pregnant female exam 3 Flashcards
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define 1st, 2nd, 3rd trimesters of pregnancy
1st trimester= 0-13 weeks 6 dats
2nd trimester= 14-27 weeks and 6 days
3rd trimester= 28-40 weeks and 6 days
Chadwick sign
bluish discoloration of vagina and cervix
Leukorrhea of pregnancy
white, milky, vaginal discharge that is normal during pregnancy
Naegele’s Rule
-used to calculate estimated date of confinement aka due date
-first day of pt’s last menstrual period + 7 days - 3 months +1 year
gestational age
time of pregnancy counting from the first day of the last menstrual period
developmental age
time of pregnancy counting from fertilization
embryo
fertilization - 8 weeks
fetus
8 weeks - birth
previable
before 24 weeks
preterm
24-36 weeks
term
37-42 weeks
increased estrogen
-promotes endometrial growth
-stimulates increased prolactin output
-contributes to hypercoagulable state of pregnancy
increased progesterone
-1st produced by corpus luteum but then by placenta after implantation
-causes increased tidal volume and alveolar ventilation
-relaxes tone of esophageal sphincter, ureters, and bladder
HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)
-produced by placenta and support progesterone synthesis
-prevents loss of early embryo to menstruation
-stimulate tsh receptors
when do increased erythrocyte mass, increased blood volume, and increased cardiac output begin in pregnancy?
4 weeks
physiologic anemia
plasma volume expansion exceeds increase in red cell volume
**helps protect against blood loss during birth
increased basic metabolic rate
increases 15-20% which increases caloric needs
hegars sign
softening of the cervical isthmus *above cervix
symptoms of pregnancy
-breast enlargement/tenderness- 6weeks
-areolar enlargment and increased pigmentation- 6weeks
-cololstrum secretion- 16 weeks
-nausea w o vomiting
-urinary frequency
vaginal changes during pregnancy
-chadwicks sign
-vaginal walls become thicker and more rugated due to increase thickness of the mucosa, loosening of connective tissue, and hypertrophy of smooth muscle cells
-vaginal secretions are thick, white, and more profuse
-vaginal pH is more acidic from lactobacillus acidophilus
cervix and ovarian changes during pregnancy
-cervix looks and feels different
-chadwicks sign
-cervical canal fills w tenacious mucus plug
-red velvety mucosa
-corpus luteum may be felt on affected ovary as a small nodule
uterine changes during pregnancy
-uterus loses its firmness and resistance
-hegars sign
-volume expands 5 to 20 liters
-weight increases from 50-70 grams to 800-1200 grams
-muscle cell hypertrophy
-increase in blood vessels, size, lymphatics
uterus as fetus grows
-uterus pushed into anteverted position into the space occupied by blader
-uterus rotates to the right to accomodate the rectosigmoid structures on the left side of the pelvis
abdominal enlargement
12th week-uterus rises out of pelvis into abdomen
15th week- apparent increase in abdominal girth
linea nigra
diastasis recti