Parvovirus hydrops — fetal anaemia management station

Station brief

Format. Fetal-medicine management station, approximately 12 minutes. You are the registrar; the fetal medicine consultant is on the phone and will be available in theatre. The assessor runs the clock and feeds scan findings. ^[1]

Candidate instruction. Explain the diagnosis and mechanism, lay out the surveillance and the intrauterine transfusion plan, set up the procedure, and counsel the woman. Verbalise thresholds, technique and realistic outcomes. ^[1][2]