ACS: Female Genital Disorders & Pregnancy Flashcards
(30 cards)
Hormone for uterine contraction & milk let down
Oxytocin
Corpus luteum induces what hormones?
Estrogen and Progesterone
What is the fibrotic tissue left from Corpus Luteum called?
Corpus Albicans
Low lying placenta (painless)
Placenta Previa
Detached placenta (painful)
Placenta abruptio
Retained placenta
Placenta accreta
Placenta in uterine muscle
Placenta increta
Placenta through the uterine muscle
Placenta Percreta
Weakness of anterior vaginal wall causing bulge from bladder tissue
Cystocele
Herniation of rectum into posterior vaginal wall
Rectocele
Cervical shapes indicative of delivery
Slit, transverse, and stellate
Red streaks in breast tissue
caused by staph infxn
Mastitis
Multiple tender nodules that regress after each menstrual cycle
Fibrocystic disease
Means: difficult intercourse
Dyspareunia
Means: difficult delivery
Dystocia
Conditions causing inc. HCG
Twins
Hydatidiform mole: benign
Choriocarcinoma: cancer
Nagel’s rule
Formula for determining a due date
(Last Menstrual Period + 7 days) + 9 months
Hormone causing persistence of corpus luteum
Prevents menstruation
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)
Bluish Congested Vagina
First sign of pregnancy
Chadwick’s Sign
Soften Cervix
Sign of pregnancy
Chadlin’s sign
False contractions after 3 mo’s
Braxton Hicks
Fetal descent two weeks before labor
Lightening
Thinning of cervix
Effacement
How many stages to labor?
What are they?
1st Stage: 1st contraction thru full dilation
2nd Stage: Dilation thru deliver of fetus
3rd Stage: Delivery of fetus thru Expel placenta
