Definitions Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

Para

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3
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Condition of having carried pregnancy to > 20 weeks gestation

A

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
Q

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

A

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

A

0-12 weeks

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9
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Second trimester

A

13-27 weeks

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10
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Third trimester

A

28-40 weeks

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11
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“Fourth trimester”

A

first 6 weeks postpartum

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12
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Preterm

A

delivery between 20 and 37 completed weeks of pregnancy

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13
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Term

A

delivery between 38-42 weeks

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14
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Post-term

A

delivery after 42 weeks

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15
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Abortion

A

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
Q

1 pound

A

454 grams

19
Q

1 ounce

A

28 grams

20
Q

1 inch

A

2.54 centimeters

21
Q

LBW = low birth weight

A

< 2500 grams

22
Q

LGA = large for gestational age

A

4000 grams and > ( > 90th percentile)

23
Q

Babies need … calories

A

108 calories/kg/day

24
Q

Formula has …. calories

A

20 calories/ounce

25
Q

How many ml of fluid baby needs ?

A

150 ml/kg/day

26
Q

NICU

A

neonatal intensive care unit

27
Q

Care for mothers/neonates without illness or complications

A

Level I

28
Q

Intermediate facilities, care for woman with some complex OB problems and neonates with some short term problems

A

Level II

29
Q

Care for high risk patients

A

Level III

30
Q

RN may not delegate …

A
  1. Assessment
  2. Diagnosis
  3. Planing
  4. Evaluation
31
Q

Brings on or strengthens labor contractions during childbirth. Also used to control bleeding after childbirth, or to induce an abortion.

A

Oxytocin (Pitocin)

32
Q

Infant mortality

A

deaths in infants (<1 year) / 1000 live births (given population)

33
Q

Maternal mortality

A

deaths during pregnancy cycle / 100,000 live births

34
Q

Seizures (convulsions) in a pregnant woman that are not related to a preexisting brain condition.

A

Eclampsia

35
Q

Drugs used routinely and safely during pregnancy - acetaminophen, prenatal vitamins

A

Category B

36
Q

Drugs that have not been shown to be harmful to fetuses ; there are some reasons to be more concerned

A

Category C

37
Q

Drugs that have some significant risks ; used only when alternatives are worse

A

Category D

38
Q

Drugs that should not be used during pregnancy

A

Category X