Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Gyn Induced Abortion

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
What percentage of induced abortions occur in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy?   88% (according to 1998 data)  
🗑
___ percent of all US counties lack an abortion provider   87%  
🗑
___ percent of induced abortions are repeat procedures   44%  
🗑
___ % of induced abortions are done via curettage   81%. 9.9% by medication  
🗑
___% of US women seeking abortion are younger than 25   52%  
🗑
81% of women seeking an induced abortion are   unmarried  
🗑
54% of women used a contraceptive method the month they became pregnant. Of pill users, ___% had inconsistet use   76%  
🗑
Consideration for minors   mandatory waiting periods, parental consent/notification for minors, mandated couseling topics required in some states  
🗑
Consequence of not giving Abx to women with induced abortions   post-abortal endometritis occurs in 5-20% of these women. Prophylactic abx reduced 1/2 of peri-abortal endometritis in all groups  
🗑
Sequelae of infection post abortion   infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain  
🗑
Non-surgical early gestation techniques   Mifepristone, Methotrexate, Misoprostol  
🗑
Non-surgical late gestation techniques   Intravaginal Prostaglandins, Intraamniotic abortifacients (hypertonic saline, Urea, prostaglandins)  
🗑
Surgical Abortion Techniques   Manual Vacuum Aspiration, Dilation and Curettage, Dilation and Evacuation  
🗑
Cervical Preparation in Surgery   Prostaglandins, Rigid Dilators, Osmotic Dilators (laminaria, dilapan, lamicel)  
🗑
Analgesi/Anesthesia in Surgery   NSAIDs, Opioids, Anxiolytics, Paracervical Block, Regional or General Anesthesia  
🗑
Delayed complications of abortion   More than 72 hours post procedure, 1% of cases, retained products, infection, ongoing pregnancy, breast cancer  
🗑
the embryo or fetus dies in utero, but products of conception are retained   Missed abortion  
🗑
Roe v. Wade 1973   Right to choose abortion until viability. Planned Parenthood v. Danforth, 1976: reaffirmed that viability is a medical judgment  
🗑
Legal aspects at the state level   State may regulate induced abortion after 3 months. If you are a minor, you need permission from a parent/grandparent with whom you have lived from at least 6 months.  
🗑
Evaluation of patient requesting IAB   Is the patient pregnant? Hx of pregnancy complications, medical/surgical hx, estimated gestational age, US if equivocal  
🗑
To determine if the patient is pregnant   HCG, document LMP and whether LMP was normal  
🗑
Patient Examination   External Genitalia: lesions, Vaginal: septa, infection, Cervix: lesions, mucopus (cyanosis)  
🗑
Lab Tests   wet prep for vaginal infections, GC/chlamydia testing, other STD testing if indicated (offer), Current pap smear, Hct, Rh(D)status  
🗑
At 12 weeks, your uterus is the size of a   grapefruit. Nulliparous, non-pregnant women's uterus is firm, walnut-size  
🗑
Leiomyomas and uterus high in the pelvic correlate with what gestational size?   Large. Non-viable pregnancy, missed abortion and ectopic pregnancies correlate to small size  
🗑
When should a woman be given Rhogam?   If woman is Rh negative  
🗑
Methods of IAB   Suction currettage, surgical currettage, manual vacuum aspiration (MVA), medical abortion  
🗑
Which is standard of care, suction or sharp currettage?   Suction. More rapid evacuation of the uterus, less blood loss, lower risk of uterine perforation, lower risk of synechiae or Asherman's syndrome  
🗑
Another technique of abortion in developing countries that can be performed as early as 4 weeks from Last Menstrual Period.   manual vacuum aspiration. With suction/surgical currettage earlier IAB is risky due to higher potential for missed products of conception  
🗑
Complications of abortive techniques   Vasovagal reaction (usually dilation), retained products of conception, uterine perforation, cervical injury, pelvic infection, hemorrhage, hematometra, DIC (extremely rare)  
🗑
Strongest risk factor for abortion-related mortality   Gestational age. Lowest risk of death occurs when abortions<8weeks. Risk of mortality before 9 weeks 1/500,000  
🗑
When can medical abortions be used?   When a woman is less than 49 days from LMP  
🗑
FDA approved medical abortion regimen   Day 1: Mifepristone (Rhogam if Rh negative), Day 3: Misoprostol, Day 14: f/u with US, surgical completion if necessary  
🗑
Alternative medical regimen   lower dose mifepristone, vaginal misoprostol, Use up to 63 days LMP, NOT FDA APPROVED. Vaginal misoprostol as underground IAB  
🗑
Sequelae of abortion   Relief, guilt, sadness, sense of loss, multiple procedures: possible risk of incompetent cervix  
🗑
The pregnancy with the highest mortality rate is   ectopic pregnancy: 31.9/100,000  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: ltm12