Medical; obstetrics and gynecology Study Guide
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What is the most likely cause of dark colored stool - Correct Answer - Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
What are the components of blood - Correct Answer - plasma, erythrocytes (red blood cells), leukocytes
(white blood cells), and platelets
Opening of the uterus into the birth canal, or vagina is called - Correct Answer - Cervix
perineum - Correct Answer - The area between the females vagina and anus. This is commonly torn
during the delivery of the fetus.
Para - Correct Answer - Number of live births the mother has had
Gravida - Correct Answer - Number of times the mother has been pregnant
As the baby is delivered, check the cord is not wrapped around the baby neck. If it is wrapped try and
unwrap it first and if that's not possible clamp the cord and cut it between the clamps. What is that cord
called? - Correct Answer - Nuchal Cord
Apgar scale - Correct Answer - a standard measurement system that looks for a variety of indications of
good health in newborns
prolaspsed cord - Correct Answer - A condition in which the cord presents from the vagina before the
head of the baby is delivered.
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,breech delivery - Correct Answer - Is there any part of the fetus other than the head presents through
the birth canal first
meconium aspiration - Correct Answer - Occurs when a neonate, due to distress during labor, defecates
into the Amniotic fluid and then aspirates this fluid as it begins to breathe
Premature birth - Correct Answer - birth of fetus before 37 weeks of gestation
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Correct Answer - "Stroke". Lack of blood supply to the brain causing
brain damage
urinary retention - Correct Answer - inability to empty the bladder
cystitis - Correct Answer - inflammation of the bladder
meconium - Correct Answer - the greenish material that collects in the intestine of a fetus and forms the
first stools of a newborn
ectopic pregnancy - Correct Answer - Pregnancy that happens outside the uterus, most commonly in the
fallopian tubes
placenta previa - Correct Answer - A development of the placenta over the cervical opening. Heavy
vaginal bleeding is common, but abdominal pain is rare
preeclampsia - Correct Answer - a possible complication during pregnancy, typically affecting
primigravida patients. It usually develops after the 20th week of gestation and is characterized by severe
hypertension, proteinuria, headaches, visual abnormalities, edema, and anxiety.
eclampsia - Correct Answer - true toxemia of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure,
albuminuria, edema of the legs and feet, severe headaches, dizziness, convulsions, and coma
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, toxemia of pregnancy - Correct Answer - disorder of pregnancy that can progress to seizures and coma
and is characterized by tissue swelling, protein in the urine, and high blood pressure
What is most likely to happen in younger children who experience a sudden spike in there body
temperature - Correct Answer - Seizures
sunken fontanelle - Correct Answer - Severe dehydration in infants creates very dry gums/lips, sunken
eyes, loose skin, with elasticity
supine hypotensive syndrome - Correct Answer - Dizziness and a drop in blood pressure caused when
the mother is in a supine position and the weight of the uterus, infant, placenta, and amniotic fluid
compress the inferior vena cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and cardiac output.
When the mother delivers a the baby when is it appropriate to cut the umbilical cord - Correct Answer -
After the cord stops pulsating
Labor begins with - Correct Answer - Uterine contractions and dilation of the cervix
First stage of labor ends when the... - Correct Answer - Cervix is fully dilated
The second stage of labor is... - Correct Answer - Delivery of the baby
Third stage of labor is... - Correct Answer - Delivery of the placenta
How long after birth will a newborn infant start to breathe spontaneously? - Correct Answer - 15-30
seconds
Hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome - Correct Answer - A life-threatening condition
resulting from high blood glucose that typically occurs in older adults, and which causes altered mental
status, dehydration, and organ damage.
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