First Trimester (Week 1 through 13) Common discomforts Flashcards
1
Q
Nausea and____
A
vomiting
2
Q
____ frequency
A
urinary
3
Q
chronic____
A
fatigue
4
Q
_____ vaginal secretions
A
increased
5
Q
varicrose_____
A
veins
6
Q
booty____
A
hemorrhoids
7
Q
back-____
A
ache
8
Q
breast_____
A
tenderness
9
Q
_____ gums
A
tender
10
Q
heart-___
A
burn
11
Q
nasal___
A
stuffiness caused by the extra estrogen (saline spray or steam)
12
Q
ankle___
A
edema (tell her to elevate her legs)
13
Q
consti-___
A
pation
14
Q
leg___
A
cramps
15
Q
my pregnant patient has constipatient. what do I teach her?
A
increase fluids, and fiber. and increase mobility (walk)
16
Q
What do you tell pregnant women about medications?
A
do not take any OTC ones unless you ask the doctor first.
17
Q
if the patient is a smoker , what do you tell em?
A
- stop, but if they do it anyway, it’s best to do it outside so they are not re-inhaling that smoke.
18
Q
Smoking is associated with what kind of babies?
A
- low birthweight or small for gestation aged babies (SGA)
