Items tagged “obstetric”
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Placenta percreta
Placenta percreta is a term given to the most severe but least common form of the placenta accreta spectrum disorders, where there is a transmural extension of placental tissue across the myometrium with a serosal breach. It carries severe maternal as well as fetal risks.
The milder end of the ...
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Placenta increta
Placenta increta is an intermediate level in the placenta accreta spectrum disorders and accounts for ~20% of such cases. The placental villi extend beyond the confines of the endometrium and invade the myometrium but do not reach the uterine serosa.
The ends of the spectrum of abnormal placen...
Case
Fetal supraventricular tachycardia
Published
26 May 2015
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Ultrasound
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Pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy involving new-onset hypertension (systolic BP ≥140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg) and involvement of one or more other organ systems.
Epidemiology
Pre-eclampsia affects up to 8% of pregnancies 1.
Risk factors
diabetes mellitus 2
chronic hypertension ...
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Anencephaly
Published
07 May 2022
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Ultrasound
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Intrauterine device embedded in the myometrium
Published
31 May 2023
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Ultrasound
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Chorionic bump
Published
16 Aug 2023
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Ultrasound