OBGYN

Question 1

where do we place the roll under the mother during a c-section?

Answer 1

right side of body to take pressure of the vena cava

Question 2

what incision is used during c-section delivery?

Answer 2

pfannensteil incision

Question 3

what is oxytocin used for?

Answer 3

stimulate uterine contractions

Question 4

methods of ablating the endometrium?

Answer 4

• laser cautery

- balloon inflation+heat

Question 5

what must be done to instruments exposed to HYSKON?

Answer 5

rinse in hot water

Question 6

what is the specialty needle used during for laparoscopy?

Answer 6

verres needle (sometimes hassan)

Question 7

what position is the patient placed in for GYN laparoscopy? (2)

Answer 7

-supine

Question 8

what two dyes are used for chromotubation in the fallopian tubes?

Answer 8

• indigo carmine

- methylene blue

Question 9

2 methods of preventing fogging?

Answer 9

• fred system

- rinse in hot water

Question 10

layers of the uterus? (SME)

Answer 10

• outer peritoneal layer (serous)
• myometrium/muscular layer
• endometrium (mucosal layer)

Question 11

instruments that must always be present during c-section to extend the incision inside the uterus?

Answer 11

lister scissors

Question 12

agents used to distend uterus during hysteroscopy? (3)

Answer 12

• Co2
• glycine
• hyskon

Question 13

what structures are located anterior to the uterus?

Answer 13

the bladder

Question 14

what is the function of a bulb syringe?

Answer 14

clean/suction babies mouth and nose after birth

Question 15

PT position for LAVH?

Answer 15

trendelenberg/lithotomy

Question 16

what is a culposcopy?

Answer 16

pap-smear

Question 17

what is a culdoscopy?

Answer 17

exam with scope entering posterior fornix of the vagina

Question 18

what is a hysteroscopy?

Answer 18

exam with scope inside uterus

Question 19

what is a laparoscopy?

Answer 19

exam with scope inside abdominal cavity

Question 20

what is HPV?

Answer 20

• human papilloma virus

- genital warts

Question 21

what procedures use acidic acid?

Answer 21

pap-smear

Question 22

when are irish retractors used?

Answer 22

abdominal hysterectomy

Question 23

what clamp is used to clamp uterine ligaments in an abdominal hysterectomy?

Answer 23

heaney/ballantine

Question 24

what are they layers of the ovaries?

Answer 24

• outer (cortex)

- inner vascular layer (medulla)

Question 25

define metrorrhagia

Answer 25

heavy bleeding not during menstrual cycle

Question 26

what is the term pfannensteil?

Answer 26

incision most commonly used during c-secton

Question 27

define effacement

Answer 27

thinning and shortening of cervix to accommodate delivery

Question 28

when would we use piton? (2)

Answer 28

- provides stimulation to nipples | - facilitates birth/brestfeeding

Question 29

when would yuptar be used?

Answer 29

decrease uterine contractions/stop baby from being born prematurely

Question 30

what is a tocolytic drug?

Answer 30

stops premature labor from occurring

Question 31

what is paturation?

Answer 31

process of child birth (labor/delivery)

Question 32

what are APGAR scores taken?

Answer 32

done at birth and repeated 5 minutes later

Question 33

function of the placenta/amnion?

Answer 33

provides an exchange of nutrients and wastes between fetus and mother

Question 34

what is fluid filled sac called?

Answer 34

placenta

Question 35

what is dystocia?

Answer 35

difficult labor

Question 36

how many chromosomes does a zygote have?

Answer 36

46 chromosomes

Question 37

description of placenta?

Answer 37

takes on form of flat cake when developed

Question 38

what is placenta privia?

Answer 38

placenta lies in front of fetus and will be pushed out prior to birth of fetus

Question 39

what is placenta abruptu?

Answer 39

life threatening for both mother and baby, placenta has premature separation from the wall of the uterus

Question 40

what is eclampsia?

Answer 40

urgent condition for mother, "toxemia pregnancy" characterized by convulsions and coma that may occur during pregnancy

Question 41

what is preeclampsia?

Answer 41

- encountered during pregnancy or just after | - characterized by edema, hypertension, and albuminuria

Question 42

what is episiotomy?

Answer 42

surgical incision of the vulvar orifice to enlarge the vaginal opening

Question 43

prima-gravida

Answer 43

pregnant for first time

Question 44

prima-para

Answer 44

undergoing first delivery

Question 45

multi-gravida

Answer 45

more than one pregnancy

Question 46

multi-para

Answer 46

more than one delivery

Question 47

at that stage of labor does the cervix start to dilate?

Answer 47

first stage of labor

Question 48

what are the 5 segments of the APGAR score?

Answer 48

- breathing - muscle tone - pulse rate - reflex irritability - skin color

Question 49

term used for painless contractions?

Answer 49

braxton-hicks

Question 50

contents of umbilical cord

Answer 50

2 arteries and 1 vein

Question 51

who coined term APGAR?

Answer 51

virginia apgar, anesthesiologist