Ch 4 Flashcards
(51 cards)
Antepartum
Before birth
Intrapartum
During birth
Postpartum
After birth
_____ signs of pregnancy is from which a definite diagnosis of pregnancy can not be made. The signs and symptoms are common during pregnancy but can often be caused by other conditions
Presumptive
____signs of pregnancy is a stronger evidence of pregnancy. But can be caused by other conditions
Probable pregnancy
____ signs of pregnancy is only developing fetus causes positive signs of pregnancy: fhr fetal movements or visualizations of the fetus in US
Positive signs
Amenorrhea Nausea and vomiting Breast changes Pigmentation Frequency and urgency or urination Quickening is \_\_\_ signs of pregnancy
Presumptive
Goodells sign Chadwick’s sign Hegars sign McDonald’s sign Braxton Hicks contractions Ballottement Fetal outline Abdominal atriae Pregnancy tests Is \_\_\_\_ signs of pregnancy
Probable
Pregnancy is divided into three 13 week parts called
Trimesters
_____ ___ is used to determine EDD. To calculate EDD, one identifies the first day of the LNMP counts backwards 3 months and adds 7 days
Nagels rule
Increased pigmentation of the face or ____ “mask of pregnancy”
Chloasma
____ or fetal movement
Quickening
____ sign is the SOFTENING of the cervix and vagina by increased vascular congestion
Goodells sign
___ sign is the purplish or blueish discoloration of the cervix, vagina, and vulva caused by increase vascular congestion
Chadwick’s sign
____ sign is the softening of the lower uterine segment
Hegars sign
It is easy to FLEX the body of the uterus against the cervix called ____ sign
McDonald’s sign
_____ ____ ___ irregular, painless uterine contractions that begin in the second trimester
Braxton Hicks contractions
___ is a maneuver by which the fetal part is displaced by a light tap of the examining finger on the cervix then the part rebounds quickly
Ballotement
____ ___ May be identified by palpation after the 24th week… it’s possible to mistake a tumor for a fetus
Fetal outline
____ ___ is stretch marks
Abdominal striae
___ is any pregnancy, regardless of duration; also the number of pregnancies including the one in process
Gravida
A woman who is pregnant for the first time is called ___
Primigravida
___ is a women who has given birth to one or more children who have reached the age of viability (20 weeks gestation) regardless of the number of fetuses delivered and regardless if those children are now living
Para
____ is a women who has given birth to two or more children past the point of viability. Regardless of whether the children were alive at birth or are presently alive.
Multipara
