Exam 2 Review B

Question 1

What are the 5 components of APGAR

Answer 1

Heart Rate, Respiratory Effort, Muscle Tone, Reflex Responses, Color

Question 2

What is the location of an Epideral?

Answer 2

L-3 to L-4 site between dura and the spinal canal

Question 3

What are the two main checks with AFP screening?

Answer 3

detect open body wall defects and Chromosomal anomalies

Question 4

What components are observed in the Antepartum Fetal Surveillance?

Answer 4

NST- evaluates fetal heart rate accelerations with or without fetal movement.
FHR - reactivity with accelerations is reassuring sign.
FHR - may not develop until 32 weeks

Question 5

What is the location of pain during labor

Answer 5

T-10 to L-1 pain, Vaginal pain, Sacral pain

Question 6

What is used to relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness?

Answer 6

Opioid Analgesics

Question 7

What is an Opioid Antagonists?

Answer 7

A drug that counters the effect of an opioid analgesics.

(Nacan) Naxolon

Question 8

4 components of Uterine Intensity

Answer 8

Frequency - the amount of time from the start of one contraction till the start of the next contraction.
Duration - the length of a contraction from the beginning to its end. (about 55 - 65 seconds)
Intensity - the strength of the contractions
Interval - the period between the end of one contraction and the start of the next

Question 9

Two terms for actions of a contraction.

Answer 9

Acme (peak) - contraction is most intense

Decrement - decreasing intensity as the uterua relaxes