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NURN 218 Exam 1 Mother-BabyLatest Update
Preconception Priorities - Answer -Take 100-800mcg Folic Acid
-Stop smoking
-Stop harmful medications
-Optimize health
-Avoid teratogens
What foods contain folic acid - Answer Citrus oranges
Green leafy veggies
Define teratogenic Agents - Answer Any environmental substance that cause physical
defects in developing fetus
3 types of teratogens - Answer ingested - drugs , medications, alcohol
infectious agents - varicella, zika virus, rubella , cat or bird feces
environmental -Xrays, chemicals
Stages of fetal development - Answer pre-embryonic- fertilization through the end of
week 2.
embryonic- women miss her period. Week 2 though week 8
fetal- nine weeks through birth
A fetus is considered full term at - Answer 38 weeks
umbilical cord contains (veins/arteries) - Answer 2 arteries (carries deoxygenated
blood) and 1 vein (oxygenated blood) from placenta to fetus
REMEMBER AVA
Supine hypotensive syndrome - Answer during last trimester the uterus can fall back
against the vena cava in supine position, resulting in vena cava compression, which
decrease cardiac output and bp. Causing high headedness and dizziness. Women
should be in side lying position on LEFT SIDE- takes uterus off vena cava
Signs of pregnancy
, Presumptive
Probable
positive - Answer Presumptive(possible)
Probable- objective data detected
Positive- 100% diagnostic of pregnancy
Presumtive signs - Answer (possible)
Least reliable
Tender breast, missed period, frequent urination, nausea /vomiting
Probable signs - Answer Presence of hCG in blood
Braxton hicks
Positive test
GOODELL SIGN
HEGAR SIGN
Positive sign - Answer Visualize fetus by ultrasound
Fetal heart sound
Fetal movements palpable by practitioner
How to calculate due date - Answer First day of LMP
ADD 7 days
SUBTRACT 3 months
1st trimester (time) - Answer conception to 13 weeks
2nd trimester(time) - Answer 14- 26 weeks
3rd trimester(time) - Answer 27weeks- birth
Gravida/Primigravida/Multigravida - Answer Gravida- the state of being pregnant
Primi- first pregnancy
Multi- women 2nd or 3rd pregnancy
How to classify pregnancy gravid - Answer GTPAL
Prenatal visits (how often) - Answer conception - 28 weeks come every 4 weeks
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