nursing Management During Pregnancy Ch 12 Nursing management during pregnancy

Question 1

Alpha-fetoprotein

Answer 1

A glycoprotein produced initially by the yolk, sac and fetal gut, and later, predominantly by the fetal liver. In a fetus, the serum AFP level increases until approximately 14 to 15 weeks and then falls progressively.

Question 2

Amniocentesis

Answer 2

Involves a trans abdominal puncture of the amniotic sac to obtain a sample of amniotic fluid for analysis. Is used to confirm a fetal abnormalities when other screening test detect a possible problem. Performed in the second trimester between 15 and 20 weeks.

Question 3

Biophysical profile BPP

Answer 3

Uses a real time ultrasound and NST to allow assessment of various parameters of fetal well-being that are sensitive to hypoxia. A BPP includes ultrasound monitoring of fetal movements, fetal tone, and fetal breathing, as well as an ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid volume with or without assessment of the fetal heart rate.

Question 4

Chorionic Villus Sampling CVS

Answer 4

An invasive procedure involving an 18 gauge needle stick through the abdomen or passage of a section catheter through the cervix under ultrasound guidance. The test is used to obtain a sample of the chorionic villi from the placenta for prenatal evaluation of chromosomal disorder, such as down syndrome, or cystic fibrosis or enzyme deficiencies, and Fido, gender determination, and to identify sex, linked disorders, such as hemophilia, sickle cell, anemia, and Tay-sacs disease

Question 5

Gravida

Answer 5

The number of pregnancies a woman has had

Question 6

High risk pregnancy

Answer 6

Pregnancies, and that are complicated by maternal or fetal conditions, that jeopardize the health status of the mother and put the fetus at risk for uteroplacental, insufficiency, hypoxia and death

Question 7

Linea nigra

Answer 7

A thin, brownish, black, pigment headline, running from the umbilicus to the symphysis pubis, depending on the duration of the pregnancy

Question 8

Natural childbirth

Answer 8

A birth without pain relieving medication’s

Question 9

Para

Answer 9

The number of times a woman has given birth to a fetus of at least 20 gestational, weeks, viable, or not, counting multiple births as one birth event

Question 10

Preconception care

Answer 10

The promotion of health and well-being of a woman and her partner before pregnancy