Common Conditions in Pregnancy

Question 1

Edema can lead to what?

Answer 1

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
(compression of median nerve from edema)
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TOS

Question 2

What can you advise your patient to do about edema for self care?

Answer 2

HYDRO
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ELEVATE
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INCREASE ACTIVITY

Question 3

What is the actual separation of the pubic symphesis known as?

Answer 3

DIASTASIS SYMPHESIS PUBIS

misalignment far more common

Question 4

Why might a patient experience difficulty getting in and out of cars, rolling over in bed, and/or initiating gait?

Answer 4

DIASTASIS SYMPHESIS PUBIS

Question 5

Is sciatica pain in pregnancy the result of a disc herniation?

Answer 5

VERY RARELY

usually PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME

Question 6

Name the sensory (not motor) condition involving damage to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, usually caused by entrapment at inguinal ligament?

Answer 6

MERALGIA PARAESTHETICA

Question 7

How can you assess for meralgia paraesthetica?

Answer 7

TINNELS SIGN
(positive: tingling burning with tapping over affected area)
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IMPROVED SITTING/ AGGRAVATED STANDING
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LIGHT AIR BRUSHING IRRITATES

Question 8

Name 5 ways we treat meralgia paraesthetica?

Answer 8

1. DECREASE ANTERIOR PELVIC TILT
2. DECREASE MRT QUADS
3. INCREASE PSOAS LENGTH
4. INCREASE CORE STABILITY
5. INCREASE LYMPH FLOW (LD)