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High risk pregnancy Flashcards

1
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What are the components of the APGAR scale?

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Appearance
Pulse
Grimace
Activity
Respiratory effort

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What should you be evaluating for the A portion of the APGAR scale?

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Appearance
Skin Color

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Describe how an infant would present with the score of 1, and 2 on the APGAR scale for category A

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0 - Pale blue
1 - body pink, extremities blue
2 - Body and extremities pink

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Describe how an infant would present with the score of 0, 1 and 2 on the APGAR scale for the category of P

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0 - no heart rate
1 - <100 bpm
2 - >100 bpm

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Describe the G category of the APGAR scale

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reflex irritability in response to stimuli
Basically does the baby respond if you piss it off

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Describe how an infant would present with the score of 0, 1 and 2 on the APGAR scale for the category of G

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0 - No response
1 - Grimace
2 - Cry cough sneeze

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Describe how an infant would present with the score of 0, 1 and 2 on the APGAR scale for the category of A

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0 - Limp
1 - some flexion
2 - well flexed

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Describe how an infant would present with the score of 0, 1 and 2 on the APGAR scale for the category of R

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0 - none
1 - weak or irregular
2 - strong cry

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What can an ultrasound assess?

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Fetal structure and activity

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What can an ultrasound evaluate?

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  1. Amniotic fluid level
  2. Placenta location
  3. fetal abnormalities
  4. Fetal Size and position
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Why is it important to measure the heart rate of the fetus during delivery?

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To ensure that the decelerations of the fetal heart rate are synchronized with the maternal contractions

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What are early decelerations associated with?

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  1. Associated with fetal head compression during contractions
  2. Lowest heart rate is at the peak of the contraction
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13
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T/F: early decelerations are not normal

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False. Early decelerations are normal and indicate a proper response to the stimuli

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What can cause late decelerations?

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  1. Increase in fetal systemic blood pressure causes a drop in heart rate
  2. problems with chemo and baroreceptors
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What is a fetal BPP?

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fetal biophysical profile

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What are the assessments of the fetal biophysical profile?

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  1. Fetal tone
  2. fetal breathing movements
  3. Fetal body movements
  4. Amniotic fluid volume
  5. Results of the non-stress test
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What tools are used to perform the fetal biophysical profile?

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Ultrasound and non-stress test

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18
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What scores on the fetal BPP are indicative of good outcomes?

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> 8

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What scores on the fetal BPP are indicative of fetal compromise?

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<4

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20
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What is an amniocentesis?

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Invasive diagnostic test performed by inserting a needle into the uterus into the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid

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What can an amniocentesis identify?

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  1. Chromosome abnormalities
  2. Lung Maturity
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22
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When can an amniocentesis be performed?

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16-18 weeks gestation

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23
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What information would we gather when assessing whether or not a patient is high risk pregnancy?

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  1. Chronic conditions
  2. Past pregnancies
  3. Maternal Age
  4. Infections
  5. Pregnancy complications
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24
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Give some examples of indications of a high risk pregnancy

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  1. Advanced maternal age
  2. Maternal hypertension
  3. Diabetes
  4. Placental disorders
  5. Umbilical cord disorders
  6. abnormal amniotic fluid
  7. substance abuse
  8. multiples
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25
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What are examples of viral infections that can result in a high risk pregnancy?

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Hepatitis and HIV

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26
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What is the most common bacterial infection that indicates a high risk pregnancy?

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Group B streptococci

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27
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What maternal habits could result in a high risk pregnancy?

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  1. Smoking
  2. Alcohol
  3. Opioids
28
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Describe placenta previa

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implantation occurs abnormally low in the uterus partially or completely obstructing the cervix

29
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What is a placental abruption?

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the placental partially or completely separates from the uterine wall

30
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What are maternal complications associated with placental abruption?

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  1. Hemorrhage
  2. Preterm delivery
  3. Shock
  4. Acute renal Failure
  5. DeathW
31
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What are fetal complications associated with placental abruption?

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  1. Insufficient blood supply to the fetus
  2. Hypoxia
  3. death
32
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Describe preclampsia?

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chronic hypertension due to pregnancy

33
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What are symptoms associated with preclampsia?

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headache, blurry vision, stomach pain

34
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What blood pressures are required for preclampsia?

35
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What is the only known cure for preclampsia?

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yeetus the fetus/ delivery

36
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Describe eclampsia

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Hypertension with seizures

37
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What is HELLP syndrome?

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Life threatening pregnancy condition

38
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What are the components of HELLP?

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Hemolysis
Elevated liver enzymes
Low platelets

39
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What is gestational diabetes?

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insulin resistance due to pregnancy hormones that resolves after pregnancy

40
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What are treatment options for gestational diabetes?

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Diet and insulin

41
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What are are some maternal complications associated with gestational diabetes?

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  1. Spontaneous abortion
  2. Preclampsia
  3. preterm labor or delivery
  4. Polyhydramnios
42
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What are are some fetal complications associated with gestational diabetes?

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  1. Congenital anomolies
  2. Macrosomia
  3. Intrauterine growth restriction
  4. delayed lung maturity
  5. respiratory distress
43
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What is polyhydramnios?

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more than the normal amount of amniotic fluid

44
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What is oligohydramnios?

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lower than normal amniotic fluid

45
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What is PROM

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pre-labor rupture of membranes = water broke

46
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What are the 3 umbrella terms for fetal orientation?

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Cephalic-head first
Breech - butt or feet first
Transverse - shoulder first

47
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What is the application of corticosteroids in preterm labor?

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antenatal corticosteroid therapy leads to improvement in lung function by enhancing lung maturation

48
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What can antenatal corticosteroid therapy reduce the instance of?

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  1. RDS
  2. Intracranial ventricular hemorrhage
  3. necrotizing enterocolitis
  4. Sepsis
  5. Neonatal mortality
49
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What steroids are generally given in preterm labor?

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Betamethasone and dexamethasone

50
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What are the tests to determine lung maturity?

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  1. Shake test/ Foam stability index
  2. L/S ratio
  3. PG
  4. PC or DPPC
51
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What does the foam stability index test?

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  1. Assess total surfactant activity
  2. Mix amniotic fluid sample with ethanol and shake, if a stable ring forms, surfactant is present
52
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What lamellar body count indicates immature lungs? Mature lungs?

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<15000 = immature lungs
>50000 = mature lungs

53
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What does the L/S ratio examine?

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lecithin/sphingomelin

54
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What L/S ratio is associated with good outcomes?

55
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What does a L/S ratio of less than 2:1 indicate?

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hyaline membrane disease or RDS

56
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If a infant has an L/S ratio of less than 2:1, what treatment is recommended?

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Surfactant replacement

57
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What compound in the alveoli indicates that the fetal lung development has reached an advanced state?

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PG
phosphatidyglycerol

58
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At what point does PG appear in the amniotic fluid?

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about 35 weeks

59
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When is a pregnancy considered post term?

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> 42 weeks

60
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What factors could contribute to a post term pregnancy?

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  1. Prior post term pregnancy
  2. maternal obesity
  3. Increasing maternal Age
  4. Nullparity- hasnt given birth before
61
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What problems are associated with post term pregnancy?

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  1. Fetal asphyxia secondary to hypoxemia
  2. decreased tolerance for labor and delivery
  3. Meconium aspiration syndrome
  4. Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
62
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What are maternal risks associated with post term birth?

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  1. C-section
  2. Dysfunctional labor
  3. Infection
  4. Postpartum hemorrhage
63
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What are fetal risks associated with post term birth?

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  1. Still birth
  2. Neonatal seizures
  3. Meconium aspiration
  4. Lower APGAR scores
  5. Umbilical cord compression
64
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When is labor considered preterm?

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when uterine contractions occur between 20 and 37 weeks gestation

65
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When is a delivery considered preterm?

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Delivery occurring after 20 weeks gestation but prior to 37 weeks

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