Common Conditions in Pregnancy Flashcards
Edema can lead to what?
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
(compression of median nerve from edema)
+
TOS
What can you advise your patient to do about edema for self care?
HYDRO \+ ELEVATE \+ INCREASE ACTIVITY
What is the actual separation of the pubic symphesis known as?
DIASTASIS SYMPHESIS PUBIS
misalignment far more common
Why might a patient experience difficulty getting in and out of cars, rolling over in bed, and/or initiating gait?
DIASTASIS SYMPHESIS PUBIS
Is sciatica pain in pregnancy the result of a disc herniation?
VERY RARELY
usually PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME
Name the sensory (not motor) condition involving damage to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve, usually caused by entrapment at inguinal ligament?
MERALGIA PARAESTHETICA
How can you assess for meralgia paraesthetica?
TINNELS SIGN (positive: tingling burning with tapping over affected area) \+ IMPROVED SITTING/ AGGRAVATED STANDING \+ LIGHT AIR BRUSHING IRRITATES
Name 5 ways we treat meralgia paraesthetica?
- DECREASE ANTERIOR PELVIC TILT
- DECREASE MRT QUADS
- INCREASE PSOAS LENGTH
- INCREASE CORE STABILITY
- INCREASE LYMPH FLOW (LD)