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A 21 yr old female,G1P0,who recently emigrated from Zimbabwe presents for prenatal counselling in her 34th week of pregnancy.She received no prenatal care.U/S evaluation reveals less than normal fetal length and markedly decreased fetal head size.Which of the following could have prevented this condition
1 folic acid supplementation
2 MMR vaccination
3 Zidovudine therapy
4 Malaria
5 Smoking cessation?
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This is symmetrical IUGR
so 2 is the ans
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i also did this Q . Would you please recheck the question properly ?
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answer is 5. Only smoking causes IUGR (symetrical). Zidovudine is actually given in pregnancy to HIV mothers and may cause teratogenecity.....nothing well documented.
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sorry, hope....you put 2. MMR......maybe...you think that this baby has microcephaly?? Rubella. As cardiac defects in congenital rubella syndrome are common, wouldn't this have shown up on the USS?
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Zimbabwe: Malaria causes SS and hypoxia result in IUGR
4 Malaria???
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OOPS SYMMETRIC IUGR, 2 MMR vaccination
