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What is the most common medical complication of pregnancy? -
answer Hypertension
What is PIH? - answer Pregnancy induced hypertension
How is PIH diagnosed? - answer 140/90 two times 6 hours apart
What is gestational hypertension? - answer Onset after 20 weeks
of gestation without proteinuria, return of normal B/P in postpartum
What is Pre-eclampsia? - answer onset after 20 weeks of gestation
with proteinuria, multisystem vasopastic, reduced organ profusion,
classified as mile or severe
Risk factors for PIH - answer women younger than 20 or older than
40, african and native americans, primigravidas, obesity, multiple
fetus', family history, comorbitities (diabetes), chronic
hypertension, chronic renal disease
A concentration of _________ mg/dl or greater in at least ___ random
urine specimens is proteinuria. - answer 30;2
Edema is not used as a marker of what? - answer preeclampsia
,What is pathologic edema? - answer generalized accumulation of
fluid in the face, hands or abdomen that is not responsive to 12
hours of bed rest, rapid weight gain of more than 2 kg in 1 week
If a womens last menstrual period is 5/21 when is her estimated due
date? - answer February 28th
What is Leopolds maneuver? - answer It is used to determine the
baby's position and know where to place the stethescope.
Left occiput anterior = - answer Easy labor
Left occiput posterior= - answer Difficult/painful labor
What is considered tachycardia for a fetus? Indicative of what? -
answer >160 bpm, indicative of maternal or fetal infection or fetal
hypoxia (an ominous sign).
What is considered fetal bradycardia? Indicative of? Intervention? -
answer <120 bpm, indicative of fetal hypoxia or stress and
maternal hypotension after epidural initiation (place client on left
side, increase fluids, and stop pitocin).
WHAT IS AN EARLY DECELERATION? - answer HR SLOWS BEFORE
PEAK OF CONTRACTION AND RECOVERS BY END OF CONTRACTION.
(BEING EARLY IS GOOD)
WHAT ARE EARLY DECELERATIONS INDICATIVE OF? - answer HEAD
COMPRESSION (NOT OMINOUS=NO INTERVENTION REQUIRED).
WHAT ARE LATE DECELERATIONS? - answer HR DECREASES AFTER
PEAK OF CONTRACTION AND RECOVERS AFTER CONTRACTION ENDS.
(BEING LATE IS BAD).
, WHAT ARE LATE DECELERATIONS INDICATIVE OF? INTERVENTIONS? -
answer FETAL STRESS AND HYPOXIA OR DEFICIENT PLACENTAL
PERFUSION (CHANGE MATERNAL POSITION AND DISCONTINUE
OXYTOCIN (PITOCIN)).
WHAT ARE VARIABLE DECELERATIONS? - answer TRANSIENT
DECREASE IN HR ANY TIME DURING CONTRACTION.
WHAT ARE VARIABLE DECELERATIONS INDICATIVE OF?
INTERVENTIONS? - answer CORD COMPRESSION (CHANGE
MATERNAL POSITION-KNEE CHEST/ASS IN AIR). IF CORD IS
PROTRUDING NEVER TOUCH.
What is decreased variability? - answer A smooth baseline. The
baseline should vary by 10 to 15 beats every minute. The loss of
short term variability can be ominous where as long term loss (20 to
40 mins) is probably not significant and can indicate a sleep cycle.
What is decreased variability indicative of? - answer Fetal sleep
cycle, depressant drugs, hypoxia, or CNS anomalies.
What is an acme? - answer A peak of something
What are the three different ratings for APGAR CRITERIA? - answer
0 (POOR), 1, and 2 (BETTER). LOWEST SCORE IS A 0 AND HIGHEST IS
10.
What are the different criteria for APGAR SCORING? - answer
COLOR, HR, REFLEX IRRITABILITY, MUSCLE TONE, RESPIRATORY
EFFORT.
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