Definitions Flashcards

1
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Pregnant woman

A

Gravida

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2
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Woman who has produced a viable or non-viable infant of > 20 weeks gestation

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Para

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3
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Condition of having carried pregnancy to > 20 weeks gestation

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Parity

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4
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> 5 deliveries

A

Grand Multipara

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5
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First delivery

A

Primipara

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6
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Length of pregnancy; calculated from a woman’s LMP assuming it was a normal cycle ; this gives us EDC

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40 weeks or 280 days

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7
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Estimated Date of Confinement ; “due date” ; AKA EDD - Estimated Due Date or Estimated Delivery Date

A

EDC

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8
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First trimester

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0-12 weeks

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9
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Second trimester

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13-27 weeks

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10
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Third trimester

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28-40 weeks

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11
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“Fourth trimester”

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first 6 weeks postpartum

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12
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Preterm

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delivery between 20 and 37 completed weeks of pregnancy

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13
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Term

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delivery between 38-42 weeks

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14
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Post-term

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delivery after 42 weeks

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15
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Abortion

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pregnancy ended before 20 weeks

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16
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  1. Antepartal Period
  2. Intrapartal Period
  3. Postpartal Period
A
  1. Pregnancy
  2. L&D
  3. first 6 weeks
17
Q

Neonatal Period

A

up to 28 days of life

18
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1 pound

19
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1 ounce

20
Q

1 inch

A

2.54 centimeters

21
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LBW = low birth weight

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< 2500 grams

22
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LGA = large for gestational age

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4000 grams and > ( > 90th percentile)

23
Q

Babies need … calories

A

108 calories/kg/day

24
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Formula has …. calories

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20 calories/ounce

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How many ml of fluid baby needs ?
150 ml/kg/day
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NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
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Care for mothers/neonates without illness or complications
Level I
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Intermediate facilities, care for woman with some complex OB problems and neonates with some short term problems
Level II
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Care for high risk patients
Level III
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RN may not delegate ...
1. Assessment 2. Diagnosis 3. Planing 4. Evaluation
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Brings on or strengthens labor contractions during childbirth. Also used to control bleeding after childbirth, or to induce an abortion.
Oxytocin (Pitocin)
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Infant mortality
deaths in infants (<1 year) / 1000 live births (given population)
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Maternal mortality
deaths during pregnancy cycle / 100,000 live births
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Seizures (convulsions) in a pregnant woman that are not related to a preexisting brain condition.
Eclampsia
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Drugs used routinely and safely during pregnancy - acetaminophen, prenatal vitamins
Category B
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Drugs that have not been shown to be harmful to fetuses ; there are some reasons to be more concerned
Category C
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Drugs that have some significant risks ; used only when alternatives are worse
Category D
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Drugs that should not be used during pregnancy
Category X