CHILD BEARING WOMEN - MATERNAL Flashcards
What hormones does influence the changes in the body of women?
estrogen and progesterone
pinkish-red streaks with slight depressions in the skin—begin
to appear over the abdomen, breasts, thighs, and buttocks.
These marks usually fade to a white or silvery color, but they
typically never completely resolve after the pregnancy.
Stretch marks or striae gravidarum
a darkening of the skin on the face, known as the facial “mask of pregnancy”
chloasma
a vascular changes that is tiny red angiomas occurring on the face, neck, chest, arms, and legs of o woman during pregnancy. It occurs due to elevated estrogen levels
Spider nevi
a (a pinkish color on the palms of the hands)
Palmar erythema
is a skin disorder seen during the third trimester of pregnancy, characterized by erythematous papules, plaques, and urticarial lesions.
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP)
is an unpredictable response
during pregnancy. t consists of
erythema, pustules, comedones, and/or cysts that appear on
the face, back, neck, or chest.
Acne Vulgaris
it is primarily responsible for the changes that occur to the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands
estrogen
when do you usually experience hirsutism when you are pregnant?
experienced during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy
medical term for nosebleeds, common condition in which there is bleeding from one or both sides of the nasal septum due to tearing of the small blood vessels
Epistaxis
Breast changes noted by women during pregnancy
- Tingling sensations and tenderness
- Enlargement of breast and nipple
- Hyperpigmentation of areola and nipple
- Enlargement of Montgomery tubercles
- Prominence of superficial veins
- Development of striae
- Expression of colostrum in the second and third trimester
False anemia, psychologic anemia. This anemia results primarily from the disproportionate increase in blood volume compared to the increased red blood cell (RBC) production
Pseudoanemia
a swollen or inflamed vein due to a blood clot.
Thrombophlebitis
what do you call the abdominal muscles that stretch as the uterus enlarge during pregnancy?
rectus abdominis muscles
what is the condition where the the rectus abdominis muscles, may stretch to the point that permanent separation occurs
diastasis recti abdominis
decreased flow and stagnation of the urine
hydronephrosis
medical term for heartburn, is a burning sensation in the central chest or upper central abdomen.
pyrosis
a gastrointestinal symptom, excessive salivation may occur in the first trimester
Ptyalism
A gastrointestinal symptom, where craving for or ingestion of non nutritional substances such as dirt or clay, is seen in all socioeconomic classes
and cultures.
Pica
is a medical term for high blood glucose (blood sugar)
hyperglycemia
means the amount of insulin in the blood is higher than what’s considered healthy.
hyperinsulinemia
An increase in the number of cells in an organ or tissue
Hyperplasia