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Ch. 37 Flashcards

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Abruptio placentae

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Also known as a placental abruption is the premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall prior to birth

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Afterbirth

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After the infant is born the placenta separates from the uterine wall and is delivered as

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Amniotic sac

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Sometimes referred to as the bag of waters is filled with amniotic fluid in which the infant floats

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Antepartum

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Emergencies are those that occur in the pregnant patient prior to the onset of labor

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Bloody show

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Explosion of the plug singable the first stage of labor and is known as

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Body

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Middle portion of the uterus

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Breech birth

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Is one in which the fetal buttocks or lower extremities are the presenting part and first to be delivered

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Brow presentation

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When the eyebrows or an eyebrow is the presenting part in the vaginal opening

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Cephalic delivery

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Top of the head is the presenting part in a normal delivery called a

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Cervix

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Narrow tapered neck of the uterus

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Chin presentation

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Is when the chin is the presenting part during birth

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Compound presentation

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When an arm or a leg enters the birth canal and presents with the head or buttocks

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Corpus

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Middle portion of the uterus

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Crowning

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When the head is presenting part in the vaginal opening

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Dilation

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First stage of labor

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Eclampsia

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Is a more severe form of preeclampsia and includes an unexplained coma or new onset of generalized tonic clonic seizures

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Ectopic pregnancy

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One occurring outside the uterus

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Effacement

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Complete cervical dilation

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Expulsion

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Second stage of pregnancy

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Face presentation

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When the face is presenting part in the vaginal opening

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Fallopian tubes

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Also know as uterine tubes are thin flexible structures that extend from the uterus to the ovaries

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Fetus

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The unborn infant

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Fundus

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Top portion of the uterus

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Gestation

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Pregnancy

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Gravida

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Refers to pregnancy

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Hyperemesis gravidarum HG

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Severe nausea and vomiting

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Intrapartum

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Occurs during the period from onset of labor to the actual delivery of the newborn

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Labor

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Is the term used to describe the process of birth

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Limb presentation

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When one arm or leg is the first to protrude from the birth canal

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Meconium staining

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Passing of a bowl movement that is greenish or brownish yellow

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Miscarriage

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Can occur for any number of reasons and I defined as delivery of the fetus placenta before the twentieth week of gestation

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Multiple birth

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Twins triplets and so on each infant has his own placenta or the infants might share a placenta

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Neonate

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Newborn infant

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Nuchal cord

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When the umbilical cord is around the infants neck

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Obstetric

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Emergency dealing with pregnancy or birth

36
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Ovaries

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Are female gonads or sex glands

37
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Para

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Refers to a women who has given birth to a fetus of 20 weeks of gestation or greater

38
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Perineum

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Area of skin between the vagina and the Anus

39
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Placenta

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Also known as organ of pregnancy is disk shaped inner linking of the uterus

40
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Placenta previa

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Abnormal implantation of the placenta over or near the opening of the cervix

41
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Placental delivery

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Third step in pregnancy during this stage the placenta separates from the uterine

42
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Postmaturity syndrome

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A deterioration of conditions necessary to support the well being of the fetus

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Postpartum

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Refers to the period following delivery

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Postpartum hemorrhage

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Is defined as the loss of greater than 500 ml of blood following delivery

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Postterm pregnancy

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The gestation of the fetus extends beyond 42 weeks

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Precipitous delivery

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Is one in which the birth of the fetus occurs after less than 3 hours of labor

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Preeclampsia

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Previously known as toxemia during pregnancy

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Pregnancy-induced hypertension

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Defined as a blood pressure in a pregnant women that is greater than 140/90

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Premature infant

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An infant weighing less than 5 pounds or an infant born before its thirty seventh week of development

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Premature rupture of membranes

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Spontaneous premature rupture of the amniotic sac prior to onset of true labor and before the end of the thirty seventh week of gestation

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Preterm infant

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Premature infant

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Preterm labor

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Also known as premature labor occurs after the twentieth but prior to the thirty seventh week of gestation

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Primigravida

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Someone who’s had kids more than once

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Prolapsed cord

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After the amniotic sac ruptures the umbilical cord rather than the head can be the first part presenting at the vaginal opening

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Shoulder dystocia

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When the fetal shoulders are larger than the fetal head

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Spontaneous abortion

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Miscarriage

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Supine hypotensive syndrome

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Typically a second or third trimester complication that occurs when the weight of the fetus compresses the inferior vena cava

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Trimester

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9 month pregnancy

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Umbilical cord

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Is the unborn infants lifeline attaching the fetus to the placenta

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Uterus

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Pear shaped organ that contains the fetus

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Vagina

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Lower part of the birth canal

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Vertex presentation

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The top of the head is presenting part in normal delivery

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