First Trimester (Week 1 through 13) Common discomforts

Question 1

Nausea and____

Answer 1

vomiting

Question 2

____ frequency

Answer 2

urinary

Question 3

chronic____

Answer 3

fatigue

Question 4

_____ vaginal secretions

Answer 4

increased

Question 5

varicrose_____

Answer 5

veins

Question 6

booty____

Answer 6

hemorrhoids

Question 7

back-____

Answer 7

ache

Question 8

breast_____

Answer 8

tenderness

Question 9

_____ gums

Answer 9

tender

Question 10

heart-___

Answer 10

burn

Question 11

nasal___

Answer 11

stuffiness caused by the extra estrogen (saline spray or steam)

Question 12

ankle___

Answer 12

edema (tell her to elevate her legs)

Question 13

consti-___

Answer 13

pation

Question 14

leg___

Answer 14

cramps

Question 15

my pregnant patient has constipatient. what do I teach her?

Answer 15

increase fluids, and fiber. and increase mobility (walk)

Question 16

What do you tell pregnant women about medications?

Answer 16

do not take any OTC ones unless you ask the doctor first.

Question 17

if the patient is a smoker , what do you tell em?

Answer 17

• stop, but if they do it anyway, it’s best to do it outside so they are not re-inhaling that smoke.

Question 18

Smoking is associated with what kind of babies?

Answer 18

• low birthweight or small for gestation aged babies (SGA)