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Ch 36 Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies Flashcards

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Soft tissues that protect the entrance to the vagina

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Labia

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The surface area between the vagina and anus

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Perineum

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3
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Soft tissue that covers the pubic sympysis; area where hair grows upon reaching puberty

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Mons pubis

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4
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The birth canal

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Vagina

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5
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The female reproductive organ that produces ova

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Ovary

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The narrow tube that connects the ovary to the uterus

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Fallopian tube (aka oviduct)

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The muscular abdominal organ where the fetus develops

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Uterus

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The lower neck of the uterus at the entrance to the birth canal

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Cervix

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The phase of the female reproductive cycle in which an ovum is released from the ovary

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Ovulation

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The baby from fertilization to eight weeks of development

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Embryo

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The baby from eight weeks of development to birth

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Fetus

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The organ of pregnancy where exchange of oxygen, nutrients, and wastes occurs between a mother and fetus

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Placenta

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The fetal structure connecting the blood vessels that carry blood to and from the placenta

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Umbilical cord

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14
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The “bag of water” that surrounds the developing fetus

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Amniotic sac

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Dizziness and a drop in blood pressure caused when the mother is in a supine position and the weight of the uterus, fetus, placenta, and amniotic fluid compress the inferior vena cava, reducing return of blood to the heart and cardiac output

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Supine hypotensive syndrome

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The three stages of the delivery of a baby that begin with the contractions of the uterus and end with the expulsion of the placenta

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Labor

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The placenta, membranes of the amniotic sac, part of the umbilical cord, and some tissues from the lining of the uterus that are delivered after the birth of the baby

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Afterbirth

18
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Irregular prelabor contractions of the uterus

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Braxton-Hicks contractions

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The sensation of the fetus moving from high in the abdomen to low in the birth canal

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Lightening

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Amniotic fluid that is greenish- or brownish-yellow rather than clear, as a result of fetal defecation; an indication of possible maternal or fetal distress during labor

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Meconium staining

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The point during childbirth when part of the baby is visible through the vaginal opening

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Crowning

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Normal birth presentation, where the baby’s head appears first

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Cephalic presentation

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A newly born infant or an infant less than 1 month old

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Neonate

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When the baby’s buttocks or both legs appear first during birth

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Breech presentation

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When an infant’s limb protrudes from the vagina before the appearance of any other body part

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Limb presentation

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When the umbilical cord presents first and is squeezed between the vaginal wall and the baby’s head

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Prolapsed umbilical cord

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When more than one baby is born during a single delivery

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Multiple birth

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Any newborn weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg) at birth or born before the 37th week of pregngancy

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Premature infant

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A condition in which the placenta is formed in an abnormal location (low in the uterus and close to or over the cervical opening) that will not allow for a normal delivery of the fetus; a cause of excessing prebirth bleeding

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Placenta previa

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A condition in which the placenta separates from the uterine wall; a cause of prebirth bleeding

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Abruptio placentae

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When implantation of the fertilized egg is not in the body of the uterus, occurring instead in the fallopian tube, cervix, or abdominopelvic cavity

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Ectopic pregnancy

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A severe complication of pregnancy that produces seizures and is very dangerous to the infant and mother

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Eclampsia

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A complication of pregnancy in which the woman retains large amounts of fluid and has hypertension, and which may progress to eclampsia

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Preeclampsia

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Spontaneous (miscarriage) or induced termination of pregnancy

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Abortion

35
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When the fetus and placenta deliver before the 20th week of pregnancy

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Spontaneous abortion

36
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A common name for spontaneous abortion

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Miscarriage

37
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Expulsion of a fetus as a result of deliberate actions taken to terminate the pregnancy

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Induced abortion

38
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Born dead

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Stillborn

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