Miscarriage

Question 1

Difference between threatened and inevitable miscarriage

Answer 1

There is no FHR in inevitable miscarriage

Question 2

Similarities and differences between missed and inevitable miscarriage

Answer 2

Sim: both have a fetus but no FH
Diff: missed is asymptomatic and inevitable has pv bleeding and cramps

Question 3

3 ways to manage miscarriage

Answer 3

Expectant - waiting for POCs to pass naturally
Medical - misoprostol
Surgical - MVA

Question 4

Define recurrent miscarriages

Answer 4

Loss of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies

Question 5

Risk factors of recurrent miscarriages x5

Answer 5

Obesity
Antiphospholid syndrome
Cervical incompetence
Uterine structural abnormalities
Balanced chromosomal translocations
Advanced maternal and partenal age