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What is the normal fetal pulse rate?

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120-160 beats per min

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What is the significance of protein in the urine of a pregnant patient?

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could mean UTI or PREECLEMPSIA

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What is the significance of glucose in the urine of a pregnant patient?

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Could mean gestational diabetes or a prediabetic condition

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Purpose of prenatal care

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to make sure mom and baby are healthy

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What is EDD of woman with LMP of 4-25-12?

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Feb 1, 2013

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Dilation (of cervix)

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The stretching of the external os from an opening of a few mm wide to an opening large enough to allow passage of infant

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How far does the cervix dilate?

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approx 10cm

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Colposcopy

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Examination of the cervix using a colposcope

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What is a colposcope?

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Lighted instrument with a magnifying lens

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Nagel’s Rule

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+7 days
-3 months
+ 1 Year

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Quickening

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The first time the mama feels the baby move

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Puerperium

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time in which body systems return to prepregnancy state

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How long does Puerperium take?

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4-6 weeks after birth of baby

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Placenta abruptio

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Placenta prematurely and abruptly separates from the uterine lining

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What is the treatment for placenta abruptio?

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DELIVERY ASAP

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EDC

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Estimated Date of Confinement

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EDD

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Estimated Date of Delivery

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primigravida

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woman who is pregnant for the first time

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Perineum

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The external region between the vaginal orifice and the anus in a female

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Amenorrhea

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The absence or cessation of the menstrual period

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When does amenorrhea usually occur?

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Normally before puberty, during pregnancy, and after menopause

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menopause

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the permanent cessation of menstruation

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what age does menopause usually occur?

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between 45-55

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menorrhagia

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excessive bleeding during a menstrual period

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Gestation
another term for pregnancy or period of time of being pregnant
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Dysplasia
- The growth of abnormal cells | - Precancerous condition that may or may not lead to cancer
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Dyspareunia
Pain in the vagina or pelvis experienced by woman during sex
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Dysmenorrhea
Pain associated with the menstrual period
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Perimenopause
- Before onset of menopause | - Phase when the woman w/ regular periods changes to irregular cycles and increased periods of amenorrhea
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Prenatal
Before birth
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Braxton Hicks Contractions
- Intermittent & Irregular painless uterine contractions that occur throughout pregnancy - Usually occur more at end of pregnancy
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Engagement
Entrance of the fetal head or the presenting part into the pelvic inlet
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FHT
Fetal Heart Rate
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When is the fetal heart rate usually heard at?
5-6 weeks
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Toxemia
Another name for Pre-eclampsia
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3 symptoms of Pre-eclampsia
- High blood pressure - Protein in urine - swelling of hands/feet
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Lochia Rubra
the first discharge, Composed of blood, shreds of fetal membranes
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What color is Lochia Rubra?
Red because of large amounts of blood it contains
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How long does Lochia Rubra last usually?
First 3 days after birth
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What is the time period of lochia serosa?
4-10 days after birth
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What does lochia serosa contain?
blood, mucus, uterine tissue
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Placenta Previa
Placenta implants low in uterus and partially or completely covers cervical os
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Fundus
Dome shaped upper portion of the uterus between the fallopian tubes
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Episiotomy
a surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth
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Striae Gravidarum
Stretch Marks
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Amniocentesis
Surgical puncturing of amniotic sac through abdomen
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What does amniocentesis diagnose?
- genetic mishaps - congenital anomalies - chromosomal defects - lung capacity of fetus
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Ectopic Pregnancy
A pregnancy in which the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus
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ectopic
abnormal place/positioning
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antenatal
before birth; prenatal
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Linea Nigra
brownish pregnancy line that appears on abdomen
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Maturation Index (MI)
ratio obtained by performing a random cell count of the three major cell types shed from the vaginal squamous epithelium: parabasal, intermediate, and superficial cells
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Metrorrhea
Discharge of mucus or pus from the uterus.
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Pelvimetry
measurement of the female pelvis
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Effacement
Thinning & Shortening of the cervical canal from its normal length of 1-2cm to a structure with paper thin edges in which there is no canal at all
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Is fundal height included in first visit?
NO
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What weeks is a woman tested for strep B?
weeks 35-37
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What is the purpose of effacement?
Permit the passage of the infant into the birth canal
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FHR
Fetal Heart Rate
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Doppler Device
- hand-held ultrasound transducer used to detect the fetal heartbeat for prenatal care - uses the Doppler effect to provide an audible simulation of the heart beat.
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Presentation
part of the fetus that is closest to the cervix and is delivered first
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Colonoscopy
Visualization of the rectum ad the entire colon using a colonoscope
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Multipara
a woman who has completed 2 or more pregnancies to the age of fetal viability regardless of whether they ended in live infants or stillbirths
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Primipara
woman who has carried a pregnancy to fetal viability for the first time regardless if the baby was stillborn or alive at birth
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how many weeks is considered a viable birth?
20 weeks
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what is purpose of checking urine in prenatal visits?
to look for proteins and sugars
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Lab work done at the first prenatal exam...
- pap smear - gonorrhea & chlamydia tests/cultures - wet prep for vaginitis - Blood tests (CBC, Hct, Hbg, HBV, HIV, Rubella Titer, GCT, VDRL, group B strep) - Urine tests (physical, chemical, microscopic, pregnancy test)
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Purposes of measuring fundal height
- first measurement used as guideline for all other measurements in preg - provides rough estimate of duration of pregnancy
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Eclampsia
Toxemia of pregnancy
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Symptoms of Eclampsia
- presence of protein in urine - high BP - sudden weight gain
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Colostomy
an opening in the large intestine, or the surgical procedure that creates one
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Risk factors for developing pre-eclampsia
- Primigravida under age 18 or primigravida over age 35 - Pre-existing cardiovascular and renal conditions - Pre-existing diabetes
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Fetoscope
let's you listen to baby and hear any distress
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para
living children
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Nuva Ring
Stays in 3 weeks and comes out for the 4th wk so you get your period
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Barrier methods of contraception
- condoms (male & female) - contraceptive sponges - spermicides
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Non-Barrier methods of contraception
- abstinence - birth control pill - depoprevera shot - contracpetive patch - vaginal ring
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Gravity
the # of times a woman has been pregnant
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Parity
the # of times a woman has given birth to a fetus with a gestational age of 20 + weeks
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Triple screen test detects...
Neural defects

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