ACE Review - OB Flashcards
Risk factors for PDPH
Age 20-40,female,spinals, cutting needles.
Highest risk factor for PDPH
Age
When should non ob surgery be done for obstetrics pt.
Recommended to be done after pregnancy, but if required to be dine, then in the second trimester.
Why is the second term the best time for pregnant patients who cannot postpone past pregnancy
Avoids the spontaneous abortions of first trimester and the premature contractions of the third trimester
If a fetus is previable, how do you monitor intraop
A pre and post op Doppler of fetal heart rate
If a fetus is viable, how do you monitor intraop
A pre and post fetal heart monitor and contraction monitor pre and post.
What was the concern of diazepam/ bentos in a past retrospective study on teratogenesis
Cleft palate
What is the concern about using nitrous oxide in obstetric patients.
It inhibits methionine synthase activity involved in DNA synth
does nitrous oxide decrease uterine tone
no
do anesthetic gases decrease uterine tone
yes
does epidural medication provide uterine relaxation
no
a pt w/ retained placenta. Bp and hr stable…what can help to give uterine relaxation.
intravenous nitrous 50-100mcg
what other uterine relaxants can you use
magnesium or terbutaline
what sensory level do you need to have for analgesia of retained placenta removal proceedure
at least t10
what happens to intestinal motility during pregnancy
drecrease motility
what happens to LES during pregnancy
decrease LES
what happens to gastric volume during pregnancy
increased
when dose gastric emptying during pregnancy get delayed
not until the onset of labor
does decrase intestinal motility only occur after the onset of labor like gastric emptying
no it starts right at the first trimester
what is the onset and end of first stage of labor
onset is dilation of cervix, end of first stage is full cervix dilation
what nerve fibers is the pain of first stage of labor
t10 to l1
what causes the pain during first stage of labor
cervix dilation
how do you know first stage of labor pain is not cause by uterine fundus contraction and actually cervix dilation
during labor, nerve fibers to uterine fundus is decreased
is pain of the first stage of labor somatic or visceral
visceral