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WHAT IS THE OTHER TERM FOR POSTPARTUM

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PUERPERIUM

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POSTPARTUM IS ALSO KNOWN AS WHAT TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY

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FOURTH TRIMESTER OF PREGNANCY

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IT REFERS TO THE 6-WEEK PERIOD FOLLOWING CHILDBIRTH

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POSTPARTUM

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THIS IS THE PROCESS WHERE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS RETURN TO NONPREGNANT STATE

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INVOLUTION

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HOW MANY CENTIMETERS DOES THE UTERUS DESCEND EVERY 24 HOURS

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1-2cm

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WHAT ARE THE 3 PROCESSES THAT HAPPENS DURING POSTPARTUM INVOLVING THE UTERUS

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  1. ISCHEMIA
  2. AUTOLYSIS
    3.PHAGOCYTOSIS
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THIS PROCESS OCCURS AS RESULT OF COLLAPSED BLOOD VESSELS IN THE UTERUS

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ISCHMIA

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THIS PROCESS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN BY PROTEOLYTIC AND HYDROLYTIC ENZYMES

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AUTOLYSIS

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THIS PROCESS IS WHERE THE ELASTIC OR FIBROUS TISSUE IN THE UTERUS IS DISPOSED

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PHAGOCYTOSIS

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WHAT IS THE DISCHARGE THAT RESULTS FROM PHAGOCYTOSIS, THIS DISCHARGE ALSO COMES WITH CLOTS

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LOCHIA RUBRA

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HOW MANY WEEKS DOES IT TAKE FOR THE PHAGOCYTOSIS PROCESS TO COMPLETE

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3 WEEKS

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IN WHAT DAYS DOES THE SNAPPING OFF OF THE SPONGY LAYER OF DECIDUA HAPPEN

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AT 2-3 DAYS AFTER BIRTH

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THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE UTERUS FAILS TO RETURN TO ITS PREPREGNANT STATE

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SUB INVOLUTION

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WHAT CAUSES SUBINVOLUTION

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RETAINED PLACENTAL FRAGMENT AND INFECTION

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THIS IS THE ABSENCE OF THE TONE OF THE UTERUS

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UTERINE ATONY

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TRUE OR FALSE:
WHEN THE UTERINE MUSCLES DON’T CONTRACT ENOUGH TO CLAMP PLACENTAL BLOOD VESSELS SHUT AFTER CHILDBIRTH, IT CAUSES YOUR UTERINE ATONY

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TRUE

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WHAT IS THE NURSING INTERVENTION FOR UTERINE ATONY

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  1. FUNDAL MASSAGE
  2. ICE PACK
  3. PROMOTE BREASTFEEDING
  4. OXYTOCIN MEDICATION
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WHAT IS THE ANTIHEMORRHAGIC DRUG GIVEN TO POSTPARTUM MOTHERS

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TRANEXAMIC ACID

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WHERE IS THE UTERUS AT THE END OF 3RD STAGE OF LABOR AND WHAT IS ITS WEIGHT

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LOCATION: BELOW UMBILICUS
WT: 1000g

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AFTER 2-3 HOURS TO NEXT 24 HOURS, WHERE IS THE UTERUS LOCATED

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RAISES TO LEVEL OF UMBILICUS

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WHY DOES THE UTERUS RISE FROM THE LEVEL BELOW THE UMBILICUS TO THE LEVEL OF THE UMBILICUS

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DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF CLOTS

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ON THE 6TH PP DAY, WHERE IS THE UMBILICUS LOCATED AND HOW MUCH DOES IT WEIGH

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LOCATION: LIES IN TRUE PELVIS
WT: 500g

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TRUE OR FALSE:
ON THE 9TH PP DAY, THE UMBILICUS IS STILL PALPABLE ABDOMINALLY

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FALSE

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AT 14TH WEEK, HOW MUCH DOES THE UTERUS WEIGH

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350g

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AT 42ND PP DAY, HOW MUCH DOES THE UTERUS WEIGH
50-60 g
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AFTER BIRTH, DOES THE CONTRACTION INCREASE OR DECREASE
INCREASE
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WHAT IS HORMONE IS RELEASED DUE TO BREASTFEEDING THAT ENHANCES CONTRACTION
OXYTOCIN
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WHAT CAUSES CRAMPING AFTER BIRTH
ALTERNATE INTERMITTENT CONTRACTION AND RELAXATION OF THE UTERUS
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WHAT IS THE CRAMPING FELT AFTERBIRTH
AFTERPAINS
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WHAT ARE THE AGGRAVATING FACTORS OF AFTERPAINS
BLOOD CLOT PLACENTAL FRAGMENT RETENTION
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WHAT ARE THE NURSING INTERVENTIONS FOR AFTERPAINS
GIVE ANALGESICS AS PRESCRIBED BY THE DOCTOR REASSURE TO THE MOTHER THAT IT IS SELF-LIMITING AND DECREASES AFTER 48 HOURS
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WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE PLACENTAL SITE
7cm
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WHEN DOES ENDOMETRIAL REGENERATION COMPLETED AFTERBIRTH
2ND AND 3RD PP WK
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WHAT LAYER OF THE PLACENTAL SITE IS THE SITE OF REGENERATION
INNER LAYER
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WHEN IS THE PLACENTAL SITE REGENERATION COMPLETED AFTERBIRTH
6-7 WKS
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THIS LAYER OF THE PLACENTAL SITE IS ATTACHED TO THE MUSCULAR WALL
INNER WALL
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THIS LAYER OF THE PLACENTAL SITE IS WERE THE NEW ENDOMETRIUM WILL FORM
INNER LAYER
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THIS LAYER OF THE PLACENTAL SITE IS WHERE THE SNAPPING OFF OF THE SPONGY LAYER OF THE DECIDUA HAPPENS
OUTER LAYER
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THE PAIN FELT DURING SEXUAL ACTIVITY AFTERBIRTH
DYSPAREUNIA
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HOW MANY MONTHS DO WOMEN EXPERIENCE DYSPAREUNIA?
4-6 MONTHS
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DYSPAREUNIA IS DUE TO THE DECREASE OF ______________ SECONDARY TO DELAYED ______________ PRODUCTION BECAUSE OF ___________
VAGINAL SECRETION ESTROGEN LACTATION
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WHAT ARE THE 3 TYPES OF LOCHIA
LOCHIA RUBRA LOCHIA SEROSA LOCHIA ALBA
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THIS TYPE OF LOCHIA IS SECRETED AT THE FIRST 3 DAYS AFTER BIRTH
LOCHIA RUBRA
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THIS TYPE OF LOCHIA COMPOSES OF TROPHOBLASTIC DEBRIS, MUCUS, AND IS MOSTLY BLOOD
LOCHIA RUBRA
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THIS TYPE OF LOCHIA IS SECRETED AT DAYS 4-7 AFTER BIRTH
LOCHIA SEROSA
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WHAT IS THE COLOR OF LOCHIA SEROSA
PINK OR BROWNISH
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THIS LOCHIA COMPOSES OF OLD BLOOD, ERYTHROCYTE, LEUKOCYTES, TISSUE DEBRIS, AND MUCUS
LOCHIA SEROSA
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THIS TYPE OF LOCHIA DISCHARGE HAPPENS 7 DAYS TO 2 WEEKS AFTERBIRTH
LOCHIA ALBA
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WHAT IS THE COLOR OF LOCHIA ALBA
COLORLESS YELLOWISH WHITE
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THIS LOCHIA COMPOSES OF LEUKOCYTES, DECIDUAS, EPITHELIAL CELLS, AND MUCUS
LOCHIA ALBA
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COMPLETE THIS: AMOUNT OF LOCHIA SCANT- LIGHT- MODERATE- LARGE- EXCESSIVE-
SCANT- LESS THAN 1 INCH STAIN LIGHT- 1-4 INCHES STAIN MODERATE- 4-6 INCHES STAIN LARGE- SATURATED PAD IN 1 HOUR EXCESSIVE- SATURATED PAD IN 15 MINS
52
WHAT IS THE CONDITION OF THE CERVIX IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH
SOFT AND MALLEABLE
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TRUE OR FALSE: 2 FINGERS CAN STILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE CERVIX AFTER 2 MONTHS
FALSE: ONLY FOR THE FIRST 4-6 DAYS
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WHAT PART OF THE CERVIX NARROWS BY DAY 7
EXTERNAL OS
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EXTERNAL OS NARROWS AT WHAT DAY
DAY 7
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WHAT DOES OPENING OF CERVIX AT PAROUS
SLIGHTLY OPEN AND SLIT-LIKE AFTER VAGINAL BIRTH
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WHAT DOES THE OPENING OF THE CERVIX LOOKS LIKE FOR NULLIPAROUS
ROUND
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IS THE VAGINA EDEMATOUS IMMEDIATELY AFTERBIRTH
YES
59
IN WHAT WEEK OF PP DOES THE VAGINAL MUCOSA HEALS AND RUGAE RETAINED
3 WKS
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AFTER HOW MANY WEEKS DOES THE VAGINA RESTORE ITS SIZE
6 WEEKS
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WHAT ARE THE TAGS LEFT BY THE HYMEN AFTER IT IS TORN DUE TO CHILDBIRTH
CARUNCULAE MYRTIFORMES
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TRUE OR FALSE: YOU CAN START SEXUAL INTERCOURSE EVEN BEFORE THE PERINEUM IS HEALED
FALSE: POSTPONE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
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WHAT EXERCISE IS ENCOURAGED FOR PP
KEGEL EXERCISE
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WHAT LUBRICANT IS USED FOR SEXUAL INTERCOURSE DURING PP
WATER-SOLUBLE LUBRICANT
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TRUE OR FALSE DURING POSTPARTUM, SEXUAL AROUSAL MAYBE SLOWER
TRUE
66
WHAT ARE THE TWO SEXUAL INTERCOURSE POSITIONS DURING PP
SIDE-BY-SIDE WOMAN ON TOP/SUPERIOR
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AT WHAT TIME OF THE DAY DOES SEXUAL INTERCOURSE CAN BE CONTINUED
MORNING AND AFTERNOON
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WHAT IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PERINEUM AFTER BIRTH
EDEMATOUS AN BRUISED
69
WHAT CONDITION IS COMMON AFTER BIRTH FOR THE PERINEUM
HEMORRHOIDS
70
WHAT CLASSIFICATION OF PERINEUM LACERATION IS THIS: 1ST LAYER OF SKIN
FIRST-DEGREE
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WHAT CLASSIFICATION OF PERINEUM LACERATION IS THIS: TO UNDERLYING MUSCLE
SECOND-DEGREEE
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WHAT CLASSIFICATION OF PERINEUM LACERATION IS THIS: EXTENDS TO THE ANUS
THIRD-DEGREE
73
WHAT CLASSIFICATION OF PERINEUM LACERATION IS THIS: EXTENDS UP TO RECTUM
FOURTH-DEGREE
74
WHAT IS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF BREASTS AFTERBIRTH
SOFT AND NON TENDER
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THE BREASTS ARE DESCRIBED AS "_______" AS VARIOUS LOBES BEGIN TO PRODUCE MILK
LUMPY
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A YELLOWISH MILK, THAT CONTAINS ANTIBODIES AND PROTEIN -RICH PRELACTATION MILK
COLOSTRUM
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IN WHAT DAYS IS THE COLOSTRUM SECRETED
FIRST 2-3 DAYS
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THIS IS WHEN THE BREAST IS DISTENDED, FIRM, AND WARM TO TOUCH DUE TO TEMPORARY VASOCONGESTION ESPECIALLY AMONG NON-LACTATING MOTHERS
ENGORGEMENT
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DURING ENGORGEMENT, WHY IS THE BREAST WARM TO TOUCH
DUE TO VASOCONGESTION

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