Chapter 21 Flashcards

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Describe components of a systematic postpartum assessment.

A

Breasts, Uterus, Bowels, Bladder, Lochia, Episiotomy

Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge, Approximation

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Prepare a plan for postpartum teaching for self-management.

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Use Tucks, perineal lavage, sitz bath

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Uterine Involution

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Within 12 hours: fundus can rise to 1 cm above umbilicus

Fundus descends 1-2 cm every 24 hours

Should not be palpable after 2 weeks

Returns to nonpregnant location by 6 weeks after birth

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Lochial Flow

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Lochia rubra: dark red, immediately after birth

Lochia serosa: pale pink or brown after 3-4 days

Lochia alba: yellow to white after about 10-14 days

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