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NUR 406 EXAM 21. (eg.,Rh incompatibility, diabetes, preeclampsia, basic information r/t to the TORCH
infections, preterm labor),
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2. Goals of care of high risk pregnancies
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• foster growth and development and mother and baby
• minimize maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality
3. Pregnancy Complications
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Identify/distinguish normal complications/ ab- normal assessment findings
4. Pregnancy Complications
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General pathophysiology behind complications (basic mechanisms, general lab assessments-
not specifics/details- more clinical judgement oriented)
5. Pregnancy Complications
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· Appropriate nursing care/interventions vs. in- appropriate nursing care/interventions for both
normal and abnormal find- ings
6. Pregnancy Complications
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,· Includes medications with focus on those dis- cussed in lecture/lab/clinical
7. Pregnancy Complications
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· Diabetes during pregnancy (gestational or pre- viously existing)
The "normal" pregnant woman has an increases resistance to insulin beginning in the 2nd half
of pregnancy.
• placenta produces more hormones, which increase resistance to insulin, demand rises 3x
• body actually produces more insulin while pregnant, but hormones produced by the placenta
increase the body's resistance to the insulin
8. Gestational Diabetes
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Diabetic pregnant women can't increase their production of insulin
- pancreas unable to produce sufficient insulin
- insulin not being used effectively
Especially complicates 2nd and 3rd trimester when insulin demands increase Pathophysiology
• without adequate insulin; glucose circulates blood stream unable to enter cells, energy
starved cells break down fats and proteins for energy causing; ketosis from fat wasting, negative
nitrogen balance from protein breakdown and muscle tissue wasting
• high levels of glucose spill over into the urine; glycosuria
9. Assessing for Diabetes in pregnancy
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All women screened Complications; fetal HTN, macrosomnia, polyhydramnios, infection, still
birth
Screening
- done at every prenatal visit (glucose urine test)
,1 hour Glucose Tolerance Test
• done in the office between 24-28 weeks, oral glucose test advised
> If results abnormal; 3 hour glucose test done
- instruct pt to eat high CHO diet x 3 days then fast overnight (150 g a day)
-screen late in the 1st trimester if theres a history of insulin resistance, age >40, prior stillbirth,
miscarriage or large/malformed infant
10. Assess for 4 cardinal signs of diabetes;
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polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia, weight loss
11. Management of Diabetes in pregnancy
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Strict regulation of maternal glucose levels is essential to optimal perinatal outcome.
• manage diabetes preconceptually
• insulin is drug of choice during pregnancy
• careful review of oral hypoglycemic agents (some are contraindicated) Instruct on use of
insulin with incidences of N & V???
• dietary control is key
• fasting 70-100
• <120 2 hours after meals
large fluctuations in blood sugar can jeopardize the fetus
****bed time snack most important - protein and complex carbs to prevent hypo- glycemia
during sleep
• encourage compliance to med regimen, prenatal visits, dietary changes, etc
12. How to evaluate fetoplacental functioning?
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Alpha Fetoprotein Screening at 16-20 weeks
, Monitor fetal activity starting at 28 weeks
Assess fetal growth with an ultrasound at 18 and 28 weeks
Fundal height
- macrosomia
- polyhydramnios
- IUGR
Administer nonstress test
- start at 28 weeks, weekly
- twice weekly at 32 weeks
- if nonreactive, the biophysical profile is done
Assessment of fetal maturity
-L/S ratio (lung development) amniocentesis
may be falsely elevated in a diabetic, may need to be as high as 3
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13. Anemia during pregnancy
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Pregnancy may exacerbate preexisting anemia
• Fe- deficiency and megaloblastic anemia may be caused by pregnancy
• Hemodilution - physiologic anemia of pregnancy 1000 mg extra Fe needed during pregnancy
Inadequate Hgb < 11
If not supplied by iron supplements, maternal risk for infection and hemorrhage increase, risk of
prematurity, stillborn, hypoxia, and death
Supplement with ferrous sulfate 30-60 mg a day between meals with orange juice
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14. Bleeding in Pregnancy
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1st and 2nd trimesters;
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