Step I OB RhoGAM question

[TheDudeabides]

quick question,
Studying for step II, just read in Crush step 2 "...during prenatal care, check Rh antibodies at 1st visit, if positive, do NOT give RhoGAM-you are too late"
well what then do you do, it does not say? Anyone out there know

 

[Doc Ivy]

I could be wrong, but I don't think there is anything you can do for mom...

...But you have to monitor baby for hydrops fetalis (high-output heart failure, edema, ascites), and hepatosplenomegaly which you can detect on ultrasound. I think to prevent hemolytic anemia of the newborn you do intrauterine transfusions, which might have to be done several times during the pregnancy.

 

[Idiopathic]

intrauterine transfusions

This is, I believe, the Rx of choice. Not advisable to let it get to this situation, however.

Serial amniocentesis are performed @ around 20 weeks if the Rh titer is greater than 1:16. Amniotic fluid is analyzed for bilirubin and this is plotted on a curve which predicts disease severity. When hematocrit falls too low, intrauterine transfusions are done.

 

[TheDudeabides]

This is, I believe, the Rx of choice. Not advisable to let it get to this situation, however.

Serial amniocentesis are performed @ around 20 weeks if the Rh titer is greater than 1:16. Amniotic fluid is analyzed for bilirubin and this is plotted on a curve which predicts disease severity. When hematocrit falls too low, intrauterine transfusions are done.

ahhh yes...that is starting to sound familiar...thanks, i'm way too lazy and unmotivated now to look those kind of things up on my own