Exam # 1 Vocab

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Spinbarkeit

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Clear, slippery, stretchy quality of cervical mucus during ovulation.

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Oogenesis

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Formation of ova or female gametes

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Meiosis Vs. Mitosis

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1) Meisosis - Reduction cell division in gametes that halves the number of chromosomes in each cell.
2) Mitosis - Cell division in body cells other than the gametes.

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Endometrium

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The uterine lining

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Corpus Luteum

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Graafian follicle cells remaining after ovulation. These cells produce estrogen and progesterone.

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Ovulation

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Release of the ovum, occurs about 14 days before a woman’s next menstrual period would begin.

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Chadwick’s Sign Vs. Goodell’s Sign

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1) Chadwick’s Sign - Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix, vagina and labia during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular congestion.
2) Goodell’s Sign - Softening of the cervix during pregnancy.

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Braxton Hick’s Contractions (False Labor)

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1) Braxton Hick’s Contractions - Irregular, usually mild contractions that occur throughout pregnancy and become stronger in the last trimester.

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Striae Gravidarium

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Stretch marks

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Melasma (Chloasma or Mask of Pregnancy)

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Brownish pigmentation of the face during pregnancy.

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Diastasis Recti

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Separation of the rectus abdominis muscles during pregnancy.

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Amenorrhea

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The absence of menstruation.

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Tenesmus

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Ineffective, painful, or continuous urge to deficate.

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Achalasia (An ultrashort segment of Hirschsprung Disease)

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Failure of smooth muscle fibers of the GI tract to relax, resulting in functional obstruction and difficulty in passage of food and chyme along the tract.

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Decidua

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The endometrium during pregnancy. All except the deepest layer is shed after childbirth.

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Wharton’s Jelly

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Soft jelly-like substance covering the umbilical cord. It prevents obstruction caused by pressure by providing cushioning for the 2 arteries and 1 vein inside.

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Gravida

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The number of times a woman has been pregnant (includes current pregnancy) regardless of the duration of the pregnancy.

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Para

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of pregnancies that have ended at 20 or more weeks, regardless of whether the infant was born alive or was stillborn.

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Term Births

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Pregnancies delivered between 38 and 42 weeks of gestation.

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Preterm Births

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Births between 20 and 38 weeks of gestation.

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Evaporation

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Air drying of the skin that results in cooling (happens when infant’s skin is wet or moist).

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Conduction

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Movement of heat away from the body that occurs when newborns come in direct contact with objects that are cooler than their skin.

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Convection

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Transfer of heat from the infant to cooler surrounding air.

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Radiation

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Transfer of heat to cooler objects (that are not in direct contact) with the infant. Different than than conduction because conduction involves direct contact.

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NonShivering Thermogenesis (NST)

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The primary method of heat production in infants that involves the metabolism of brown fat to produce heat. Newborns can ⬆ heat production by 100% using NST.

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Acrocyanosis

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Bluish discoloration of the hands and feet caused by reduced peripheral circulation.

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Kernicterus

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Staining of the brain tissue caused by accumulation of unconjugated bilirubin in the brain. Bilirubin encephalopathy is the brain damage that results from these deposits.

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Choanal Atresia

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Blockage or narrowing of one or both nasal passages by bone or tissue.

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Caput Succedaneum

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An area of localized edema (crosses the suture line and is soft and should disappear in hours to days) that often appears over the vertex of the newborn’s head as a result of pressure against the mother’s cervix during labor.

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Cephalhemtoma

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Results when there is bleeding between the periosteum and the skull from pressure at birth (Can occur on one side or both sides but does not cross the suture line and is hard and should disappear in weeks to months).

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Harlequin

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Red or pink on 1/2 of the body

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Milia (Sporatic dots)

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Keratin filled epithelial cysts (usually on chin or nose)

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Sebaceous Hyperplasia (Dots are together)

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Lesions are more yellow than milia

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Erythema Toxicum

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Newborn rash, white or yellow papules or vesicles wit a red base.

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Anencephaly Vs. Encephalocele

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1) Anencephaly - A neural tube defect where only the brain stem grows and there is no brain tissue.
2) Encephalocele - A neural tube defect where the cranium does not close and the meninges protrude out of the head.

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Crepitus

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A grating sensation at a fracture site that occurs when ends of a broken bone move against each other.

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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

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When the small intestines move to the chest

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Mongolian Spots

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Bluish gray or dark nonelevated pigmentation area over the lower back abd buttocks present at birth in some infants, (Black, hispanic, and Asian).

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Hydrocele

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Enlarged scrotum due to excess fluid

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Hypospadias Vs. Epispadias

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1) Hypospadias - Urethral opening is on the under side

2) Epispadias - Urethral opening is on the upperside

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Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

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TTN is the most common etiology of neonatal respiratory distress. It is caused by retained lung fluid.
Risk Factor - Cesarean birth, asphyxia at birth, maternal analgesia, bleeding and diabetes.

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Hydatidiform Mole

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Abnormal growth of the placenta (molar pregnancy)

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Effacement

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Cervical thinning

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Otalgia

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Earache

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Pilocarpine Iontophoresis

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Sweat chloride test used to test for CF because CF patients have about 5x more chloride and sodium in their sweat than non-CF people.

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Status Asthmaticus

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Increasingly severe asthma that is unresponsive to vigorous treatment measures. It is considered a medical emergency because it can cause respiratory failure and death.

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Ectopic Pregnancy

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Implantation of fertilized ovum in any area other than the uterus; The most common site is the Fallopian tube.

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Salpingectomy

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Surgical removal of a Fallopian tube

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Menigocele Vs. Meningomyelcele

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1) Menigocele - Sac w/fluid only

2) Meningomyelcele - Sac w/fluid and spinal cord