Antepartum Flashcards
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pregnancy signs and symptoms that may be caused by something other than pregnancy
presumptive signs of pregnancy
pregnancy signs and symptoms: abdomen enlargement uterine enlargement fetal outline palpation ballottement uterus shape change piskacek's sign hegar's sign goodell's sign chadwick's sign BH ctx positive pregnancy test
probable signs of pregnancy
pregnancy signs and symptoms:
FHT heard by fetoscope or doppler
sonographic evidence of pregnancy
palpation of fetal movement
positive signs of pregnancy
differential dx for pregnancy
leiomyoma
ovarian cyst
pseudocyesis
average duration of human pregnancy
280 days
prior to placental formation in pregnancy, progesterone is released by the:
corpus luteum
chorionic villi develop from:
the outer wall of the blastocyst
chorionic villi blood pertains to the:
fetus
umbilical cord has ___ artery(s) and ____ vein(s)
1 vein, 2 arteries
umbilical arteries carries _________ blood from ______ to ________
deoxygenated blood from fetus to placenta
umbilical vein carries ___________ from ____________ to ___________
oxygenated blood from placenta to fetus
implantation occurs ____ days after fertilization
6-7
oxygen and glucose are transported across the placenta via:
facilitated perfusion
the trophoblast eventually becomes the:
placenta
________ system changes in pregnancy may cause:
increased chest diameter (5-6 cm) / decreased residual volume
mild respiratory alkalosis–> decreased PCO2
diaphragm level rise of 4 cm
nasal congestion
increased tidal volume/ minute ventilatory/ minute oxygen uptake
dyspnea
respiratory
________ system changes in pregnancy may cause:
dilation of renal calyces, pelvis and ureters–> UTI
decreased bladder tone
increased renal blood flow 35-60%
decreased renal threshold for glucose, protein, water-soluble vitamins, calcium, hydrogen ions
increased GFR 40-50%
increased renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system–> Na+/water retention, resistance to pressor effect of angiotensin II, maintenance of normal BP
GU/Renal
pregnancy can be considered a ____________ state because _________ and ___________ increase in pregnancy
hypercoaguable
fibrinogen (factor I) and factors VII-X
diastolic BP is ______ in 1st and 2nd trimesters due to development of new vascular beds and peripheral tone relaxation (progesterone) which results in decreased flow resistance
lower
prolactin levels are 10x _______ in pregnancy
higher
pituitary gland _________ by 100% in pregnancy
enlarges
thyroid gland _________ in size in pregnancy
increases
TSH does/does not cross the placenta?
does not
thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins and TRH do/ do not cross the placenta?
do
adrenal glands double serum ________ levels in pregnancy
cortisol