Abnormal Labor Flashcards
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which of the following characterizes hypnotic uterine dysfunction?
a. Highest pressure gradient is over the midzone
b. Treatment is sedation
c. No basal hypertonus
d. Asynchronous uterine pressure gradient
c. No basal hypertonus
. More common
. Synchronous
. Treatment is oxytonin
What is the treatment for hypotonic uterine dysfunction?
oxytonin
What is the treatment for hypertonic uterine dysfunction?
sedation
Define adequate labor
> 6cm of dilation with membrane rupture and 4 or more hours of adequate contractions
or
no progress for more than 4 hours in nulliparous with epidural and 3 without
When is it arrest of second stage of labor?
No progress for more than 3 hrs without epidural
what is one possible reason for prolongation of the second stage of labor in women under epidural analgesia?
a. Failure of head flexion
b. Diminished pressure of uterine contractions
c. Failure of internal rotation
d. Failure to bear down because of fear of pain
b. Diminished pressure of uterine contractions
what is protraction disorder?
a. < 1.2 cm/hr cervical dilational in a nullipara
b. < 2 cm/hr cervical dilatation in a multipara
c. < 3 cm/hr descent of the presenting part in a nullipara
d. No progress in cervical dilataion and descent
a. < 1.2 cm/hr cervical dilational in a nullipara
1. 5 cm/hr multipara
if the latent phase has lasted for more than 16 hours, this is considered prolonged in:
a. Nullipara
b. Multipara
c. Both
d. neither
b. Multipara
> 20 hours nullipara
14 hours multipara
if the latent phase has lasted for more than 21 hours, this is considered prolonged in:
a. Nullipara
b. Multipara
c. Both
d. neither
c. both
> 20 hours nullipara
14 hours multipara
if the latent phase has lasted for more than 8 hours, this is considered prolonged in:
a. Nullipara
b. Multipara
c. Both
d. neither
d. neither
> 20 hours nullipara
14 hours multipara
Which units are the following reported in?
Prolongation Disorder
Protraction Disorder
Arrest Disorder
Prolongation Disorder - HRs
Protraction Disorder - CMs
Arrest Disorder - HRs
what is protraction disorder?
a. < 1.5 cm/hr cervical dilational in a nullipara
b. < 2 cm/hr cervical dilatation in a multipara
c. < 1 cm/hr descent of the presenting part in a nullipara
d. No progress in cervical dilataion and descent
c. < 1 cm/hr descent of the presenting part in a nullipara
< 2cm in multipara
Define prolonged disorder
latant phase lasting
> 20 hours nullipara
14 hours multipara
What two parameters can protraction disorder be defined?
cervical dilation
descent of presenting part
Define protraction disorder according to cervial dilation
< 1.2 cm/hr nullipara
<1.5 cm/hr multipara
Define protraction disorder according to descent of presenting part
< 1 cm/hr nullipara
< 2 cm/hr multipara
what is prolonged deceleration phase in a nullipara?
a. > 30 mins
b. > 1hr
c. > 2 hrs
d. > 3 hrs
d. > 3 hrs
what is prolonged deceleration phase in a multipara?
a. > 30 mins
b. > 1hr
c. > 2 hrs
d. > 3 hrs
b. > 1hr
What is failure of descent?
a. < 1.5 cm/hr cervical dilational in a nullipara
b. < 2 cm/hr cervical dilatation in a multipara
c. < 1 cm/hr descent of the presenting part in a nullipara
d. No progress in cervical dilation and descent
d. No progress in cervical dilation and descent
what is the diagnosis if the head has remained at station 0 in a nullipara with epidural after 2 hours in the second stage?
a. Arrest of descent
b. Failure of descent
c. Prolonged 2nd stage and arrest of descent
d. Prolonged 2nd stage and failure of descent
b. Failure of descent