Hyperemesis Gravidarum – Post Test

After assessing Asmita, who has attended with nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, you calculate her PUQE score to be 9. What severity classification would her score be given?

You have been treating Jane, who is ten weeks pregnant, for severe nausea and vomiting over the last two hours in the ED. She is still vomiting despite 1L of fluid replacement and a combination of cyclizine and prochlorperazine IV. You are considering ondansetron but Jane tells you she has heard there is a risk of cleft palate.

What is the rate of orofacial clefts in pregnancies who have been exposed to ondansetron?

Which of these is a second line antiemetic for NVP?

Which of these fluids is the best choice for IV fluid replacement in nausea and vomiting of pregnancy?

What percentage of pregnancies are affected by Hyperemesis Gravidarum?