frequency (tachysystole) and greater than 20 minutes

Which of the following drugs is the most appropriate to prescribe in the first trimester of pregnancy for the indication stated?

Which of these is a contraindication for using epidural anaesthesia during labour?

A 24-year-old woman presented at 15-weeks gestation with a 1-week history of erythematous, tender lesions on the pretibial aspects of both legs. The patient reported having had a "flu-like" illness with fever, a sore throat and dry cough during the same time as these lesions developing. The "flu" symptoms resolved within 10 days without medical intervention, but the lesions on her legs persisted. An initial antistreptolysin-O titre was raised.What is the most likely diagnosis in this case?