ALSO Flashcards
shoulder dystocia mnemonic (7 letters)
HELPERR
HELPERR
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Evaluate episiotomy?
Legs - McRoberts maneuver
Pressure - suprapubic
Enter (rotational maneuvers)
Remove posterior arm
Roll patient
Reading FHR mnemonic
DR C BRAVADO
DR C BRAVADO
Define Risk
Contractions - comment on
BRa Baseline rate Variability - marked >25, moderate 6-25,minimal 1-5 Accelerations >15 lasting 15 seconds + Decels - early, late, variable Overall Category I,II, III
causes of PPH (4)
4 T’s:
Tone (atony)
Trauma
Tissue
Thrombin (coagulopathy)
Forceps/vacuum procedure (9)
A Address the patient
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Anesthesia?
Bladder?
Cervix dilated?
Determine head
Dystocia?
Equipment?
Feel maternal tissue
Gentle Traction
Halt if:
- 20 minutes
- 3 popoffs
- Contractions
Incision - episiotomy?
Jaw reached - let go.
5 swabs on preterms
T&Y GC chlamydia GBS FFN UA
meaning of negative FFN
delivery unlikely in next 14 days
window for steroid treatment
24-34 weeks
dosing of steroids (essentia) for preterm labor
betamethasone 12 mg IM q 24 h X2
window for Mg for neuroprotection
24-32 weeks
Mg tx loading dose (two possible doses)
4 to 6 g/20-30 minutes
2nd line prophylaxis for GBS
cefazolin
PPH definition
greater than 500 mL lost
severe PPH definition
greater than 1000 mL lost
prevention of PPH (3)
oxytocin 10 IU IM
cord traction
uterine massage
4 drugs to tx PPH
oxytocin
carboprost
misoprostol
methylergonovine
PPH tx dosing oxytocin
10-20 IU
dosing and alias for carboprost
hemabate
.25 mg IM
dosing and alias for misoprostol
cytotec
800-1000 mcg PR
dosing and alias for methylergonovine
methergine
.25 mg IM
contraindicated PPH drug with asthma or CV/renal/hepatic dz
carboprost
contraindicated PPH drug w/ HTN
methylergonovine
normal baseline FHT
110-160 BPM
Category I FHR must Have (5)
EA LMN
Early decels +/-
Accelerations +/-
Late and veriable decels ABSENT
Moderate variability
Normal baseline
threatened ab
bleeding before 20 weeks GA
embryo w/beating heart, closed cervix
heterotopic pregnancy
simultaneous intrauterine and ectopic pregnancy