102-Antepartum Flashcards
HR with pregnancy
Increases 15-20 bpm
WBC with pregnancy
Increase to about 15,000 sometimes (normal 5-10,000) due to hormones, stress, exercise
Hyper coagulation
Fibrinogen increases by 50% with pregnancy to decrease risk for PP hemorrhage but increase DVT risk
Ptyalism
Increased saliva
Optimal positivism for urinary function and circulation
Left lateral recumbent
Chloasma
Hyper pigmentation on darker skinned pregnant women
Linea nigra
Darkened (hyper pigmentation) through umbilicus
Striae gravidarum
Stretch marks
Presumptive diagnosis
Woman perceives own pregnancy (subjective)
Nausea/vomiting, amenorrhea, fatigue, urinary freq, breast changes, quickening
Probable diagnosis
Provider perceived (objective)
Chadwick’s sign, goodells sign, uterine and abdominal growths skin hyper pigmentation, positive pregnancy tests
Positive diagnosis
Objective but ONLY attributed to fetus
FH auscultation (fetus HR), fetal movement and palpation noted by provider, ultrasound visitation
Fetal heart rate can be felt when? (Positive diagnosis)
4-8 weeks
Chadwick’s sign
Bluish color of vaginal mucosa (probable sign of pregnancy)
Goodells sign
Softening of cervix (probably sign of pregnancy)
Nageles rule
How to calculate estimated due date:
Last noted monthly period (LNMP) - 3 months + 1 week
1st trimester
First day LMP-12 weeks
2nd trimester
13-27 weeks
3rd trimester
28-40 weeks
Term gestation
37-42 weeks
Most babies born either 3 weeks before or 2 weeks after due date
Gravida
times pregnant
Para
pre term births
T
term births
A
abortions (including miscarriages under 20 weeks)
L
living children
GTPAL
Way to identify patients gravida and para (jargon)
Nullgravida
Never pregnant before