Acronym Test Reverse Flashcards
Death of fetus while in Utero
IUFD
-intrauterine fetal death
Congenital Disease marked by failure to metabolize phenyalanine to tyrosine
-results in severe neurological deficits
PKU
phenylketonuria
Female undergoes labor w/out any drugs or techniques to induce labor and delivers baby w/out forceos, vaccuum extraction or C-section
NSVD
-normal spontaneous vaginal delivery
Cardiotocograph is used to monitor fetal heartbeat and uterine contractions during 3rd trimester
-normal fetal heart rate is 120-160
FHT
-fetal heart tone
slow rate of fetal growth, most commonly related to inadequate placental perfusion
-infants birth rate is below 10th percentile on intrauterine growth curve
IUFGR/ FGR
- Intrauterine Fetal Growth Retardation
- Fetal Growth Retardation
uterus enlarges in a predictable pattern that provides info on fetal growth and helps confirm EDD
EDD,EDB,EDC
-Expected Date of Delivery/ Birth/ Confinement
-Determines baseline FHR variability based on visual assessment and excludes sinusoidal patterns
- FHRP
- Fetal Heart Rate Pattern
-Used to evaluate fetal growth while confirming gestational age
- FH
- Fundal Height
internal monitor inserted into uterus between baby and uterine wall provides measurements of contractions
- IUPC
- Intrauterine Pressure Catheter
Rupture of amniotic sac as a normal result of dilation of the cervix uteri in labor
ROM
-Rupture of Membrane
- Internal monitor that detects electric signals from the HR
- continual electric monitoring used in high risk pregnancies
FSE
-Fetal Scalp Electrodes
-Measures HR of fetus in response to its own movement (no stress is used during test)
- NST
- Non Stress Test
- Exam of Vagina, Cervix, adnexa and fetus during labor
- used to determine progress of labor
- SVE
- Sterile Vaginal Exam
- Last menstrual period/ last normal menstrual period
- helps determine gestational age
LMP/LNMP
- Last menstrual period/ Last Normal Menstrual Period
-estimated amount of blood loss during delivery
- EBL
- Estimated Blood Loss